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TikTok ‘Pilot School’ Exposed as Scam
Munyaradzi Mashiri-—Court CorrespondentA Harare man has appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly deceiving aspiring aviation students with a fake training program.Ntobeko Chinhoi, 29, is...
WhatsApp admin arrested over exam leak scandal
Munyaradzi Mashiri-—Court CorrespondentA 23-year-old polytechnic student has appeared in court facing allegations of orchestrating a mass exam paper leak via WhatsApp, throwing the Zimbabwe School Exa...
Allan Wilson head in court over alleged sodomy of disadvantaged student
  Allan Wilson Boys' High School headmaster Tafara Zhou is facing aggravated indecent assault charges after he allegedly abused a student between 2022 and 2024.Zhou was not asked to plead when he appe...
ICZ launches 591 emergency line for road crash victims
Rutendo Mazhindu- Zim Now ReporterThe Insurance Council of Zimbabwe has launched a dedicated emergency call centre, introducing the toll-free number 591 to enhance response times and improve access to...
‘Let’s do more to advance the rights of Children in Africa’
Sally Ncube, Equality Now Regional Representative for Southern AfricaMunyaradzi Blessing Doma- Zim Now Reporter While African member states and stakeholders have made commendable progress in advancing...
Vendors priced out of newly commissioned Masimba Construction's Mbare Musika
 Rutendo Mazhindu, ZimNow ReporterFive months after losing everything in the Mbare Musika fire, thousands of vendors are now facing what they call a second disaster — unaffordable fees at the newly bu...
COH's Recycled Hosiah Chisango Cartel Accused of Looting with Brazen Impunity
 Philemon Jambaya- Zim Now EditorEmerging details paint a picture of how suspended Harare Town Clerk Hosea Chisango and a cabal of senior officials allegedly transformed the city council into a crimin...
Tanzania Charges Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu with Treason
 Tundu Lissu Zim Now Writer  opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason, a capital offence, following remarks prosecutors say amounted to inciting rebellion and attempting to disrupt...
Valley Seed Unveils Climate-Ready Wheat Varieties
  Rutendo Mazhindu- Zim Now ReporterValley Seed has launched two new wheat varieties—Zambezi and Limpopo—engineered to withstand climate extremes and increase productivity ahead of the 2025 winter cro...
Joana Mamombe challenges Bridget Nyandoro to make legal moves
 ZimNow ReporterThe rift in opposition appears to be widening as the dispute between former allies Bridget Nyandoro and Joana Mamombe continues to deepen.Mamombe drew attention to escalating tensions...