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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw TWENTY FIVE agricultural extension officers from Matobo, Mhondoro Ngezi, Insiza and Chegutu recently underwent a horticulture production training to enhance their capacity to address farmers’ needs. The training took place at Prime SeedCo’s Vegetable Trial Station in Mount Hampden, just outside Harare and was hosted by the European Union-funded…

Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE magistrate has ordered that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe be treated for her mental disorder at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals’ Annex Psychiatric Unit after two doctors confirmed her condition. Regional magistrate Bianca Makwande said the court will go by the decision of the…

THE State wants a suspected bogus doctor incarcerated, saying his actions endangered the safety of the public as he was prescribing medication to patients. Admire Chisi, 25, is facing allegations of impersonating a public official having allegedly posed as a medical doctor at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals for six months. He will spend the weekend…

A HARARE man has claimed $1 million from a motorist who killed his wife in a road accident and never contributed during her funeral. Norman Ziyambe sued Simbarashe Ganha in summons filed before the High Court and said he was forced into unplanned expenses as he had to finish off paying lobola for his deceased…

AGRICULTURAL Marketing Authority (AMA) chief executive officer Clever Isaya says the disruptions of agricultural production and marketing activities that characterised the initial part of the Covid-19 lockdown should prompt Zimbabwe to adopt more effective ways of serving farming activities. Addressing delegates at the 80th congress of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union held in Gweru this week…

  THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the government and development partners to improve their response to other diseases which have been neglected due to the country’s focus on containing the spread of the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as the country has recorded 8 187 Covid-19 cases, 7 692 recoveries and…

  TWO medical doctors have concluded that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe has psychological problems and recommended that she be treated and get help from a psychologist. This emerged in court yesterday when magistrate Bianca Makwande said she had received three medical reports on her mental status. Of the three…