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Four family members to perform unpaid work for assaulting cop
Zim Now WriterFour family members from Maora Farm in Karoi, who bashed a police officer who was carrying out his duties were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment each by the Karoi Magistrates’ Court f...
UN leaders call for international participation in fighting sexual violence in Sudan conflict
UNITED NATIONS, Xinhua - Two UN officials are calling for more international engagement to combat sexual violence against women and girls in the Sudan conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Thursday.Assi...
Mutumbuka eviction judgment overturned
Zim Now WriterThe judgment by former Judge Webster Chinamhora that saw former Education Minister, Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka being evicted from his US$600 000 Chisipite house in Harare has been overturned b...
E-Creator director granted US$1k bail
Zim Now WriterOne of the directors of E-Creator, a Ponzi scheme, which swindled over US$1 million from thousands of people, has been granted bail by Harare Magistrates’ Donald Ndirowei.Trymore Tapfuma...
Tanzania shuts down five hydropower plants, amid surplus power on grid
Oscar J JekeZIM NOW REPORTERTanzanian has shut down five of its hydropower plants, in order to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, with the country experiencing its first surplus despite e...
Man fatally stabs father during argument over beer
Zim Now WriterA 25-year-old man stabbed his father to death during an argument over beer with one Sadam Mauka, who was also killed.Believe Mpofu appeared before the Kadoma Magistrates’ Courts facing m...
Woman in court over destruction of property at Old Parliament Building
Michael MashiriZIM NOW CORRESPONDENTA woman who allegedly went to the Old Parliament Building claiming to be looking for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and later on brought an axe before destroying the...
Chitungwiza Municipality Quantity Surveyor convicted
Michael MashiriZIM NOW REPORTERChitungwiza Municipality Quantity Surveyor, Tendai Mandihlare, has been fined US$300 for allegedly lying to the Council to pay ZWL$1.1 million to a certain company for h...
‘Local knowledge, skills key to national development: Prof Murwira
Prof. Amon MurwiraOscar J JekeZIM NOW REPORTERHigher and Tertiary Education, Science, Innovation and Technology Development Minister, Amon Murwira has urged the public to embrace the Heritage-based Ed...
Starlink applies to operate in Zimbabwe
Zim Now WriterGlobal satellite internet provider, Starlink, which is owned by American tycoon, Elon Musk, has applied to operate in the country, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority...