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51-year-old man caged 20 years for rape of minor
Zim Now WriterA 51-year-old man from Chimanimani will serve 20 years’ imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl.The accused appeared before the Chimanimani Magistrates’ court facing rape charges.He r...
Ruling on today for Mutasa RDC CEO’s application for discharge
Zim Now WriterMutasa Rural District chief executive officer George Tonderai Bandure, 50, who is facing criminal abuse of office, has applied for discharge at the close of the State case.The State alle...
Man in court for raping step-daughter
Michael MashiriZIM NOW CORRESPONDENTA 44-year-old man, who was in the habit of raping his step-daughter, has been taken to court.The accused appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts charged with...
Govt approves US$25 million cable manufacturing plant in Harare
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr. Â Jenfan MuswereNyashadzashe NdoroZIM NOW WRITERThe Zimbabwean government has approved a Public Private Partnership project between Zesa E...
GMB, workers clash over salaries, union leader accused of collusion
Oscar J JekeZIM NOW REPORTERThe Grain Marketing Board is at loggerheads with its employees over unpaid salaries and failed review negotiations, with workers Union leader reportedly being conflicted as...
2 000 women die of cervical cancer in Zim every year
Health and Child Care Minister, Dr Douglas MombeshoraMunyaradzi Blessing DomaZIM NOW CORRESPONDENTWhile cervical cancer is preventable and treatable, Zimbabwe continues to lose 2 000 women to the dise...
Casino Marina bans ‘Club Zone owner’ after gun threat
Philemon JambayaASSISTANT EDITORCasino Marina has banned Blessed Kazembe from its premises following a recent altercation that involved a firearm.Kazembe got into a fight with another patron, identifi...
10 Irvine’s employees arrested for alleged theft of chicken cutlets worth US$23k
Nyashadzashe NdoroZIM NOW REPORTERTen Irvine’s Zimbabwe employees were arrested on April 21 for allegedly stealing 1 600kgs of plain Texas chicken cutlets valued at US$23 478.40.The employees, Phillim...
chinese tech firm to improve broadband for low-income households in Kenya
Zim Now WriterNAIROBI, Xinhua - Chinese technology firm Huawei said on Monday that it is stepping up its rollout of broadband infrastructure to low-income households in Kenya to boost the country's di...
Man claims an angel ordered him to strangle his son to death
Assistant Commissioner Paul NyathiZim Now WriterIn a rather stranger-than-fiction sad incident, a 33-year-old man from Tengwe, Hurungwe district killed his son by strangling him on Sunday, alleging he...