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Flooding threatens Harare as ministerial approval stops city from recruiting contract workers
  Bridget MabandaHarare faces the prospect of flooding as City of Harare authorities say relevant authorities are failing to approve recruitment of contract workers.“As council we implore the Ministry...
Zamchiya launches campaign to secure women’s land rights
Audrey GalawuThe Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies  has announced an advocacy campaign to develop progressive policies and legal frameworks to secure equal land rights for women in cust...
Matanga suspends 98 goat clearance scandal officer-in-charge
Police Commissioner-General MatangaAudrey GalawuZimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has suspended the Siyakobvu Police Station officer-in-charge for contravening the  Animal H...
Winky D makes surprise appearance at Jamrock Reggae Cruise 2022
Winky D pictured with Dynamiq inside the Jamrock Cruise Audrey GalawuWinky D has been confirmed to have attended the historic massive line-up of the 7th annual Jamaican Jamrock Reggae Cruise held betw...
Six song recording deal for winners of Werras Park talent show
Shinsoman will be performing at the talent show Bridget MabandaCreative spaces are a challenge for many upcoming artistes in Zimbabwe and in an endeavour to give them platforms to showcase their talen...
Mubayi to be buried in Chihota tomorrow
The late Sylvester MubayiZim Now WriterThe late Sylvester Mubayi, who died on Tuesday, will be laid to rest at Chihota Reserves on Friday December 16 at 14:00hrs.Mubayi died on Tuesday night around 10...
National Biotechnology Authority workers strike against the FD
Philemon JambayaNational Biotechnical Authority workers started industrial action on Tuesday over a cocktail of grievances that include poor salaries and unpaid overtime allowances.When Zim Now visite...
Antimicrobial overuse results in resistance
Audrey GalawuPan-African Treatment Access Movement (PATAM) Director Tapiwa Kujinga said while antimicrobials are the backbone of modern medicine, their misuse and overuse in humans, animals and plants...
Sculptor Sylvester Mubayi dies
The late Sylvester MubayiZim Now WriterOne of Zimbabwe's finest artists who belonged to the famous First Generation sculptors, Sylvester Mubayi, has died.Mubayi died around 10.30pm past night.Confirmi...
Mentally challenged man kills brother over firewood
Zim Now WriterA 36-year-old mental patient was arrested in Uzumba, Mashonaland East Province, after he allegedly stoned his biological brother to death following an altercation over firewood.Batsirai...