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Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora has called on students in the health sector to come up with innovative ideas in drug discovery. This comes after Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) in partnership with University of Witwatersrand has discovered the Rutava drug that can cure cancer and Alzheimer. Speaking during the graduation…

By Rutendo Ngara  ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE chief director of Agriculture and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) Leonard Munamati has urged villagers to team up to procure fuel so that the government can drill boreholes for them. This comes as the government has promised to drill 35 000 solar powered boreholes between 2021 and 2025 across the…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have raised alarm over incessant deadly wars amongst illegal gold panners that are claiming several lives. In a statement, police said the latest incident which occurred last Thursday, claimed two lives, one Bulisani Ncube and another male adult who has not yet been identified. “Two male…

THE ministry of Health says it recorded 69 cases of mumps in the past week although there were no deaths reported. In a statement yesterday, the ministry said the cases were reported in nine provinces of the country. “According to the disease surveillance report for the week … 69 new cases and zero deaths of…

FOLLOWING the completion of the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment (PVO) Bill committee stage in the National Assembly last week, the Parliamentary Legal Committee is now seized with it to give its opinion. This comes as amendments proposed by the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, were all adopted by the committee, while amendments proposed by opposition…

DEPUTY minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos says the government is courting smart agriculture development partners in Central Asia to boost agricultural productivity through climate proofing   . This comes as Zimbabwe has failed to produce enough food for the country in the 2023/24 summer cropping season owing to drought despite the promotion of pfumvudza/intwasa programme. Speaking to…

PARLIAMENT has expressed satisfaction with work at Geo Pomona Waste Management project site in particular and the Harare City Council subsidiaries in general. This comes as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Accounts (Pac) on Friday toured council’s business arms, including City Parking, Harare Quarry and Rufaro Marketing. Addressing the media in Harare during the…

BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA AGRICULTURE and Rural Development Authority of Zimbabwe (Arda) is leading the continent after winning the Africa Food Prize that celebrates Africans who are in control of the agriculture agenda. The prize spotlights the bold initiatives and technical innovations that can be replicated across the continent to create a new era of food…