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Madhuku peace call show of political maturity
Lovemore MadhukuPhilemon JambayaPolitical players across the divide have heaped praise on Professor Lovemore Madhuku for preaching the word of peace ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.Zimbabwe ele...
Alick Macheso says Guruve man claiming to be his son is a fame-seeker
 Alick MachesoZim Now WriterAlick Macheso says he will ignore a Guruve man who has gone viral on social media claiming to be his son.The man, who goes by the name Simbarashe Macheso, has given intervi...
Cyclone Freddy: Govt suspends lessons in 5 provinces
Cyclone Freddy left a trail of destruction in MadagascarZim Now WriterGovernment has ordered boarding schools in five provinces to suspend lessons tomorrow as part of mitigatory measures against the e...
MA Auto Spares co-director Michael Smith in court over US$11k transaction
Zim Now WriterMA Auto Spares co-director, Michael Smith last Friday appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of corruptly concealing a transaction worth US$11 000 and R124 000 f...
Death penalty abolishment long overdue, says Veritas
Zim Now WriterThe abolishment of the death penalty is long overdue, legal think tank Veritas has said, arguing that it is a waste of taxpayers' money through medical and food bills as the inmates awai...
Govt sets US dollar fines scale
 Zim Now WriterGovernment has come up with a standard scale of fines set in US dollars but offenders can still pay in Zimbabwe dollars at the prevailing interbank rate.Gazetted yesterday by Justice, L...
Dama arrested in ongoing anti drug sweep
Dama (L)Zim Now WriterSuspected Mbare drug dealer Simbarashe Chanachimwe (31), alias Dama, who was being sought by the police, has been arrested.He had been on the run for some time, with Information,...
Rabble rouser incites mob into attacking cops at city bar
Michael MashiriA Harare man convinced a mob that included vendors to attack two cops responding to a report of assault, forcing one officer to flee and the other to fire a warning shot into the air to...
Five shortlisted for NAMA people's choice award
Audrey GalawuAlick Macheso, Mark Ngwazi, Dorcas Moyo, Freeman and Theophilus Chigumira have been confirmed as the nominees for this year’s National Arts and Merit Award People’s choice award category....
Two dead, five injured in Harare-Mutare highway accident
Zim Now WriterTwo people were killed and five others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident at the 215km peg along the Harare-Mutare highway.Police confirmed the...