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China embarks on new journey towards national rejuvenation
 School children getting water from a borehole installed by China Aid under the 1000 Borehole initiative Gao Junya“Tranquil and down to earth rural life”, “grand harvest sceneries”, “live-streaming ag...
Zim literacy rate falls to 93,7 percent
School attendance rates. Graphs credit: ZimstatZimbabwe’s national literacy rate has fallen to 93.7 percent from 96 percent in 2012, figures from the 2022 National Population and Housing Census Educat...
Six Dangerous Zim Convicts And 1 SA Accomplice Escape From Prison
SIX inmates of Zimbabwean nationality and a South African accomplice in the early hours of Tuesday, October 17, escaped from Grahamstown Correctional Facility, Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape. The South...
Diaspora community keen on investment in Zimbabwe
Graphic credit: Startup Biz The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade says people in the diaspora are keen to invest in the country and need enablement through specialised services.“In o...
Ex-judge claims Deputy Chief Justice is conflicted
Former High Court judge Erica NdewereAs her fight against dismissal continues, former High Court judge Erica Ndewere yesterday claimed that Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza is conflicted and mus...
Biodiversity and agrobiodiversity experts meet to review progress and set agenda for CBD COP-15
File imageZim Now WriterGovernment officials, Food and Agricultural Organisation  representatives, development partners including more than 40 experts in the biodiversity and agrobiodiversity sector g...
Former senior banker turns cleaner in the UK after relocating
  Screen grabs from Floxy Obi's Tik Tok pagesA woman claiming to be a senior banker of one of the big banks in Nigeria says she has ended up in a cleaning job in the UK after leaving the white collar...
Katsimberis wants ConCourt to hear his double prosecution challenge
Georgious KatsimberisZim Now WriterHARARE land developer Georgious Katsimberis has made an application seeking leave to appeal the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to challenge his prosecution in paral...
US$1m bail-out for PSMI gives relief to civil servants
 Government’s US$1 million package for Premier Medical Investments for the restocking of its pharmacies has relieved some anxiety for civil servants.“I have a chronic condition and I need medication e...
Justice Maphios Cheda heads Makamure probe Tribunal
Retired judge Justice Maphios ChedaRetired judge Justice Maphios Cheda is head of the Tribunal sworn in by President ED yesterday to inquire into the question of the removal from office of Zimbabwe An...