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Pomona Deal Dumps US$162M Burden on Harare Residents
Zim Now WriterWhile Harare’s waste piles grow higher each week, an opaque multimillion-dollar contract has quietly shifted the burden of the city's garbage not onto trucks, but onto the backs of ordin...
China’s Green Energy Surge Is A Pragmatic Survival Path
Firefighters of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, are inspecting the local disaster situation on May 31, 2025. Photo: chinanews.com  Monica Cheru, Managing Edito...
50 Elephants to Be Culled in Zim to Save Ecosystem
Witness Runodada - ZimNow ReporterZimParks has issued permits for an elephant management exercise in Save Valley Conservancy as part of efforts to reduce overpopulation of the species in the region.Ac...
Zimbabwean Students Shine with Top Cambridge Awards
Oscar J JekeZim Now ReporterTwo Zimbabwean students have earned top honours on the global academic stage, scooping the highest accolades in the 2024 Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards.Kimberly Kasek...
ZINA to Roll Out Early Retirement Package for Members
Oscar J Jeke - Zim Now ReporterThe Zimbabwe Nurses Association is preparing to launch a comprehensive retirement package for its registered members, a move aimed at improving financial stability and s...
A Steeped Patience: China’s Tea and the Aroma of its Statecraft
Written on the occasion of the Tea Festival held in the last week of May 2025, in Beijing Andom AbrahaAt dawn in a Beijing tea house, as steam rises in spirals from a porcelain cup, the aroma of jasmi...
Man remanded in custody over daring kidnapping and robbery
 Michael MashiriZim Now WriterA dramatic account of abduction, robbery, and attempted murder unfolded at the Harare Magistrates' Courts yesterday, as Fredrick Chiraya was remanded in custody following...
Plumtree Manager nabbed for allegedly embezzling over R600,000
Zim Now WriterA 42-year-old man, Sipho Ndlovu, who held the position of manager at Lingwale Enterprises in Plumtree, has been arrested and brought before the courts on allegations of embezzling a subs...
Landmark International Mediation Body Launched in Hong Kong
  Monica Cheru, Managing Editor Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is presiding over the signing ceremony establishing the International Organization for Mediation in Hong Kong today, marking the creati...
Treasury Under Scrutiny Over US$4.2M Payment to Scott Sakupwanya's Firm
ZimNow Reporter A recently leaked letter has cast a spotlight on a significant financial transaction from the Zimbabwean Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to Betterbrands Petroleum, a compa...