LEGISLATORS have called for investment in the development and promotion of traditional medicines which they believe can play a complementary role in combating the Covid-19 pandemic.  Presenting a health report on the development and promotion of traditional and complementary medicines in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF MP for Mhangura, Precious Chinhamano Masango said…

AGRICULTURE Marketing Authority (Ama) chief executive officer (ceo) Clever Isaya says industrial hemp will contribute US$100 million annually to the country’s economy. This comes as the government last year legalised the production of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes. Speaking during a tour of Godavery Farm in Manyame, Harare, boasting of 3 800 plants, Isaya…

INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa says the government has agreed to deploy special security forces to deal with artisanal miners who have become notorious along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge railway. In a post-Cabinet media briefing last night, Mutsvangwa said the move to deploy a special crack team was meant to save railway infrastructure. “In the area operated by…

ZIMBABWE is facing a shortage of motor vehicle number plates, with motorists expressing outrage over the development, which has seen some being arrested for driving unregistered cars. This comes as Transport minister Felix Mhona recently told the National Assembly that the shortage was due to the fact that the number plates are imported into the…

ZIMBABWE has received US$75 million from the Global Fund to complement government efforts in the fight against the lethal Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as the government has already committed $11 billion from its coffers since coronavirus hit the country’s shores in March last year. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare last night, Information…