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Gwanda man beats up wife for refusing to engage over his marrying another woman
 Zim Now writerA 43-year-old man from Spitzkop in Gwanda has been convicted by the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court for physically assaulting his wife, following a domestic dispute. He was sentenced to eight...
Civil Registry Staff Denied USD 1.1 Million in Outstanding Allowances
Oscar J JekeZim Now ReporterA fresh labour dispute has erupted in the Civil Registry Department after Treasury blocked the release of US$1.1 million meant to clear outstanding allowances for workers w...
Zimbabwe explores nuclear power: What it means for ordinary citizens
 ZimNow ReporterZimbabwe has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to study whether the country can one day run on small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).The deal...
Harare businesswoman allegedly declares clothes and fake flowers as farm equipment in US$80k duty scam
ZimNow Court ReporterA Harare businesswoman has appeared in court accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority of nearly US$80,000 in import duty by disguising clothes and fake flowers as farm...
PORTRAZ greenlights KumbaCare’s telemedicine solution to rural Zim
 Audrey Galawu—Assistant EditorIn a recent LinkedIn post, Tino Kambasha, Chief Executive Officer of the National Venture Capital Company of Zimbabwe, shared that the Postal and Telecommunications Regu...
Death ride with a tombstone and an owl: 7 Family members perish
images: Hon. Darlington Chigumbu/XZimNow Reporter It was a journey meant to honor the dead—instead, it ended in tragedy.A private kombi carrying 16 family members, a tombstone, and bricks overturned a...
ConCourt blocks HCZ’s attempt to milk pensioners of $22m
 Nyashadzashe Ndoro - Chief ReporterThe Constitutional Court has dismissed Housing Corporation of Zimbabwe’s (HCZ) attempt to pocket US$22 million from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA).Ba...
Reckless Timboon driver spends weekend in custody
ZimNow writer49-year-old Maphosa Barnabas, who was employed as a bus driver by Timboon Coaches, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing charges of reckless driving in violation of the...
CUT graduate dies hours after graduating
Succumbed to injuries after being involved in a road crash Witness Runodada- ZimNow ReporterThe Chinhoyi University of Technology community is mourning the devastating loss of Panashe Mwinga, a bright...
14-year old boy’s grocery for service deal lands "massage parlour" madam in the dock
 Rutendo Mazhindu-ZimNow ReporterHarare’s moneyed suburb of Highlands has been rocked by scandal after a 23-year-old Mandara woman allegedly converted a Grosvenor Road property into a brothel disguise...