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EU Developing New Support Programme to Boost Zimbabwe’s Horticulture Exports
The European Union (EU) is developing a new support programme aimed at strengthening Zimbabwe’s horticultural sector and deepening trade between Harare and European markets. The move builds on rising...
ZACC records 74% conviction rate, recovers over US$30 million in assets
 The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) recorded a 74% conviction rate in 2024, marking an improvement from the previous year’s 71%.According to the Commission’s 2024 Annual Report, fifty-eigh...
A Harare Survival Guide to Stay Safe in the Coming Rains
  Zim Now News DeskAs the clouds roll in, Harare faces more than just puddles — the city’s traffic, drainage and power lines all struggle when the heavens open. Here’s how to stay safe, dry and sane o...
MSD rolls out life-saving early-warning system as heavy rains loom
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has unveiled a major upgrade to Zimbabwe’s national weather-forecasting framework — transforming it from a routine predictor into a life-saving early-warni...
ZDAMWU Accuses RioZim of Defying Court Order Over Mine Sale to Indian concern
The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has accused RioZim Limited of contempt of court, alleging that the mining giant sold off key assets while a corporate rescue application...
Sean Williams's ZC expulsion highlights Zimbabwe’s deepening drug crisis
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed Tuesday that Williams, one of the country’s most talented cricketers, will not have his contract renewed when it expires in December and will no longer be considered fo...
Miner Tortured to Death Over Girlfriend Spending Spree
 An artisanal miner from Lalapanzi, Francis Mazarire, was tortured to death in a case of mob retaliation — all over stolen US$2,800, part of which he allegedly spent on his girlfriend.Police have sinc...
Magaya charges outlined
PHD Ministries founder Walter Magaya, who is facing rape and fraud charges, will spend more time in detention after Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday dismissed an application for his relea...
ZimNow’s Audrey Galawu Wins Top Africa Reporter Award at SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025
 Zim Now’s Assistant Editor Audrey Galawu has won 1st Prize for the African Region at the 2nd Edition of the SHE & Rights Media Awards 2025, in recognition of her groundbreaking reporting on gender eq...
Blindfolded Justice: Zimbabwean Sculptors Confront the Ghost of Cecil Rhodes in Oxford
“Blindfolded justice”In the hushed nave of Oxford’s University Church of St Mary the Virgin — a space steeped in English academia and faith — the air now crackles with a different kind of reverence.He...