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Man Accused of Entering Restricted State House Area
 A 43-year-old man is facing criminal trespass charges after allegedly entering a restricted area at State House and refusing to leave when ordered to do so.Isaac Mugwagwa appeared before the Harare M...
Karoi Man Jailed for Stabbing Patron in Bar Fight
 A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to one month in prison after stabbing a fellow patron above the eye during a bar fight in Karoi.Nyasha Murombedzi was convicted of assault by the Karoi Magistrate...
Truck Driver Jailed Two Years for Drunk Driving
 A haulage truck driver has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol on the Harare-Mutare Highway.Patrick Tumbo, 40, was convicted by the R...
US$1.2m Dagga Consignment Traced to Limpopo Smuggling Route
 A suspected cross-border dagga trafficking operation that allegedly moved more than a tonne of cannabis from South Africa into Zimbabwe has drawn fresh attention after investigators linked another su...
Nash Paints Exit Leaves Former Artists Struggling for Relevance
 Just like a heatwave that affects a nation for only a short period before fading away, the four artists who were signed under Tinashe Mutarisi's Nash Paints record label appear to have experienced a...
Lungu Family Prevails as Hichilema Abandons Burial legal Battle
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's administration has announced that it will not pursue any further legal action over the burial of the late Sixth Republican President, Edgar Lungu, effectively br...
Solar Versus Coal: China-Backed Green Cooperation and Zimbabwe’s Indigenous Low-Carbon Transition Game
Sandra Machinga- Contributor 1. Dual Energy Realities: The Inseparable Coal-Solar CoexistenceZimbabwe operates within two contradictory yet interdependent energy ecosystems. Coal, anchored by legacy i...
Zimbabwe’s digital economy faces cybercrime test as online scams grow
 Zim Now News DeskZimbabwe’s fast-growing digital economy is opening new opportunities for business, banking and jobs, but also creating fresh openings for cybercriminals using fake investment platfor...
Victim's Family Sues COH US$150K over Budiriro drowning
The family of 17-year-old Talita Munda has given the City of Harare a two week deadline to pay US$150 000 in compensation following her death in a sewage filled pit allegedly left unattended in Budiri...
Chinese Nationals Cleared, But Zimbabwe Retains US$212K Gold Haul
Zimbabwean authorities have secured a High Court ruling allowing the continued seizure of gold worth over US$202,000, US$9,000 in cash and a vehicle linked to two Chinese nationals, even after crimina...