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UZ lecturers declare incapacitation
Zim Now WriterUniversity of Zimbabwe lecturers have declared incapacitation, joining a growing list of workers in the private and public sectors in the country who are pushing for United States-dollar...
Men defraud CABS of ZWL8m
Michael MashiriTwo Hatcliffe men who are alleged to have defrauded CABS more than ZWL$8 million between 2019 and 2020 have appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi.Elijah Mugidho, 51, and Patrick Nya...
Man bitten on manhood while raping 15-year-old minor
Michael MashiriA man from Mungate Village who was bitten on his manhood as a minor he was raping tried to free herself from him, has appeared in court.Edson Gada, of Mungate Village, Chief Chinamhora,...
Munya Chawawa to make his 'Have I Got News For You' debut
Munya ChawawaZim Now WriterMunya Chawawa is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You next month.The comic will be on the panel of the last episode of the current, 65th, series, which airs on BBC O...
Woman in court for defrauding NGO
Michael MashiriA Glen Lorne woman, who is alleged to have swindled more than US$205 000 that was meant to fund a project meant to provide entrepreneurial opportunities to former farm workers in the ru...
Villagers relieved after stray lion, 4 hyenas are shot dead
Zim Now WriterVillagers in Jutshume, Plumtree, in Matabeleland South Province have heaved a sigh of relief following the gunning down of a stray lion by Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife rangers la...
ZEP holders' lawyer vows to appeal should court rule in SA govt
Zim Now WriterAdvocate Simba Chitando, the lawyer representing Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders, has said they will appeal if the Pretoria High Court rules in favour of the South African Government...
Armed robbers intercept, seize US$8 000 from liquor delivery truck
 The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has appealed for information that may lead to the arrest of three suspected armed robbers who intercepted a liquor delivery truck on Wednesday, 31 May in Muzarabani...
Four pupils killed, 21 injured in road traffic accident
 Police have confirmed the death, in a road traffic accident, of four pupils with 21 others having been injured when a Mazda T35 truck they were travelling in was hit on the driver’s door by a bus and...
Mutare Rural police ban dangerous weapons
Zim Now WriterFollowing a spate of crimes such as in murder, armed robbery, burglary, theft and assault cases involving the use of machetes, knobkerries, knives, spears, axes, catapults and other trad...