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National dam level average rises to 81.2%
Oscar J JekeThe late start of the rainy season has led to the national dam level falling to 81.2%, down from 82.6% during the same week in 2023, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority has said. Â This c...
Godfrey Tsenengamu gives up on Zimbabwe
Godfrey TsenengamuZim Now WriterFormer Zanu PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu has relocated to the United Kingdom, seemingly citing an unattractive and gloomy future for Zimbabwe.Tsenengamu, who was...
MSD warns of heavy downpours countrywide
Oscar J JekeThe Metrological Services Department has warned of heavy rains starting today January 11 up to Wednesday January 17 with lightning and hailstorms expected.In a statement, the MSD notes tha...
CCC backtracks on Redwing Mine âdeathsâ statement
Oscar J JekeThe Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change has backtracked on its earlier statement on the fate of 15 trapped miners at the Metallon-owned Redwing Mine in Penhalonga following a...
+3 years on, sexual abuse probe into TB Joshuaâs spiritual son Walter Magaya still ongoing
ZGC chief executive officer, Virginia Muwanigwa Nyashadzashe NdoroInvestigations into sexual exploitation charges levelled against church leader and TB Joshuaâs spiritual son, Walter Magaya are yet to...
Police urge schools to use of banks in wake of robberies
Assistant Commissioner Paul NyathiZim Now WriterPolice have raised concern over the increase of robberies targeting learning institutions that have been witnessed in the past weeks.This comes as an ar...
SA TikToker under fire for Oscar Pistorius comedy skits
A South African TikTok comedian has been told to âshoot yourselfâ after he poked fun at Oscar Pistoriusâs recent parole release. Â The former Paralympian recently swopped his prison cell for a taste of...
Teachers Union slams schools reopening amid cholera crisis
Philemon JambayaAmalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe has launched a scathing attack on the governmentâs decision to reopen schools in the face of a raging cholera outbreak, calling the move âr...
Teachers stage sit-in, demanding revamped education system, salary review
Philemon JambayaOn the first day of school, classrooms across Zimbabwe stood empty as educators staged a nationwide sit-in protest, demanding a significant salary increase and a revamped education sys...
Feb 3 by-elections: CCC candidates' fate almost sealed
CCC spokesperson, Promise MkwananziOscar J JekeRecalled Citizens Coalition for Change, who have thrown their names into the hat again to have their names on the ballot for the February 3 by-election,...