News
Latest news and updates from Zimbabwe.
Drugs declared national disaster
Government has declared substance abuse a “national disaster” and has adopted swift mitigation measures.“The Government has, therefore, declared a state of national disaster around drug and substance...
El Nino dark cloud looms over Zim
 Zim Now WriterThe Energy Ministry has warned that Zimbabweans will have to deal with power cuts as El Nino induced droughts will impact on inflows into Lake Kariba and thus reduce capacity at the big...
Bots company proposes to import donkey milk into Zim
 A Botswana-based company, TAKUWA Natural Products, is planning to export donkey milk to Zimbabwe, a proposal that has sparked controversy among consumer rights groups.TAKUWA Natural Products has expr...
Unesco gives green light to 2400MW Batoka project
The $130 million rehabilitation of a plunge pool below the wall of the Kariba dam, which holds back the world's biggest artificial reservoir, is expected to be completed by early 2025Â Â Bloomberg- An a...
Man flogs wife to death
Michael MashiriPolice is appealing to the public for leads to find a man who beat his wife to death using a leather beltNasisa Ncube hit his wife on October 18 at a house in Cowdray Park.She died at a...
Teachers to speak four local languages: Murwira
Minister Murwira It is now prerequisite for teachers to learn at least three local languages other than their own so that they will not be limited by language to discharge their duties. This was said...
Hitchhikers turned hijackers
Michael MashiriA man who stands accused of being a member of a gang that stole a car after pretending to be hitchhikers has appeared in court.Tapiwa Jonga, 40, of Chitungwiza, appeared at Harare Magis...
Man charged for selling phantom property
Michael MashiriLloyd Munyaradzi Mutsipa, 50, of Msasa Park, appeared before Dennis Mangosi at the Harare Magistrates' Courts charged with fraud after selling a non-existent residential property for US...
Diplomatic Bazaar set for October 28 at Old Georgians
Zim Now WriterThe Diplomatic Spouses Association in Zimbabwe will host a Diplomatic Bazaar on October 28 at old Georgians Sports Club in Mt Pleasant to raise funds for charity.The bazaar will be a sho...
Harare man in court over ÂŁ12 020 fraud
Michael MashiriA man, who allegedly defrauded more than ÂŁ12 000 after being entrusted by the owner, has appeared in court.Jasper Mashinganidze, 53, of Glen View 1 Extension appeared before magistrate...