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Harare Man Defrauded of US$18k in Fake Gold Investment Deal
 A Harare man’s hopes of profiting from a gold trading venture turned into financial ruin after he was defrauded of US$18 000 in a bogus investment scheme.Simbarashe Rewayi Nyasha Musiwacho, 33, appea...
Seven Suspects Arrested Over Spate of Harare Robberies
 The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested seven suspects believed to be behind a string of robberies that targeted commuters in Harare and surrounding areas between July and November 2025.In a statem...
Jimmy Cliff: The Man Who Crossed Many Rivers
A Tribute to a Reggae Legend Who Touched Zimbabwe’s Soul  Zim Now Tribute Feature“Many rivers to cross… but I can’t seem to find my way over.”When Jimmy Cliff sang those words in 1969, he could never...
LitFest Harare 2025 to Celebrate the Languages and Legacies of Art
 The 12th edition of the LitFest Harare International Literature Festival will run from 26 to 29 November 2025, bringing together more than 80 writers, poets, artists, scholars and cultural practition...
City Parking Announces Shift to Self-Service Zones
 City Parking has announced a major operational change that will see parts of Harare’s central business district transition to fully self-service parking beginning 1 December 2025. In a public notice...
Police set up birthday bash sting at Chicken Inn to arrest Maskiri over goat scam
 Popular Chitungwiza rapper Maskiri has been taken into police custody over allegations linked to a goat-selling scam, adding to a growing list of livestock-related fraud cases in Zimbabwe.Maskiri, wh...
Zim’s Vusa Mkhaya to Perform at 2025 German Africa Awards
Vusa Mkhaya Zimbabwean vocalist Vusa Mkhaya is set to perform at the 2025 German Africa Award ceremony on Wednesday at the Allianz Forum in Berlin.Event organisers said Mkhaya will deliver a specially...
G20 Leaders Adopt Declaration Despite US Absence at South Africa Summit
 World leaders at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, adopted a comprehensive declaration on global challenges on November 22, 2025, breaking with tradition as such declarations are usually...
Avondale Man Jailed for Assaulting Wife in Breach of Protection Order
 A 75-year-old Avondale man has been sentenced to 120 days in jail for assaulting his 73-year-old wife, in violation of a court-issued protection order.The Harare Magistrates' Court heard that the vic...
Bulawayo Airport Set for Major Expansion to Handle Boeing 777s and Airbus A350s
 The Airports Company of Zimbabwe is set to upgrade Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo, extending the runway from 2.5 km to 4.5 km.The expansion comes in response to a significant...