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Woman lays false rape charges against husband
 A 37-year-old woman from Mbare, Kesy Hwengwere, is regretting making a false rape report against her husband after he failed to buy maternity preparation.Hwengwere claims that her sister forced her t...
Law Society of Zimbabwe names 31 unregistered lawyers
Zim Now WriterThe Law Society of Zimbabwe has named 31 unregistered lawyers, warning them that they cannot appear in court, prisons and police stations, purporting to be representing clients.LSZ said...
Man in court for faking identity to scam stand buyer
 Tendai Desmon Zhakata, 43, of Chitungwiza faces fraud charges for allegedly conning a home seeker out of $20,000 by stealing the identity of the rightful owner.He appeared in court this week over the...
Iron bar-wielding 'passengers' rob motorist of car, cellphone
Zim Mow WriterA motorist on Friday lost his vehicle and a GTel cell phone to two men he had given a lift from Mabvuku.The two men were armed with an iron bar and had been given a lift to Glen Norah 8p...
Harare loses ZWL$57 million to debtors clerk
Zim Now WriterA City of Harare debtors’ control officer appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing fraud charges.Tafadzwa Dzapasi allegedly defrauded his employer of $57 million in sev...
Michael Mahendere gets US$185K, 2 blocks of mines, 10 cows as birthday presents
Minister Michael MahendereZim Now WriterInformation, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Kindness Paradza, has said the ministry was processing gospel musician Minister Michael Mahende...
Zim Exemption Permit: What the two judgments mean for ZEP holders, home affairs dept and Motsoaledi
 •   Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the ZEP was set aside by the Gauteng High Court.•   The court ruled the decision was unconstitutional, invalid and unlawful.•   The court ordered that...
Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe marks 100th year in existence
Zim Now WriterUrban Councils Association of Zimbabwe, which was formed in 1923 and brings together all 32 urban local authorities in the country, marked its 100th year of existence in Mutare on Saturd...
The Bartimaeus strategy
Arthur Choga3 July 2023Monday Blessings to you.Those who follow sport know that great teams or players are known mostly for what they do in the second half of the game. We are now in the 2nd half of 2...
26 more displaced families receive new homesteads from Zesa
 Twenty-six more families have been handed homesteads by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority to compensate for their ancestral land that was taken from them to set up high voltage power lines un...