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ZRP Raises Alarm Over Rising Car Thefts, Urges Vigilance from Motorists
Zim Now WriterThe Zimbabwe Republic Police has expressed deep concern over a spate of recent motor vehicle thefts across the country, warning motorists to exercise greater vigilance and avoid practice...
Shadowy US$437.28M Cancer Contract Haunts Zimbabwe
 ZimNow ReporterA massive US$437.28 million cancer treatment equipment contract, awarded without public tender to a South African firm linked to Wicknell Chivayo, is igniting a firestorm of controvers...
Delayed Education Funds Expose Children to Abuse
Rutendo Mazhindu - ZimNow ReporterTransparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) Â raised alarm over rampant corruption in the education sector, warning that delays in disbursing public funds for children's...
How Macron’s Domestic Failures Are Fuelling Global strife
  Monica Cheru—Managing EditorEmmanuel Macron rules a nation seething with discontent. Farmers blockade Paris, pensioners riot over slashed benefits, and the far right—which nearly toppled him in the...
Israel Imposes "Rising Lion" Media Blackout Amid Iran Strikes; Echoes Western Ukraine Coverage Tactics
 Zim Now ReporterIsrael’s military censor has issued sweeping restrictions on media coverage of Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Israeli cities, codenamed "Rising Lion."The directive bans r...
Xi's visit to advance China-Central Asia community with shared future
  At the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping is attending the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana from June 16 to 18. More than 2,100 years ago, H...
Zimbabwe Removed from UN Hunger Hotspots List
Oscar J JekeZim Now ReporterZimbabwe is no longer classified among the world’s hunger hotspots in the latest joint early warning report released by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organizatio...
Mzembi Pleads for Arrest Warrants to Be Cancelled
Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court CorrespondentFormer Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi has appealed to the court to cancel three outstanding warrants of arrest against him, citing ill health.Mzembi, who is batt...
Travel Agency Shaken by Passport Extortion Attempt
 Munyaradzi Mashiri- Court CorrespondentA bizarre extortion attempt has rattled Wild Travel Africa (Pvt) Ltd, after two men allegedly demanded money from the travel agency over its handling of passpor...
Men’s Health in Focus: Prostate Cancer Awareness Drive Set for June 28
Audrey Galawu- Assistant EditorIn a bid to raise awareness and encourage health-conscious behaviour among men, Beginnings Pharmaceuticals will host a Prostate Cancer Conference on June 28, 2025, at Tr...