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Govt Strengthens Healthcare Training to Combat Maternal Mortality
 Rutendo Mazhindu  Zim Now ReporterThe Ministry of Health and Child Care has launched targeted initiatives to combat the country’s high maternal mortality rate by enhancing in-service training for hea...
Uncle, 25, rapes 14-year-old niece
Munyaradzi MashiriZim Now Court CorrespondentA 25-year-old uncle who was allegedly left in custody of children whilst their parents had gone to Dubai, has been taken to court accused of raping a 14-ye...
Chitungwiza Arts Festival: A Cultural Renaissance in the Dormitory Town
Nobert Fero Gilbert MunetsiZim Now WriterThe inaugural Chitungwiza Arts Festival - which is set to transform the artistic landscape of this vibrant satellite town - is more than just a celebration of...
Police Bust 10 ‘Mushikashika’ Robbers Targeting Commuters
Zim Now ReporterHarare police have arrested ten suspected armed robbers who were using pirate taxis, commonly known as mushikashika, to lure and rob unsuspecting passengers.The suspects operated using...
Kagame Accuses Ramaphosa of Lying, Warns of Possible Confrontation
Zim Now Writer Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has accused South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government of "lying" and distorting their discussions regarding the conflict in the eastern D...
EMA Warns Land Developers Against Building on Wetlands
Zim Now Writer The Environmental Management Agency has issued a warning to land developers constructing on wetlands without valid Environmental Impact Assessment certificates, stating that they will f...
Harare Inmates Jailed 20 Years for Sodomising Fellow Prisoner
  Zim Now WriterThree Harare Remand Prison inmates—Kinhswell Ngwerume (32), Kudakwashe Mazorodze (35), and Lazarus Chinobhururuka—have each been sentenced to 20 additional years for sexually assaultin...
Cop in court for State House tresspass
Zim Now WriterA police officer who entered State House demanding to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been released from custody but remains charged with trespassing.Obatange Nyapfere, who is susp...
Murehwa Scholar Appeals for Help to Pursue Actuarial Science
Rudo MandiroZim Now Writer A former Kambarami High School student who excelled in his A-Level examinations is appealing for financial assistance to further his education.Tadiwa Ngandu, 21, achieved an...
Food Poverty Line Hits ZWG$861.14 in January
Oscar J. JekeZim Now ReporterThe Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency has reported that the Food Poverty Line for January 2025 stood at ZWG$861.14 per person, representing the minimum amount required t...