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Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw THE government has set up a beekeeping project in Bulilima District as part of efforts to promote environmental stewardship in rural communities through provision of sustainable livelihood options that enhance forest management and conservation. In March this year, the Environment ministry in partnership with the Forestry Commission trained 100 Bulilima…

  THE government is pursuing uranium exploration and enrichment to generate power in the wake of shortages that have hit the country in recent years, the Daily News reports. This comes as Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo visited the Kremlin, Russia, in August last year where he signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation…

A POLICE officer has found himself in the dock, accused of undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he allegedly posted an “ED must go” message in a WhatsApp group for fellow cops. Milton Murairwa, 31, is accused of stirring feelings of hostility against the president. He is also alternatively charged with causing dissatisfaction…

MUGOVE TAFIRENYIKA Senior Writer tafirenyikam@dailynewsonsunday.co.zw DOCTORS have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to replace acting Health minister Amon Murwira whom they accuse of being arrogant. Murwira was appointed to stand in for the then Health minister Obadiah Moyo who has since been fired by Mnangagwa for inappropriate conduct relating to the murky award of US$60 million…

THE government has paid $43 million to the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) as part of efforts to clear an outstanding debt of $126 million. The move follows the recent suspension of the blood coupon system for all hospitals by the NBSZ in response to the government’s failure to settle its debt to the…