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MD defrauds fellow company boss of US$26k
Michael MashiriThe director of Mherdikhem Investments Private Limited, Edgar Mashindi, has been arraigned to court for allegedly defrauding Relmac Technologies Private Limited boss of US$26 000 after...
Govt launches ERRP 3
Zim Now WriterGovernment has embarked on phase three of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme with the focus now on the reconstruction of bridges destroyed by heavy rains.Permanent Secretary in...
Uganda increases paternity leave
The Ugandan Parliament has passed a bill that increases paternity leave from four to seven days to enable male working employees to help their spouses.“It is important that more time be accorded to ma...
64-year-old woman up for insulting son-in-law with his privates
Zim Now Writer‌A 64-year-old woman from Inyathi in Matabeleland North Province, Samukeliso Mathe, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing charges of insulting her son-in-law with h...
Catholic Church announces plans to privatise Regina Mundi
Zim Now WriterThe Gweru Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has announced plans to privatise Regina Mundi Girls High School in the Midlands Province, arguing it will improve learning standards.Regina...
Madanhi yet to assume duty as Mutare TC
Zim Now WriterKumbirai Madanhi, who was appointed as substantive Mutare Town Clerk back in February, is still to assume duty at the Manicaland provincial capital’s local authority.A section of the cit...
Man forces himself on woman claiming it was qualification for her to be his daughter-in-law
Michael MashiriA Hatcliffe father-in-law forcibly raped his daughter-in-law, claiming that sleeping with him was the only qualification for her to be her father in law.Kenias Tazira, 52, of Hatcliffe,...
Men steal impounded car from police station
Michael MashiriOne of the men who had their car impounded by the police after they were caught stealing tobacco and then went on to steal their car from the police station premises has appeared in cou...
Kadoma man caged 17 years for kidnapping, raping girl he had promised job
Zim Now WriterA 43-year-old Kadoma man, Dananayi Mutero, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for kidnapping and raping a rural girl on the false promise of a job in the city.Mutero of Government...
Mystery Zengeza murder suspect arrested
Zim Now WriterA Chitungwiza woman has turned chief suspect in the murder of a man she initially claimed to be a stranger whom she got to know when she assisted him following his brutal attack by unkno...