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3 women in Gambia are charged in the death of one-month-old in female genital mutilation case
 Zim Now WriterAuthorities in Gambia have charged three women in connection with the death of a one-month-old girl who underwent female genital mutilation,  marking the first prosecution of its kind s...
Govt to Modernise Outdated Family Planning Law
Oscar J Jeke- Zim Now ReporterCabinet has approved principles to amend the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council Act [Chapter 15:11], paving the way for a comprehensive overhaul of the 1985 law to...
National Drug Stock Levels Rise to 70%, Up From 49% Last Year
Health Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora.Rutendo Mazhindu- Zim Now ReporterNational drug stock levels have improved to between 60 and 70 percent — up from 49 percent last year — following a tour of major...
Mpox Cases Approaching 50,000 Across Africa, WHO Warns
Rutendo Mazhindu- Zim Now ReporterThe World Health Organisation has reported that nearly 50,000 confirmed cases of Mpox have been recorded in 28 African countries over the past year, with the Democrat...
Dzivarasekwa Father Stabs Son to Death over US$1
Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court CorrespondentA Dzivarasekwa man has appeared in court charged with murdering his son over a US$1 dispute that escalated into a violent altercation, ending with the son being...
Man in Court Over US$5k Fake Car Hire for Zanu PF Delegates
Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court CorrespondentA 27-year-old man from Budiriro has appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly duping a complainant into handing over two vehicles in a bogus car hir...
Here’s Harare Tout Accused of Smashing Passenger’s Mouth With Stone
Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court CorrespondentA 24-year-old tout from Hopely has appeared in court facing assault charges after allegedly striking a commuter in the mouth with a stone, knocking out two teeth...
Gweru couple in gruesome deaths
ZimNow News DeskPolice in Gweru are probing a suspected murder-suicide following the deaths of a married couple in separate incidents on Tuesday.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emman...
Chamisa loyalists fail to answer Hwende’s brutal question
 ZimNow Political Desk "Let’s assume that all those in Parliament sold out. Ko imimi muripanze what have you done since August 2023 to fight for the people? If elections were stolen makaitei or muriku...
Bulawayo woman axes octogenarian for refusing sex, vanishes
ZimNow News DeskAn 85-year-old Bulawayo caretaker is fighting for his life after a frenzied woman allegedly hacked him with an axe for refusing to satisfy her sexual demands.Police say the shocking in...