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Climate crisis deepens social cracks in Southern Africa
 Philemon JambayaZim Now EditorSouthern Africa is facing a "substantial shift towards severe climate hazards" by 2040, a grim projection that threatens not only livelihoods but also the very fabric of...
Only Six Of Fifty-Nine Community Trusts Active
Rutendo Mazhindu - ZimNow ReporterThe government has begun a nationwide review and revival of Community Share Ownership Trusts (CSOTs) following revelations that only six out of 59 registered trusts r...
US$60,000 Needed To Finalise Disaster Bill
Rutendo Mazhindu - ZimNow ReporterParliament raised concern over delays in finalising the Disaster Risk Management and Civil Protection (DRMCP) Bill after the government missed the June 30 deadline to...
Former Council Official Seeks US$300k for Damages
Runodada Witness Zim Now reporterA former Guruve Rural District Council official, Tinos Marisa, has initiated a legal demand for $300,000 in compensation, citing malicious prosecution by the local aut...
Three Get 18-Year Jail Terms Over Fraud in Bridge Construction Scandal Involving 79-Year-Old Labourer
 Gilbert Munetsi – Zim Now WriterThe High Court of Zimbabwe has sentenced three men to 18 years in prison each for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme in which a 79-year-old man was exploited to build a...
Four Men Jailed for 10 Years Each Over NRZ Infrastructure Vandalism
Witness Runodada ZimNow reporterFour men have each been handed 10-year prison sentences this week for vandalising National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) infrastructure, as courts continue to impose stiff...
ZMX, GMAZ Sign Landmark 5-Year MOU to Streamline Zimbabwe’s Grain Trade
Witness Runodada Zim Now reporterIn a major stride toward transforming Zimbabwe's agricultural commodities market, the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) and the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe...
Former Pulse Medical Care Director Jailed for US$65K Fraud
Munyaradzi Mashiri – Court CorrespondentThe former managing director of Pulse Medical Care has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of defrauding his employer of US$65 000 thr...
Eastview Man Accused of Brutally Murdering 12-Year-Old Boy and Burying Body in Garden
Munyaradzi Mashiri – Court CorrespondentA local man has appeared in court accused of murdering a 12-year-old child.Panashe Mukura, 31, of Eastview, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing a...
Zim Invests in Oxygen Infrastructure
Oscar J. Jeke- Zim Now ReporterGovernment has intensified efforts to improve medical oxygen availability and strengthen pharmaceutical regulation.According to Information Minister Jenfan Muswere, Cabi...