THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says it is committed to curbing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in poultry production through intensifying farmer field schools (FFS) training. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe…
A STAR STUDDED line up of musicians is set to perform at the late Bob Nyabinde’s Memorial scheduled for Gulez Gardens in Kwekwe on Saturday. Those billed to perform at the Josh Hozheri organised gig — dubbed Chatsva paKwekwe — are Sam Mataure, Albert Nyathi, Steve Makoni, Kireni Zulu, Clive “Mono” Mukundu, Victor Kunonga, Treva…
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa was spot on last Friday that women should strive harder to rise above all the myriad obstacles that are hindering their development. Speaking at the launch of women’s month organised by the fast-growing independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Friday in the capital, Mutsvangwa challenged women to become entrepreneurs, saying…
ZIMBABWE has stepped up its efforts in the fight against polio with over four million children under the age of 10 having received vaccinations in a nationwide campaign launched in February. This vaccination campaign comes after the country detected 17 circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases from environmental samples in Harare since…
POLICE have been prompted to engage traditional leaders, church and other stakeholders across the country amid concerns over rising murder cases. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said law enforcement agents were worried that, if unchecked, murder cases would go out of hand. “Some of these murder cases are being caused…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says they have managed to licence more than 120 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) as they bid to improve electricity generation and availability. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zera chief executive officer Eddington Mazambani said if more IPPs were licenced, it would improve electricity availability and competition amongst themselves…
IN A surprise but hugely significant announcement, American president Joe Biden yesterday announced the lifting of Washington’s two-decades-old economic sanctions against Harare. The move will be welcomed by many longsuffering Zimbabweans — including government officials, business leaders and analysts — who have long argued that the sanctions were having negative effects on the country’s economy…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday issued a stern warning to media practitioners who are accusing the First Family of being involved in corrupt activities, saying such allegations were baseless. This comes as the public has been fed with unsubstantiated claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family were linked to corrupt individuals plundering…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw INVICTUS Energy — a company which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and which has been prospecting for gas and oil in Mashonaland Central — appears to have hit the jackpot. About a month after the company announced the discovery of gas in Mbire, its managing director Scott Macmillan said…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw LAW enforcement agents have arrested ‘John Doe’ in connection with the “bomb and firearm threat” that was directed at the country’s airports last week. Presidential spokesperson George Charamba confirmed yesterday that Cuan Reed Govender, who is apparently a South African national, had been nabbed in connection with the case. This comes…
