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Energy Dilemma: Balancing Coal Reserves and Green Energy Goals
Oscar J. JekeZim Now ReporterZimbabwe faces a critical crossroads in its energy strategy, grappling with the need to leverage its vast coal reserves while transitioning to green energy to meet global...
Nigerian Senate Moves to Criminalise Large-Scale Unprocessed Corn Exports
Zim Now Writer Nigeria’s Senate has approved a bill that criminalizes the export of large quantities of unprocessed corn, aiming to mitigate hunger in the country amid a severe cost-of-living crisis....
Namibia's first female president pledges bold reforms to tackle poverty and inequality
Zim Now Writer Namibia's President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has pledged "radical shifts" to address the country's entrenched issues of poverty and unemployment. In her first press conference since...
Falcon Safaris Director in Court Over US$170k Theft
Munyaradzi MashiriZim Now Court Correspondent The director of Falcon Safaris, Hamilton Mandizvidza, 44, has appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court facing charges of theft of trust property amountin...
SAA Pilots Resume Duties After Wage Negotiations Bear Fruit
Zim Now Writer South African Airways pilots have called off their strike, which commenced on December 5, 2024, following an agreement reached between the airline's management and the South African Air...
South Africa to deport Chris Hani's Assassin Janusz Walus to Poland after parole
Zim Now Writer South Africa will deport Janusz Walus, the far-right extremist who assassinated anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, to his native Poland on Friday, according to the government. Wa...
WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease
Zim Now Writer The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linke...
Vashandiri launches an inspiring album
Rutendo MazhinduZimNow ReporterVashandiri a group formed in the Church of Christ launched their very first album on Saturday which encourages worshippers and citizens to work hard to achieve goals in...
Up to 1.5 Million People Could Flee Escalating Syrian Conflict, UN Warns
Zim Now Writer Up to 1.5 million people could be forced to flee their homes as violence intensifies in Syria, a senior United Nations official warned on Friday. The alarming forecast comes as rebel fo...
Strikes on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza Leave 29 Dead, Dozens Wounded
Zim Now Writer A reported Israeli strike on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, claimed at least 29 lives on Friday, with dozens more injured, according to Gaza's civil defense agency....