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Man, 50, facing aggravated indecent assault charges for touching woman's privates
Michael MashiriA 50-year-old man is facing aggravated indecent assault charges for indecently touching a 20-year-old woman's privates and attempting to rape her. Brighton Mashonga, of Westgate , appea...
SAPS arrest Zim man trying to smuggle Land Cruise stolen from SA MP
The suspect and Land Cruiser in the Lebowakgomo policing area outside Polokwane.Image: SAPS/Facebook The 42-year-old Zimbabwean suspect and the R4m Land Cruiser in the Lebowakgomo policing area outsid...
Somalia's cabinet approves universal suffrage bill
 Zim Now Writer Somalia's cabinet approved a bill on Thursday that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, ending a...
20 burnt to death in a boat explosion in Nigeria's coastal state
Zim Now Writer At least 20 people were killed when a wooden boat caught fire and exploded on a river in Nigeria’s coastal state of Bayelsa on Wednesday, a police spokesperson said.The boat was carryin...
Mnangagwa commissions Dzivarasekwa flats for Budiriro floods victims
Oscar J JekeZim  Now  Reporter President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned six flats in Dzivarasekwa which have a capacity to accommodate at least 48 familie.Budiriro 5B Extension families aff...
Rural electrification to burden already struggling ZPC as government moves to bridge urban-rural energy inequality gap
Oscar J JekeZim  Now ReporterGovernment has embarked on a rural electrification program that will improve access to energy in Zimbabwe’s rural societies following revelations that modern energy access...
Man fined US$1 000 for illegal hunting
Rutendo MazhinduZimNow ReporterA 23-year-old man, Jairos Marwa was sentenced to six months imprisonment for illegally hunting an impala.Marwa appeared before the Masvingo Magistrates Court facing char...
Kidney transplant patient loses US$13k to an Ecocash agent
Michael MashiriAn Ecocash Agent from Dzivarasekwa 4 has been charged with fraud for stealing money donated for the complainant, Nigel Makono's niece for medical attention.Tendai Chibwe, 46, appeared b...
Ugandan man i arrested with sex toys in Masvingo lodge
 New Ziana– A Ugandan national, Tom Ssekamwa, has appeared before the Masvingo Magistrates’ Court on allegations of contravening the Censorship and Entertainments Control Act after he was found in pos...
Govt on the lookout for abandoned industrial space
 Oscar J JekeZim  Now ReporterGovernment is set to establish an Inter-Ministerial Taskforce that will identify owners of idle and abandoned industrial spaces. The taskforce team will focus on the iden...