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Man rapes blood sister, denied bail
Michael MashiriA man who used the darkness of the night to allegedly execute his dirty plans of raping his blood sister has appeared in court.Finish Nhenda, 35, of Mbare appeared before magistrate Sta...
Turned down son-in-law refunded his bride price money
 A Honde Valley family has repaid the bride price they received in March from a man they considered unsuitable to marry their 21-year-old virgin daughter as he had been married before.The family had b...
Byo records spike in veld fires as it loses 1600ha of grassland
Zim Now WriterThe Environmental Management Agency has initiated awareness campaigns to reduce wildfire incidents in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province following reports that it has lost close to 1 600ha o...
Ex-Nssa boss Manase sold himself top of the range company vehicle
Arthur Manase Suspended National Social Security Authority boss Arthur Manase was allegedly removed for going against company policy when he bought two top-of-the-range cars valued US$353 000.Manase w...
Catholic priest extorted US$40 000 in homosexual expose threat
 A Catholic priest, Emmanuel Gurumombe of St Peter’s Church in Mbare, has reported his nephew, Stephen Kimbini, to the police for extortion after he threatened to release pictures of him in homosexual...
Businessman Esau Mupfumi loses US$52k to armed robbers
Philemon JambayaMutare-based businessman, Esau Mupfumi, lost US$50 000 to armed robbers who raided his main garage in the eastern border city early this morning, Zim Now has learnt.Armed robberies hav...
Hubby fatally strikes wife with hoe over accusations of infidelity
Zim Now WriterA 53-year-old Harare man, Alexander Gezi, 53, allegedly killed his wife, Rita Rore by striking her with a hoe on the head.Gezi suspected Rore of cheating.According to a police post on th...
CALA - after consultation reviews, ministry embarks on awareness campaigns
 Zim Now WriterThe Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will conduct public awareness campaigns in regards to the Continuous Assessment Learning Activities to clear misinformation and misunders...
77 year-old grandpa jailed 12 years for rape of niece, 12
 Zim Now WriterChivhu Magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni has sentenced a-77- year-old man to 12 years imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old niece.Cleopas Tirivatatu Chimombe of Zhakata Village in headman Mu...
EU rewards local artists with competition to celebrate culture month
Jobst von Kirchman European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchman, has launched a sculpturing competition as part of the on-going Culture Month celebrations.The festivities are an extension...