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Deputy Minister Tongai Mnangagwa assaulted in parking space dispute
Tongai MnangagwaZim Now WriterDeputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Tongai Mnangagwa, was assaulted by a suspected drug dealer during a misunderstanding over vehicle parking space on Tu...
Parly announces portfolio committees changes
Deputy National Assembly Speaker, Tsitsi GeziOscar J JekeThe Parliament of Zimbabwe has made changes to various portfolio committees by appointing new members.This development comes as the December 9...
Transport ministry deputy director Ernest Shenje granted US$500 bail
Michael MashiriDeputy Director of Roads Services in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Enerst Shenje, who was accused of fraudulently making a compensation claim for a property...
Scott Sakupwanya calls for removal of targeted sanctions on individuals, entities
Pedzai “Scott” SakupwanyaZim Now WriterMabvuku-Tafara MP Pedzai "Scott" Sakupwanya has called for the unconditional removal of sanctions on targeted Zimbabweans by the United States and its allies.Zim...
Harare to build up in height as housing demand rises
 As the population in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare grows, the city strives to meet the soaring housing demand.With a population of over 2.4 million, about 16 percent of Zimbabwe’s population, the Harare...
Harare Poly barred from demanding fees payment exclusively in USD
Philemon JambayaHarare High Court Judge Justice Gladys Mhuri has stopped Harare Polytechnic College from demanding payment of tuition fees and other levies exclusively in United States dollars.In a ju...
Clumsy deals land Academy owner in court
Michael MashiriCity Football owner has appeared in court accused of defrauding more than US$9 000 after allegedly convincing people that he was a Manchester City Soccer Academy agent.Four complainants...
50% mortality rate for Namibian women diagnosed with cervical cancer
Xinhua- More than 50 percent of women diagnosed with cervical cancer in Namibia do not survive, Ester Muinjangue, the country's deputy minister of health and social services, said on Tuesday.Speaking...
UN allocates 2.5 mln USD allocated to fight Zambia's cholera outbreak with 574 deaths
 Community health volunteers Alice Sakala (L) and Doris Chanda walk home after conducting a cholera sensitization activity in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia, Jan. 20, 2024. (Photo By Lillian Banda/Xinhua)  Xin...
Kenya's railway evolution over a century: A tale of awakening and development
     The meter gauge railway built by British colonialists in East Africa in 1896-1901, emblematic of Western civilization's expansive reach, piped white settlers to the African continent in pursuit o...