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Zimbabwe's Crystal Meth Classification Sparks Legal Uproar
Admire RubayaStaff ReporterGovernment's recent classification of crystal methamphetamine, known locally as Mutoriro, as a scheduled drug, has sparked legal controversy, potentially triggering a wave o...
Rapper Stunner nabbed
  Philemon JambayaZim Now Editor Popular Zimbabwean rapper, Stunner, has been arrested and is currently en route to Harare Central Prison. The arrest occurred at Mbare Magistrate's Court due to an out...
Botswana president concedes election defeat, BDP loses power after 58 years
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says he will ‘step aside’ after shock outcome for the governing Botswana Democratic Party. Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat as preliminary results...
USAID bolsters global health security with new project
  Rutendo MazhinduZim Now Reporter The United States Agency for International Development  has announced a new project aimed at enhancing global health security and pandemic preparedness. This initiat...
Mysterious pupil deaths spark outrage at Donny Brook Primary
Oscar J. JekeZim Now ReporterDonny Brook Primary School in Mabvuku has found itself at the center of intense controversy following the recent deaths of several pupils, which some parents and community...
TIMB partners ZETDC to boost tobacco production
 Philemon JambayaZim Now EditorThe Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board  has taken significant steps to bolster tobacco production in the 2024/25 season by partnering with the Zimbabwe Electricity Tra...
Zimbabwe targets 2,000MW renewable energy capacity by 2030
The establishment of a resource mobilisation mechanism in the mould of a publicly-funded revolving fund, aimed at spearheading renewable energy infrastructure projects, could be the long-awaited panac...
High Court orders mining firm to halt sale of 503 disputed granite blocks
  By Nyashadzashe Ndoro The High Court has granted an interim interdict in favour of Dragon Mining Syndicate (Pvt) Ltd against CRG Quarries (Pvt) Ltd in a dispute over mining rights.The court ruled th...
Machipa Arrested for Housing Fraud
  Runodada Witness ZimNow reporter The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Partwell Machipa, a middleman, on charges of fraud related to the illegal sale of a residential stand under the...
Decline in polio immunization, a growing global threat
Oscar J JekeZim Now ReporterDespite decades of progress toward global eradication, polio is resurging, and immunization rates are declining in some of the most vulnerable regions. A UNICEF analysis re...