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Tsholotsho Man Jailed for Knife Attack
  A 22-year-old Tsholotsho man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after stabbing a 40-year-old man with an okapi knife during a late-night altercation at Majaha Shops.The accused, Zibusiso Dube...
Zim Seeks US$4bn-Plus in Private Capital to Fix Power Crisis
 Zimbabwe is stepping up its push for international investment in the energy sector, targeting more than US$4 billion to modernise the national grid, expand electricity generation and accelerate the s...
Payroll Delay for Village Health Workers Triggers Fresh Pressure on Govt
 Civil society organisations have renewed pressure on government to formalise the employment of Village Health Workers, warning that prolonged delays in placing them on the public payroll are undermin...
Funding Gap Raises Alarm Over Family Planning Supplies
 Concerns are mounting over the sustainability of Zimbabwe’s family planning programme after projections pointed to a funding shortfall in 2026, raising the risk of contraceptive supply disruptions un...
Breaking: Business Tycoon Mutumwa Mawere Dies at 66
Mutumwa Mawere  Zimbabwean-born businessman Mutumwa Dziva Mawere has died, ZimNow can exclusively reveal. He passed away on Thursday at Mediclinic Sandton Hospital in South Africa, according to close...
Zimbabwe’s 2025 O-Level Results Set for Friday Noon
 The 2025 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Ordinary Level results will be officially released on Friday at 12 noon, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerayi Moyo, announced t...
Bogus Municipal Police Officer Nabbed Outside Harare Town House
  A 34-year-old man has been arrested in Harare for allegedly impersonating a City of Harare municipal police officer and extorting money from small business operators.City authorities identified the...
Govt's Digital Learning Push Reaches Fewer Than 5% of Rural Schools
 Zimbabwe’s latest rollout of laptops, tablets and projectors to rural schools highlights both incremental progress and the depth of the country’s digital education gap, with fewer than one in twenty...
Rusape Businesswoman Convicted for Dealing in Dagga
 A 56-year-old shop owner from Chiendambuya has been convicted and sentenced for unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs following a police raid at her business premises.Evelyn Mafetuka, who operates Kumb...
Gvt moves to forfeit assets of fraud convicted NetOne cashier and accomplices
 The High Court in Harare has ordered the forfeiture of a luxury vehicle and a Mandara property linked to corruption at NetOne Cellular, following an application by the Prosecutor-General through the...