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Strengthening the Case for African Traditional Medicine
Audrey Galawu- Assistant EditorThe 23rd edition of African Traditional Medicine Day was commemorated on August 31, 2025, under the theme “Strengthen the evidence base for traditional medicine.”The occ...
Former Top Cop Founds New Political Party, Vows to Challenge ZANU PF
National Progressive Democrats president Togara FambiOscar J Jeke- Zim Now WriterA veteran of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Togara Fambi, has made a dramatic transition from law enforcement to opposit...
Taxi Driver Thrown From Moving Car in Epworth Robbery
 Rutendo Mazhindu- ZimNow ReporterTwo Epworth men have been jailed for four years each after violently robbing a taxi driver in April, in an ordeal that saw the victim thrown out of a moving vehicle.T...
Highfield Woman Charged Over Stabbing Teenager
Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court CorrespondentA 25-year-old woman allegedly turned violent during an altercation, stabbing a 15-year-old and leaving the teenager with multiple injuries.Noriet Muchingami, of...
NRZ Launches Harare–Mutare Rail Leisure Service
Zim Now WriterThe National Railways of Zimbabwe has launched a new leisure train service between Harare and Mutare, offering passengers an affordable tourism experience with onboard comfort and entert...
Who is next up for arrest as externalisation crackdown tightens?
ZimNow Analysis Desk24-year-old Harare forex dealer facilitator Simbarashe Dzimba was recently arraigned for allegedly arranging nearly US$188,000 in offshore payments to Turkey without Reserve Bank o...
Tanzania’s Hassan Cleared to Run in October Election
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu HassanZim Now WriterTanzania’s electoral commission has cleared President Samia Suluhu Hassan to contest the October 29 election, while blocking candidates from the c...
Kenya Exhumes 32 Bodies Linked to Doomsday Cult
Zim Now Writer Thirty-two bodies were exhumed in southeastern Kenya over the past week, rekindling outrage over the government’s handling of extremist religious sects two years after the Shakahola mas...
Tafadzwa Marshal uses modeling glamour to unpack abuse
Tafadzwa Marshal Witness Runodada - Zim Now ReporterFrom the small city of Kwekwe in Zimbabwe to the bright lights of the UK modeling scene, Tafadzwa Marshal’s journey has been anything but ordinary.A...
Film marathon for Chitungwiza
OZAP founder Richard Pantlin Rutendo Mazhindu—ZimNow ReporterThe Oxford Rhodes legacy project has sparked multiple cultural spin-offs in Harare Province, with artists and historians using sculpture an...