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Russia’s participation in war against Ukraine deals blow to availability of fertiliser
 Audrey GalawuSanctions on Russia, bad weather and export cuts have fuelled a severe fertiliser shortage that has farmers scrambling despite good rains being experienced in most parts of the country.A...
Zinara targets 400 000 unlicensed vehicles
Zim Now WriterThe number of unregistered vehicles or that do not pay for their licences regularly stands at around 500 000, an indication that compliance with the rules and regulations of the country’...
28 years sentence for raping minors
Zim Now NewsA man from New Machuchuta Village, Tuli in Beitbridge, will spend almost three decades behind bars after he was sentenced to a cumulative 28 years for raping two minors.Polite Mbedzi, 22,...
Man sells non-existent stand
Zim Now WriterA man from Sub-Division 10 Delfounten Estate A in Chipinge appeared before Chipinge Magistrates’ Courts facing fraud charges after hesold a non-existent stand.Ashirai Mawere is accused o...
Partners wanted to develop small airports
  ACZ CEO Tawanda GushaZim Now WriterThe Airports Company of Zimbabwe is looking to partner players who can work with the state owned enterprise to develop small airports around the country.ACZ chief...
Zimdancehall producer PTK back, promises to revive genre
PTKZim Now WriterCelebrated Zimdancehall producer, PTK - real name Michael Murumbi - is back in the country after a stint in South Africa where he did very little, music-wise.PTK is currently working...
ZETDC staff accused of demanding bribes to fix electric faults
Zim Now WriterZETDC employees in the second city of Bulawayo have come under fire for allegedly demanding bribes in order for them to attend to faults.ZETDC is supposed to fix faults free of charge, b...
JSC gets land for the construction of Gweru High Court
Zim Now WriterThe Gweru City Council has given the Judicial Service Commission land in Gweru for the construction of a High Court in the City of Progress.The council is also giving JSC a stand in the...
NBS to deliver 200 housing units
Zim Now WriterThe National Building Society, which delivered 600 housing units in its Dzivaresekwa scheme in 2022, is set to deliver another 200 in Tynwald by the second quarter of this year.This come...
Ziscosteel manager jumps to his death in apparent suicide
Zim Now WriterA Ziscosteel security manager died on Friday after jumping from the fifth floor of the company's office building in a suspected suicide.Midlands provincial spokesperson Inspector Emmanue...