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Zaka duo on the run after murdering suspected thief
Police are looking for two men from Zaka who assaulted a suspected thief to death.“Paul Mukorera, 36, and Ishmael Mutandwa, 28, reportedly assaulted an unidentified male adult (approximately 32) with...
Zim tourist arrivals up 165pc
Zim Now WriterThe country has recorded phenomenal growth of 165 percent in tourist arrivals and expects increased arrivals from around August, which marks the start of the tourist industry peak season...
Zim in record wheat output
Zim Now WriterThe country is set to achieve its projected output of 380 000 tonnes of wheat following the delivery of a total of 367 687 tonnes of the cereal to the Grain marketing Board by farmers as...
3 killed in Roy-Chiredzi road head-on collision
Zim Now WriterThree people died when a bus they were travelling on was involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota Wish at the 65km peg along the Roy-Chiredzi highway yesterday.The bus was carrying...
International Men’s Day: Does anyone really care?
Bridget MabandaInternational Men’s Day is celebrated every year on November 19 globally but, in Zimbabwe the day is given little attention as compared to the International Women’s Day, according to re...
Harare on cholera alert as diarrhoea cases spike
Cholera kitHarare health services have said that the city is monitoring high cases of diarrhoea to avert a cholera disaster like the 2008 one.“We urge the general public to be on high alert because cu...
Cops hunt for robber in red Honda Fit AFD 8585
Zim Now WriterPolice have warned commuters of a gang of robbers offering lifts to different destinations in order to rob passengers.The gang is moving around with a red Honda Fit.Writing on their Twit...
Government okays forex fee only payments for schools
Schools can now charge fees exclusively in foreign currency on condition that the school development committee quorum endorses the move, Government has said.“If parents have a consensus we cannot stop...
Fake cop demands bribes from shop-owners, artisanal miners
Zim Now WriterThe Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Saruwe on Friday arrested a man for impersonating a police officer.Welcome Darikwa (25), allegedly demanded bribes from shops owners and artisanal mine...
13-year-old raped, falls pregnant
Zim Now WriterAnother minor, this time a 13-year-old girl, was raped in Unit D, Seke, in Chitungwiza as cases involving sex with a minor continue to rise.This comes as a nine-year-old girl from Thsolo...