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Harare set to elect third mayor in 3 months
Lovemore Chitengu during his swearing-inZim Now WriterThe City of Harare is set to start looking for a third mayor in four months following the recall of Citizens Coalition for Change councillor Lovem...
Drama in Parly: CCC MPs suspended for six sittings
Nyashadzashe NdoroThere was drama at Parliament on Thursday when opposition Citizens Coalition for Change MPs were ejected from the house after singing Ndimi Makauraya during swearing-in of newly elec...
4 Japanese ministers resign over fundraising scandal
 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio KishidaFour Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid allegations of unreported funds and kickbacks within the ruling party and hours before the ap...
CCC undecided on Parly withdrawal decision
Zim Now WriterMain opposition Citizens Coalition for Change is still undecided on whether or not to withdraw its MP from Parliament and councillors from local authorities in protest against the recall...
Man defrauded of over US$36 000 in fuel deal
Michael MashiriA man, who allegedly defrauded US$36 500 meant to purchase 25 000 litres of fuel, has appeared in court.Tinashe Nyasha Makoni, of Borrowdale North, appeared before magistrate Dennis Man...
Fake Zacc officers rob woman of US$5k, US$8k airtime recharge cards, 2 phones
Michael MashiriA man, who was part of a team that posed as ZACC officers in order to rob US$5 000, airtime recharge cards worth US$8 000 and two phones, has been denied bail.Liberty Corbett Magomo, 4...
Man pretends to be lawyer, defrauds US$50 930
Michael MashiriA man, who allegedly defrauded more than US$50 000 lying to the complainant that he was a lawyer who could help in solving his case, has appeared in court.Givemore Tapera, 46, of Mabelr...
CAAZ operates without radar system for 11 years
Zim Now WriterThe Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has been operating without radar and surveillance systems for 11 years due to the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act-related economic e...
87-year-old Byo man on the run after burning niece’s house
Zim Now WriterAn 87-year-old Bulawayo man, Joshua Dube, is on the run after burning his niece’s house in Nkulumane suburb recently.Dube has been living at the same house for 15 years.Dube’s nephew, Ja...
Byo records a surge in violent crimes
Zim Now WriterThe city of Bulawayo has been experiencing a high wave of violent crime, especially murder, lately, police in the province have said.Bulawayo deputy provincial police spokesperson, Assis...