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‘Employment agent’ rapes ‘client’
Michael MashiriZim Now CorrespondentA man, who allegedly claimed to be an employment agent and called the complainant who was looking for a job before raping her, has been taken to court.Tapiwa Munyan...
UK-based Zimbabwean racks up 58 convictions in several countries
A United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean man, Ashley Simbarashe who is living in the European country as an asylum-seeker has racked up a staggering 68 convictions across several countries.A United Kingdom c...
GMB pays out US$24 million to wheat farmers
Zim Now WriterThe Grain Marketing Board says it is prioritising outstanding payments to wheat farmers, with US$23.7 million having been paid to date.In a statement, GMB chief executive officer, Edson...
Burglar knocks off three whiskey bottles, passes out on crime scene
Zim Now WriterA 28-year-old Nyanga man, Dickson Simango, appeared before Nyanga Magistrate’s court on charges of unlawful entry that occurred on April 11 at a bar in Nyamhuka 2.According to reports, S...
Govt appeal for assistance, as drought takes toll on the country
Oscar J JekeZim Now ReporterPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended a call for help to both local and the international well-wishers to assist the country in mitigating food shortages brought about...
Mnangagwa son and new ZBC CEO co-opted into Zanu PF National Executive
Zim Now ReporterDeputy Finance Minister and son to the President, Kuda Mnangagwa has been co-opted into the Zanu PF National Executive by the party’s Youth League.Zanu-PF Patriots announced the develo...
Julius Nyerere open to traffic today
Zim Now ReporterCongestion at the intersection of Samora Machel and Leopold Takawira is set to be eased today as traffic can now once again flow along the newly rehabilated Julius Nyerere road, which...
Guramatunhu's US$108k fraudster appears in court
Michael MashiriZim Now CorrespondentA Harare man, who is accused of stealing more than US$108 000 from Zimbabwe's top eye surgeon, Dr Solomon Guramatunhu, has been arraigned before the courts.Lloyd Ch...
Industry Ministry officials accused of reselling $100 permits for $5000
Zim Now WriterZimbabwe’s Industry and Commerce Ministry is facing accusations of a permit-selling racket. Ministry officials are suspected of collaborating with dealers to resell import licences obtai...
Cop's wife sells him out for stealing ZRP gun 19 years later
Philemon JambayaASSISTANT EDITORGender based violence has landed a cop in court after his wife reported him for threatening her with a firearm.John Chitsaka, arraigned before a Harare magistrate, is a...