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Sentence for 3 of ZB US$2.7m heist on Monday
Michael MashiriThe sentence of three men, who were part of the group which allegedly robbed US$2.7 million and $43 000 from a ZB Bank cash-in-transit vehicle in 2021, has been set for Monday.Shadreck...
6 dead, and 15 trapped in Zim gold mine collapse
 Six people have died and 15 others are trapped, after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media report.The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km west of the capital Harare yesterday...
Zim inks pact with UAE’s Blue Carbon for climate ambitions - A milestone for Paris Agreement’s Article 6
Zim Now WriterThe Government of Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates’ Blue Carbon have signed a historic agreement in Harare yesterday to pioneer forest emission reduction projects under the Paris Ag...
The silent victims of climate change: Zim’s children share their fears and hopes
According to reports, over half of Cyclone Idai's victims were childrenPhilemon Jambaya“We are the future of Zimbabwe, but climate change is threatening our present,” Tanaka Marova, a Zimbabwean child...
Ruthless fraudster executes 17 scams on Harare businessman Simon Goerge Lee
Zim Now WriterA Harare businessman, Simon George Lee has allegedly been duped a record 17 times by the same person while trying to recover almost US$200 000 that he had lost to suspected fraudsters.Th...
ZimStat DG Taguma Mahonde appears in court over fraud
ZimSat Director-General, Taguma MahondeEmma ZihonyeZimbabwe National Statistics Agency Director-General Taguma Mahonde has appeared before Harare magistrate Judge Marehwanazvo Gofa on allegations of d...
Man survives spear attack as doctors perform successful surgery
Zim Now WriterAn artisanal miner from Inyathi in Bubi District, Ishmael Tshabalala, who had a spear thrust into his skull is lucky to have survived after he was saved by doctors at Mpilo Central Hospi...
10th Parliament opening set for October 3
Zim Now WriterPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has, in a supplement to the Extraordinary Gazette on Wednesday, September 27, proclaimed that the first sitting of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe will be he...
Women bear the brunt of the impacts of climate change
Philemon JambayaClimate change is having a disproportionate impact on women in Zimbabwe, exacerbating existing gender inequalities. Women are more likely to live in poverty and rely on natural resourc...
Deaf student defies odds, pursues Social Work degree in Zim
Dumisani NkomoEmma ZihonyeIn a remarkable display of determination and resilience, Dumisani Nkomo, a young hearing impaired man from Zimbabwe, is breaking barriers and pursuing a degree in Social Work...