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Agric Show Celebrates 130 Years, Opens August 25
Oscar J. Jeke – Zim Now ReporterZimbabwe’s Agricultural Society and its flagship agricultural exhibition will mark 130 years of existence this year, with the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural...
ARDA Restructured to Anchor Zim’s Food Security Strategy
Oscar J. Jeke – Zim Now ReporterThe Agricultural and Rural Development Authority has been restructured to serve as Zimbabwe’s central food security agency, with a new mandate to produce at least 850,0...
Trump Threatens 30% Tariff on South African Imports Over Trade Deficit Concerns
Zim Now WriterIn a strongly worded letter dated July 7, U.S. President Donald J. Trump informed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of plans to impose a 30% tariff on all South African imports sta...
Retailers Call for Blitz on Fake Electronics
Witness Runodada ZimNow reporterThe Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) issued an urgent call for a multi-agency enforcement operation to combat the growing trade in counterfeit and fraudulently...
Two jailed 15 years for rape of minor in Harare
 Rutendo Mazhindu - ZimNow ReporterBlessing Suluwe, (22) and Lucious Sikadza (19), were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each following their conviction in a case involving the exploitation of vulne...
Suspected Land Baron Accused of Defrauding Home Seeker
Munyaradzi Mashiri – Court CorrespondentA 30-year-old man from Kambuzuma, Harare, Mpilo Mathuthu, has appeared in court accused of defrauding a home seeker of US$4840 as part payment for a residential...
Tawanda Karise: Why Men Still Shy Away from Therapy in Zim
Tawanda KariseRutendo Mazhindu- Â Zim Now ReporterDespite growing mental health awareness in Zimbabwe, therapist Tawanda Karise says a concerning number of men continue to suffer in silence, burdened b...
Legal Showdown Looms as Fadzayi Mahere’s Lawyers Respond to Machakaire Defamation Threats
Fadzayi Mahere Gilbert Munetsi – Zim Now WriterThe simmering legal dispute between prominent lawyer and activist Fadzayi Mahere and Cabinet Minister Tinoda Machakaire has escalated, with Mahere’s lega...
Zimbabwe Calls for Fairer Africa-EU Trade
 Rutendo Mazhindu - ZimNow Reporter Zimbabwe called on Europe to ensure more equitable trade relations with Africa, warning against economic frameworks that threaten to undermine the continent’s indus...
Zim Pushes for Fair Trade Terms at Africa–Spain Summit
Oscar J Jeke- Zim Now ReporterZimbabwe has urged African countries and their partners to ensure that trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area promotes industrialization and does not entrenc...