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Mistress ordered to pay US$13k adultery damages
Zim Now WriterHigh Court Judge Justice Sunsley Zisengwe handed down probably the heaviest damages for adultery since the High Court in Masvingo was established in 2016, when ordering Provincial Medica...
2 arrested for smuggling at Kazungula
Zim Now WriterAs the police continue with their #notocrossbordercrimes campaign, a team of police officers on anti-smuggling duties at Kazungula Border Post intercepted a DAF truck registration number...
Schools likely to remain closed until Tuesday
Classroom roof blown off (File Pic)Zim Now WriterSchools in provinces that are likely to be affected by Cyclone Freddy might be forced to remain closed until Tuesday as the heavy rains predicted could...
Cyclone Freddy delays landfall by 12 hours
Zim Now WriterTropical Cyclone Freddy, which was expected to hit Zimbabwe by last night, has delayed landfall by about 12 hours, according to the Meteorological Services Department.On Thursday afterno...
Zim set to generate adequate power by June 2023
Zim Now WriterZimbabwe’s power situation is set to improve in the second half of the year when the new units at Hwange Thermal Power Station come online and also the Zambezi River Authority increases...
Zinwa warns communities downstream of dams
Bridget MabandaAs the country braces for Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which was expected to affect Eastern and Southern parts of the country starting yesterday, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority Corpo...
Zimparks employee jailed 20 years for poaching
Zim Now WriterA 37-year-old Zimparks employee, Johane Guzha, who was employed by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority based at Chipinge Safari was sentenced to 20 years in jail for unl...
ZETDC rolls out prepaid meters in Mbare
Bridget MabandaThe Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has started conducting an exercise of retrofitting prepaid meters on all premises with post-paid meters in Mbare.In a noti...
Armed women rape, rob man at gunpoint
Zim Now WriterPolice in Marondera are looking for three unidentified women who robbed and raped a man at gunpoint near Chihota after the complainant boarded their vehicle.The suspects, who were drivin...
Mozambique closes port of Beira as Cyclone Freddy nears
Zim Now WriterMozambique has closed its port of Beira as tropical Cyclone Freddy nears the nation’s southern region.Beira is Mozambique’s second largest city by size and population and its port is loc...