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Grant Thornton Partner Sued for US$200k in High-Profile Adultery Claim
Kundai Francis Tibugare, a partner at accounting firm Grant Thornton Zimbabwe and corporate rescue practitioner for Telecel Zimbabwe, is facing a US$200,000 adultery lawsuit filed by veteran journalis...
Man Jailed 15 Years for Raping Bar Attendant
  A 26-year-old man from Bekezela Township in Filabusi has been jailed for 15 years for raping a 24-year-old bar attendant after breaking into her room at Shayne and Love Lifestyle Bar Compound.The ma...
Man Jailed 20 Years for Raping Girl at Church
 A 48-year-old man from Overspill, Epworth, has been jailed for 20 years for raping a 14-year-old girl during an all-night church service.The man was convicted of rape when he appeared before the Hara...
Tagwirei Appointed Minister as Ncube Returns to Finance
 President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion, while Professor Mthuli Ncube has been reassigned as Minister o...
25 Years of Leadership: Narendra Modi’s Journey from Gujarat to New Delhi
  ZimNow International DeskOn October 7, 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks 25 continuous years at the helm of elected government — a rare milestone in modern democratic politics.Modi fir...
Zimbabwean Writer Simbarashe Kundizeza Wins 2026 Caine Prize
Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza  Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has won the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story The Blue Fighter.Kundizeza was announced as the winner of...
33-Year-Old in Court for Raping Cousin
 A 33-year-old Harare man allegedly raped his cousin in his truck in Warren Park D after giving her four bottles of Brutal Fruit, which allegedly left her feeling dizzy.The accused, who cannot be name...
Highfield man gets 10 years for TelOne cable theft
 A 35-year-old Highfield man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was caught carrying 500 metres of stolen TelOne cables along Boyd Road in Southerton.Fungai Craig Mangwiro, 35, of Highfi...
ZiG1.77bn climate budget puts 2027 spending under youth scrutiny
 Zimbabwe’s 2026 Budget set aside ZiG1.773 billion for cross-sector climate interventions, but young people are now calling for closer scrutiny of how such allocations translate into projects and serv...
Two up for US$20k cookware theft
 A duo has appeared in court facing charges of theft of trust property after allegedly stealing 107 boxes of custom-designed cookware worth US$20,000 from a consignment being transported from South Af...