20/01/06 - Herald - ‘Zim on alert for locusts plague’
ZIMBABWE is on high alert to deal with the plague of migratory locusts that invaded Zambia’s southern province of Namwala last week. There are fears that the locusts may continue moving southwards....more
06/01/06 - Daily Mirror - Four more die of Cholera
FOUR more people died from Cholera in the past week in Murambinda, Manicaland, bringing the death toll to 11 since the disease was detected last December, Minister of Health and Child Welfare David Parirenyatwa said yesterday.....more
06/01/06 - The Herald - Health Care Costs Shoot Up 110 Percent
HEALTH care costs have shot up substantially with cash-paying patients now having to fork out over $4 million to see a specialist doctor while medical aid beneficiaries will be required to make co-payments of up to $2 million.....more
06/01/06 - Daily Mirror - Armyworm outbreak, farmers warned
THE Department of Agricultural Research and Extension (Arex) is warning farmers to be on the lookout for sporadic outbreaks of the armyworm that have wreaked havoc and devastated crops in various parts of the country since December 2005...more
05/01/06 - The Herald - Zim under flood threat
THERE were fears yesterday that the eastern, northern and low-lying areas of the country maybe hit by floods if the low pressure system that is currently causing torrential rains in Mozambique moves into Zimb-abwe.....more
03/01/06 - Daily Mirror - Zim fails to meet WHO target
ZIMBABWE has failed to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) target of providing life prolonging Anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to at least 120 000 people by the end of last year.....more
03/01/06 - Daily Mirror - Face to face with a crumbling health system
AS fireworks cracked in the streets to celebrate the coming of 2006, hardly could the revellers imagine the horror and agony taking place at the country’s biggest referral centres, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and Harare Central Hospital....more
31/12/05 - The Sunday Mail - 2005 an eventful year
AS Zimbabweans celebrate the dawning of a new year, many will remember 2005 as a period during which the country continued to hog the international limelight because of several major events.....more
31/12/05 - The Sunday Mail - Agric experts predict increased production
STAKEHOLDERS in the key agriculture sector are predicting a better and prosperous 2006 following the serious problems that were experienced last year leading to the reduced production of some crops. .....more
28/12/05 - The Herald - Diesel shortage stalling efficient land tillage
SHORTAGE of diesel is stalling efficient land tillage across the country with most rural farmers resorting to draught power, the Department of Agricultural Research and Extension Services director, Shadreck Mlambo, said this week....more
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