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Vandalism Tel One's biggest threat to service delivery
Melody Harry State-owned telecommunications company, TelOne, has experienced a 20.7% vandalism incident rate as at December 31 2022, compared to the previous year and this has greatly threatened its o...
Winky D, Nutty O to feature on Bob Marley posthumous album
Winky D Zim Dancehall artists Winky D and Nutty O will feature on the posthumous album of the legendary Jamaican reggae icon, Bob Marley titled ‘Africa Unite’.The album is set to be released on August...
26 year-old fatally stabs peer in night club brawl
 A-26-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Timothy Majaji, was arrested by the police after he stabbed his peer to death.Majaji stabbed Nigel Matambo,25, on Saturday at Two Stars Night Club at Huruyadzo Sho...
Chivi school closed over "mubobobo" teacher
Zim Now WriterA school in the Chivi District of Masvingo Province, Shindi Secondary School, has closed after allegations that pupils are collapsing at school and after that they see a teacher (named)...
Byo pastor in court for insurance fraud
 Zim Now WriterA 49-year-old Bulawayo man has been convicted and fined for insurance fraud after faking a road accident and subsequently claiming compensation from an insurance firm.According to the Z...
Five dead, 2 injured in road traffic accident
 The ZRP has confirmed the death of five people in a road traffic accident which also left two injured.National spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred along the Mas...
Harare City warned against billing in US dollars
George Guvamatanga Finance Ministry secretary George Guvamatanga has ordered the Harare City Council to withdraw its notice of an intention to start billing in United States dollars which he describes...
Man loses motor vehicle to car jackers
 A Harare man was on Friday robbed of his vehicle and a cellphone by two men armed with an iron bar after he had offered them a lift from Mabvuku to Glen Norah in Harare.Police said the suspects asked...
Rapist fakes own death to prevent mob justice
 A 50-year-old man on Saturday faked his death to save himself from further beating by an angry mob after he was caught raping a grade six kid.The accused, Peter Sithole, who is known in his neighbour...
World’s oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years
The world’s oldest national newspaper has printed its last daily edition almost 320 years after it began.Wiener Zeitung, a Vienna-based daily newspaper, will no longer print daily editions after a rec...