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Robbery victim survives brutal attack with axes, knobkerries, a hammer and a knife
Vusani Nhliziyo survived the attack, although both of his lower legs were later amputated because of the severity of his injuries, leaving him permanently disabled. An Esigodini man has been sentenced...
Man Poses as ZACC Officer to Meet Fraud Suspect in Prison
 A Harare man allegedly posed as a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission investigator to gain access to a remand prisoner at Harare Central Prison.Prosecutors say he used a fake identity card and was ex...
Police arrest 1,809 people in one day as nationwide crime and traffic blitz takes off
Zim Now News DeskThe Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested 1,809 people across the country on July 14 as authorities intensified a nationwide operation targeting serious crimes, drug offences and traffic...
Two “housing agents” arrested in Madokero crackdown
Image: Estate Agents Council of Zimbabwe/LinkedIn ZimNow News DeskTwo young men have been arrested in Madokero, Harare, over allegations of operating as estate agents without valid practising licences...
Zimbabwe joins 97-country fraud bust as US$293 million is intercepted
ZimNow News DeskZimbabwe participated in a global police operation that resulted in 5,811 arrests and the interception of US$293 million in suspected criminal assets, as international authorities warn...
MP Pushes For Title Deeds Fee Cuts
Discent Collins BajilaThousands of Zimbabwean property owners could struggle to comply with the government's title deed validation programme as concerns mount over the affordability of the process and...
4 000 Homes Set for Piped Gas Supply
Weddie Makomichi More than 4 000 households at Southview Fidelity Park are set to receive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through Zimbabwe's first large-scale underground residential piped gas network,...
Scabies outbreak hits children in Stoneridge, Hopley
A scabies outbreak affecting mostly children in Harare's Hopley and Stoneridge settlements has renewed concerns about the city's vulnerability to communicable diseases, with health experts warning tha...
Turned Away Twice: How Police Failure Left a Rape Survivor Pregnant, HIV Positive and Without Justice
 When a nurse told Emelda* that she was pregnant and HIV positive, she knew her life had changed forever.For the woman from rural Zimbabwe, however, the devastating diagnosis did not begin with the ra...
Zimbabwe Repatriates 99 418
The Government has facilitated the repatriation of 99 418 Zimbabwean nationals from South Africa between May 28 and July 10, 2026, with more than 70 000 women and children among those assisted, as aut...