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New apostolic initiative, APDO, puts communities in charge of solving their own problems
 A newly formed apostolic development organisation has launched a grassroots initiative aimed at helping communities identify and address poverty, limited access to education, women’s economic exclusi...
Community watchdogs force mining firms to act on pollution, worker welfare
Mining companies operating in Zimbabwe are increasingly being compelled to address pollution, improve worker welfare and invest in surrounding communities as local residents become more organised in d...
Thousands Await Services as Housing Expands
Thousands of families living in Zimbabwe's expanding housing settlements are still waiting for full access to water, sewer infrastructure and improved roads, highlighting the growing challenge of matc...
Investor Denied Bail Over US$3.65 Million Lithium Firm Fraud
A 58-year-old Borrowdale investor has been denied bail by the Harare Magistrates’ Court after being accused of defrauding a lithium mining company of more than US$3.65 million while serving as a senio...
Public Health Before Paychecks, MCAZ Warns Content Creators
  The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has challenged content creators to put public health ahead of financial gain, warning that promoting unregistered medicines or making misleading health cl...
Chadiwa rebuilds his life on borrowed freedom
Chadiwa with baby Ayana Two-month-old Ayani shifts quietly in his father’s arms, unaware that his arrival represents something Simbarashe Chadiwa once feared prison had taken from him forever: the cha...
Medicine Shortages Hit Women Hardest
 Women in Bulawayo have called for improved access to essential medicines and quality healthcare, saying medicine shortages, weak accountability and corruption continue to undermine their right to hea...
HIT scholar joins global panel shaping future of higher education
Joshua SimukaA Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) researcher has secured a place on one of the world's most influential education platforms after being appointed as a judge for the 2026 QS Reimagine...
Who Really Gets a Say Before Mining Begins?
 Communities living in Zimbabwe's mineral-rich areas could still find themselves learning about mining projects only after key decisions have already been made, despite provisions in the proposed Mine...
Zambia mourns, Guy Scott, mainland Africa’s only post-colonial white president
 Dr Guy ScottZim Now News DeskFormer Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott, the only white person to lead a post-colonial mainland African country, died on Wednesday aged 82. Scott died at his farm in Lusa...