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Govt bans disclosure on procurement of selected equipment
Zim Now WriterIn an usual development, that could lead to a violation of the national Constitution, government has this week banned the disclosure of information pertaining to the procurement and disp...
Ngarivhume appeals against conviction, sentence
Jacob NgarivhumeZim Now WriterLawyers representing jailed Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume have said that they have filed a notice of appeal against both conviction and sentence on his beha...
Gweru police launch manhunt for mushikashika robbers
Zim Now WriterGweru police have launched a manhunt for three suspects who are reportedly driving around in a silver Honda Fit vehicle, targeting commuters and robbing them of cash, cellphones and othe...
2 minors die in scotch cart accidents
Zim Now WriterTwo minors died in Gokwe and Zvishavane in two separate incidents involving ox-drawn carts.Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incidents sayi...
GMB relaxes grain moisture content requirement
Zim Now WriterState-owned grain firm, the Grain Marketing Board, has relaxed the grain moisture content to 13.5 percent due to late rainfall and the impending winter wheat season.Acting GMB Chief Exec...
Outcry over commuter route authority fees
Zim Now WriterCommuter omnibus operators have slammed Harare City Council for hiking operators’ fees some of which they say are duplicated, making their operations difficult.A route authority issued b...
"Magweja" run riot, murder man in cold blood
 Zim Now WriterTwo members of an artisanal miners’ gang were arrested after they killed a man last week a few metres from Ascot Extension shops after allegedly engaging in an argument.The gang has bee...
Chinese businessmen lose US$13 000 to seven armed robbers
 Zim Now WriterPolice have launched an investigation after two Chinese nationals were on Friday robbed of US$13 600 in cash at their home in Mt Pleasant, Harare. Liu Yong Chun and Niu Gong, were robbe...
Of Jah Prayzah and the simultaneous release of double albums
 Garikai MazaraJah Prayzah is about to release two albums simultaneously, for want of a better word.One album in Harare and another in Bulawayo. One has to rewind back to Simon Chimbetu, widely acknow...
Zhombe man axed to death
Zim Now WriterTwo assailants on Friday allegedly struck a 28-year-old Zhombe man to death while on his way home from a business centre.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko...