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Chido Muchemwa’s gay Zimbabwean in Toronto short story wins $7,500 prize
  University of Toronto PhD Chido Muchemwa has won the University of Lethbridge’s $7,500 Bridge PrizeWinning the Bridge Prize comes with an award of $7,500 — the largest cash prize for student writing...
550 Malawians stuck in Zimbabwean jails
 File pic: Malawians intercepted in Beitbridge while trying to get into South Africa illegally via Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe’s prisons are holding about 550 Malawian citizens who were caught trying to sneak i...
Harare City Reviews Tariffs for Vendors
By Audrey GalawuThe City of Harare Small to Medium Enterprise committee (SMEs) on Tuesday announced reduced fees for informal traders after vendors complained about the high tariffs that were being ch...
TIN TIN announces she has cervical cancer, urges all women to get screened
 Zim Now Writer“TIN TIN, I know you want to keep it private but don’t forget your calling, things happen to you for a reason.”Those words from a fellow affected woman got actor and radio presenter Tin...
COH to bleed millions as Kwenda wins 7 year labour dispute
Tendai KwendaZim Now Writer City of Harare is facing a steep bill after the Local Government Board directed that suspended finance director Tendai Kwenda be reinstated with full benefits.In June 2021...
31 years later, former teacher returns to gift ICT gadgets to Pakati, Murehwa
Zim Now WriterChris Walker in MurehwaChris Walker, a former teacher at Pakati Secondary school has returned to Murehwa  31 years later, to handover donated laptops, polo shirts and football kits to th...
Chiredzi child killer doctor acquitted on mental health grounds
Stock picture Zim Now WriterChiredzi medical doctor William Phiri (56) who murdered his two minor children gruesomely by smashing their heads onto the floor in January 2021 has been acquitted of murde...
Freedom not automatic for rape convict whose victim now claims her testimony was false
 If proven innocent, Simbarashe Chadiwa has been living every man’s nightmare: being incarcerated for a rape that never was. His alleged rape victim is now saying she was coerced as a 10-year old mino...
Zimbabwe in top 5 countries with the cheapest electricity in the world
Zim Now Writerhttps://www.cable.co.uk/energy/worldwide-pricingWorldwide data analysis by a UK company puts Zimbabwe among the 5 countries with the cheapest electricity in the world.“The five cheapest...
Zimbabwe adds to stockpile as it dehorns whole rhino population
 Zimbabwe is adding to the stockpile of rhino horns that it can’t sell due to repressive international laws as it dehorns more than 1000 rhinos.“The reason is to make them less attractive to poachers,...