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Youth Strategy Push Highlights Zimbabwe’s Growing Jobs, Skills Pressure
Zimbabwe’s government is intensifying efforts to align youth empowerment policies with international development support as authorities confront rising pressure to address unemployment, skills gaps, d...
El Niño Threat Raises Fresh Food Security Fears
Zimbabwe is facing the growing possibility of another climate-induced agricultural shock after the Meteorological Services Department warned of a high probability that El Niño conditions could develop...
“Magaya a Fake Prophet” – Minister Garwe
Fake Prophet?Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has launched a direct attack on religious figures and illegal land allocation networks, accusing a self-styled prophet of exploiting desperate home...
ZimNow Journalist Patricia Mashiri Earns Continental Recognition
 Patricia Mashiri of ZimNow has earned continental recognition after securing third place in the online category at the prestigious 2025 Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” Africa Media Recognition...
BIPPA Farm Returns Not Land Reform Reversal, Govt Clarifies
 Government has dismissed claims that the return of 67 farms protected under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPAs) signals a reversal of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme, d...
US$7k EcoCash Shortfall Leads to Employee Conviction
  A Chinhoyi supermarket employee has been convicted after unlawfully taking more than US$7 000 from her employer’s EcoCash kiosk by failing to properly record transactions and account for cash under...
Kombi Driver Jailed Two Years After Passenger Falls to Death While Hanging on Moving Vehicle
 A Harare kombi driver has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after a passenger he allowed to hang onto the rear of his moving vehicle fell off and later died from injuries sustained i...
Tenant Leaves Rental Property with US$1 500 Damage Bill
  A Harare woman appeared in court facing negligence charges after allegedly causing US$1 500 worth of damage to a rented property before vacating the premises without notifying the landlord.Michelle...
Mining, Power Shortages Weigh on Zim’s Economic Momentum
  Zimbabwe’s economic growth slowed significantly in the final quarter of 2025 as declining mining output, weakening industrial activity and severe electricity shortages weighed on overall performance...
High Court asked to force Zimplats to release secret records
 Two former employees of Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Private) Limited have approached the High Court of Zimbabwe seeking an order compelling the mining company to release records of disciplinary proceedi...