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29 steel trays vanish at Mutare hospital mortuary
Zim Now WriterA total of 29 stainless steel trays were stolen at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital, (formerly Mutare Provincial Hospital) as work on the construction of a new mortuary is in progres...
Diarrhea outbreak hits Masvingo
Typhoid is caused by bacterium Salmonella typhi.Zim Now WriterFears are growing that a typhoid outbreak has hit Masvingo following the hospitalisation of 17 people recently.Typhoid is a bacterial infe...
Oscar Pambuka spared from more jail time
Oscar PambukaZim Now WriterMbare magistrate Nyasha Vitorini yesterday spared former television personality Oscar Pambuka from serving another prison term after sentencing him to a wholly suspended one...
Police name victims of Marondera accident
 Zim Now WriterPolice have named the two victims of the Marondera accident that occurred on Monday at the 4km-peg along Ruzawi Road.The two are Akisha Madziwa aged six, and 13-year-old Ashy James aged...
10 arrested for looting maize from derailed NRZ wagons
Zim Now WriterTen people were recently arrested in Harare after stealing maize from two derailed wagons at the Sanganai Inn railroad level crossing.The wagons derailed after the train pulling them was...
Indonesian cabinet minster in Zim to boost trade relations
Honourable Luhut Binsar PandjaitanZim Now WriterThe Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia, Honourable Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, today visited the country for a s...
Two robbers sentenced to 14 years each for armed robbery
Zim Now WriterTwo Mutare armed robbers and carjackers, were recently sentenced to 14 years in prison each for stealing two vehicles and property worth US$7 850.The two Honda Fit vehicles, valued at US...
Ex-convict back in the dock for raping 16-year-old daughter
Zim Now WriterAn ex-convict from Chivhu, who had just been released from prison, did not want to enjoy his freedom that much after he was arrested for raping his 16-year-old daughter on 18 January thi...
King Dougie to grace F&G Showgrounds
Douglas ChimbetuZim Now WriterF&G Showgrounds, which has become the home of entertainment in the capital, will host Douglas Chimbetu on Friday 27 January.Douglas is son to Allan Chimbetu and he has be...
Father forces daughter to watch porn before raping her
Zim Now WriterA 38-year-old man, Virimai Mutanhaurwa, from Village 11 under Chief Masunda reportedly forced his 13-year-old daughter to watch pornography from his phone before raping her.Mutanhaurwa a...