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UZ pro-Wiwa vandalism suspects remanded in custody for bail hearing
Michael MashiriFour university students from UZ who stand accused of defacing walls of several public and private buildings in the CBD to protest the incarceration of CCC Legislator Job Sikhala have a...
Municipal cop in the dock over shop license bribe
Michael MashiriA Sergeant for Harare Municipality Officer who was leading officers in shop license inspection was trapped in a sting operation after demanding a bribe from a shop owner to unblock unli...
Harare City allocates a paltry 56 residential stands against an 11K demand list
Mayor Mafume Zim Now WriterHarare Mayor, Jacob Mafume has confirmed his council only managed to allocate 56 housing stands since January this year, while the waiting list has  above 11 000 active memb...
Man consumes poison to avoid court appearance
 Zim Now WriterA Mutare man consumed poison so he could be spared from attending court where his wife had applied for a protection order against him.The revelations came out in a case in which Dorcas...
He beds girlfriends in the matrimonial home while wife sleeps on the floor
 Zim Now WriterA Mutare woman has dragged her husband to court seeking a protection order after revealing he beds his girlfriends in their bedroom while she sleeps on the floor.Mildred Fushai was gran...
Chipinge quartet charged with contravening Parks and Wildlife Act by possessing a pangolin
 Zim Now WriterA 47-year-old man, Isaac Jenya, and three other accomplices on Tuesday appeared before Chipinge magistrate Afred Chinembiri after they were arrested for possession of a pangolin.Jenya,...
Namibia-based Zim woman challenges court's decision to prosecute her for child's murder
The mother of a nine-year-old girl allegedly murdered in Windhoek three years ago intends to challenge the prosecutor general’s decision to prosecute her in connection with the child’s death.Defence l...
Zimbabwe acquires 8 helicopters from Russia in partnership deal
 Zim Now WriterZimbabwe on Thursday received 18 medical, air policing, search and rescue helicopters from Russia.President Emmerson Mnangagwa received the helicopters at Robert Gabriel Mugabe Internat...
Infanticide charges for man found with baby's body in a bucket
  Zim Now Writer A 22-year-old man, Marvellous Mashanda, has been charged with infanticide after he was found walking around the city carrying the body of a newly born baby boy in a bucket.The bizarre...
Marry Mubaiwa court date pushed forward on health grounds
Marry Mubaiwa Zim Now WriterMarry Mubaiwa’s, lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, on Thursday revealed that her client is unable to continue her court proceedings as she has undergone her second operation.The oper...