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Byo couple swindles US$34k in work permit scam
Zim Now WriterA Bulawayo couple, who posed as agents who could secure work permits for people for jobs in Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland, has been arrested for fraud after swindling people of over...
Harare residents petition council over cholera
Zim Now WriterSix Harare residents have submitted a petition to Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume calling for immediate action to address the recent cholera outbreak that was confirmed by City Health director...
Zim promoter Nkululeko Nkomo suspends SA’s Tshibilika, Maskandi music events
Nkululeko Nkomo, right, with Alick MachesoZim Now WriterA South Africa-based Zimbabwean events promoter has suspended scheduled music shows at Underground Hillbrow Theatre following violent clashes be...
Writer Tsitsi Dangarembga wins appeal against inciting violence conviction
Tsitsi DangarembgaZim Now WriterProminent writer Tsitsi Dangarembga and pro-democracy campaigner Julie Barns were acquitted by the High Court following a successful appeal against their conviction and...
Schools and stolen identities
Tino MapatyaMarondera High School has a unique school uniform.When the school was built in 1960, it was set on a large tract of land at what was, then, the tail end of the town of Marandellas (now Mar...
Al Jazeera will pay me millions in defamation, claims Euebert Angel
Euebert AngelZim Now Writer                        Ambassador Uebert Angel has claimed that Al Jazeera will pay him millions in compensation for defamation.Ambassador Angel, Zimbabwe’s Presidential En...
Man, 90, loses US$16k to robbers
Zim Now WriterA 90-year-old Dandaro Village man on Sunday lost US$16 000 to three robbers who gained entry into his home.Michael George found three men in his house when he woke up at around midnight....
2 Eastlea women up for drug possession
Michael MashiriTwo women who are alleged to have been in possession of drugs worth ZWL$1 544 000 have appeared in court.Norah Makwavarara, 39, and Vimbainashe Magurei, 40, both of Eastlea in Harare, a...
Cousin, 13, of Tsholotsho 9-year mother sentenced to 3 years for rape
The 13-year-old cousin of the Tsholotsho girl who got pregnant at 9 years has been found guilty of rape and sentenced to three years in prison.The teen will, however, serve no time after Bulawayo regi...
Prophet jailed 5 years for rape
Zim Now WriterA Chitungwiza prophet, who took a young girl as payment for cleansing a family home, in addition to two beasts, has been jailed for an effective five years.The 18-year-old prophet threat...