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ENVIRONMENTAL activists say waste pickers must be included in the country’s formal waste management system so as to promote environmental sustainability. According to the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) and the Community Water Alliance (CWA), Zimbabwean local authorities could experience a significant decrease in waste management costs if waste pickers were formalised. “Integrating waste pickers into…

GOVERNMENT is decentralising the production of fingerlings in all provinces to boost fish farming production. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ meeting, the fish and aquaculture resources production director in the Agriculture ministry Milton Makumbe, said the decentralisation would curb various challenges faced by fish farmers. “Farmers are…

STELLA MADZIVANYIKAStaff Writer PREMIER Services Medical Aid (Psmas) offered free cancer screenings to hundreds of citizens last weekend. The free screenings were for cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. In an interview with the Daily News On Sunday in Harare yesterday, the company’s population and health wellness coordinator, Tapiwa Chiworeka, said the screenings were…

THREE Zimbabweans have been nominated for the prestigious national school quiz championships (NSQC) global impact awards, recognising their remarkable contributions to education and community development slated for March 15, 2025 in South Africa. Ndaizivei Shasha, a teacher at Daramombe High School, Zoey Simbini, a student at Dominic Covenant School, and Elizabeth Murungweni, also a student…

THE government says it is working on scaling up the establishment of fodder reserves in a bid to boost feed supplements for livestock during lean seasons. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, department of livestock production deputy director Rutendo Nyahoda said fodder reserves were crucial during drought periods. “As Zimbabwe we have been focusing on…

Beaven Dhliwayo GROUP FEATURES EDITOR LEADING private national commercial television station, 3Ktv will host a Women’s Month Launch, Dinner, and Awards Night on March 3. The event, scheduled for next Monday, will bring together leading women from various sectors of the economy. Vimbiso Matarise, 3Ktv general manager in charge of events, told the Daily News…