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Zanu PF politician, bus operator arrested in Mutare bus rank brawl
Philemon JambayaZanu PF politician and prominent bus operator Isau Mupfumi, 62, has been arrested alongside 21 others in connection with violent clashes that erupted at Mutare bus ranks over the past...
Former policeman found guilty in brutal home invasion of retired detective
Zim Now WriterA Harare magistrate has found former police constable Francis Takura guilty of armed robbery in a brazen attack on the home of retired CID Homicide detective Joseph Nemaisa last year. Ta...
Chinese national forced to pay US$5,000 for dating Zimbabwean girl
Zim Now WriterA daring Bikita Policewoman and her accomplice squeezed US$5,030 from a Chinese national whom they told that it was illegal to date a local girl, according to a case by the State.Chinese...
Harare man busted smuggling groceries worth US$20,000 through Zambia
Patience MuchemwaA 37-year-old Harare resident, George Mutingondo, has been convicted of smuggling groceries valued at nearly US$20,000 through Zambia in an attempt to evade customs duties. Mutingondo...
Marange woman caged 9years for cattle rustling
Zim Now WriterA 38-year old Marange women was convicted and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment for stealing 17 cattle in Marange, Mutare.According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, the...
Timba's CCC Unveils Shadow Cabinet
Oscar J JekeThe Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Jameson Timba announced a 16-member shadow cabinet on Friday. This comes amidst ongoing internal struggles within the CCC, with Timb...
Zimbabwe loses US$406 million annually to road accidents
Nyashadzashe Ndoro Zimbabwe is grappling with a staggering road safety crisis, with the country losing a whopping USD 406 million annually to road accidents. This revelation was made by the Minister o...
Masaraure fined USD$200
ARTUZ President Obert Masaraure Zim Now WriterAmalgamated Rural Teachers Union leader Obert Masaraure has escaped jail after he was given a wholly suspended four months jail term following his convict...
Two men up for kidnapping police officer
Michael MashiriZim Now CorrespondentTwo men, who allegedly kidnapped a police officer who had arrested one of them, have been taken to court.Bongani Chipope, 22, of Ruwa and Fungai Makukutu, 26, appea...
Man claims he constructs security walls, disappears with clients’ money
Michael MashiriZim Now CorrespondentA man from Glen View, Harare, who claimed that he constructed security walls and would disappear soon after receiving payment without completing the work, has been...