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UK scientists are developing a vaccine for an unknown disease
UK scientists have begun developing vaccines as an insurance against a new pandemic caused by an unknown "Disease X".They have drawn up a threat list of animal viruses that are capable of infe...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 08:07hrs | 43 | by Erick Matotoba
SA consumers face higher prices in 2022
Various product prices are rising rapidly across the globe as the world opens after months of lockdown. As a result, food prices have been in the headlines, and SA is no exception.As a case in...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe heightens surveillance against Avian influenza
THE Department of Veterinary Services has advised poultry farmers to tighten bio-security and maintain proper disinfection to curb any potential spread of the avian influenza into the country. ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chicken prices fall as poultry farmers increase production
THE price of chicken has fallen from $4 per kilogramme to an average of $3,50 per kilogramme as poultry farmers have increased production after recovering from the effects of bird flu and drop in pric...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe free of avian flu
Zimbabwe has reported it was now free of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu that hit the country between May and August last year.Poultry producer Lanark, a commercial farm 25km south o...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 10:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now free from Avian flu
Zimbabwe is now free from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that hit the country between May and August last year. The disease killed one million chickens in South Africa and Zimbabwe....Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 01:01hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Beer, soft drinks shortage looms this festive season
HARARE - The good cheer that normally comes with the festive season risks being dampened by shortages of beer and soft drinks because of serious constraints in the supply chain, the Daily News reporte...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Meat traders refuse to reverse price hike
MEAT traders have refused to reverse the 30-50% hike they introduced on all meat products this year, saying the increments were necessitated by the high costs they were incurring along the value chain...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Poultry industry on the rebound
THE poultry industry appears to be on the rebound following challenges posed by the outbreak of the Avian Influenza.A report last week said the disease reduced to critical levels the supply of day...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports chicken eggs from Europe
POULTRY producers could be forced to import hatching eggs from Europe on the back of local and regional shortages that were triggered by the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza viru...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Two senior Zimra officers suspended in Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has, with effect from August 28, suspended two of its Beitbridge senior managers and another manager from dog section.The suspension of Batsirai Chadzing...Published: 02 Sep 2017 at 09:12hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Killer flu breaks out!
MEDICAL doctors yesterday warned that a flu bug, which may cause complications if not treated early, has hit the country.They said the bug has malaria-like symptoms and severely weakens its vi...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Avian influenza is in Southern Africa, concerted regional approach required to manage it
The first ever confirmation of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in southern Africa (so far reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, in that or...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 12:32hrs | 4 | by Chimimba David Phiri and Moetapele Letshwenyo
Zimbabwe hardly exports poultry to South Africa and Botswana
THE country is not affected by South Africa and Botswana Governments' decision to ban Zimbabwean chicken products as the country hardly exports poultry produce, players in the industry have said....Published: 10 Jun 2017 at 17:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africa bans chicken imports from Zimbabwe
South Africa has immediately suspended all trade in live poultry, meat and table eggs from Zimbabwe over an outbreak of bird flu.The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) an...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
New case of deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu confirmed in China
Beijing - A new case of the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu has been confirmed in the Chinese province of Guangdong, local officials announced on Friday.It had been weeks since the last case w...Published: 09 Aug 2013 at 14:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Four new rare bird flu cases reported in China
Beijing - China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province were seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans while cities along the eastern seaboard stepped up public health measu...Published: 02 Apr 2013 at 20:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New drug proven to combat flu pandemic
A new drug has been proven to be effective in preventing the spread of different strains of influenza in laboratory models - including resistant strains of the virus, Australian top science instit...Published: 22 Feb 2013 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T: the futility of reinventing heroism
TALK to those involved in the mired draft constitution and they will tell you that the endless parleys between Zanu PF and the two MDC formations over the constitution amounted to a relationship betwe...Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 04:24hrs | 16 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Bird flu case reported in China
A 39-year-old man in a southern Chinese hospital is suffering from what appears to be a contagious strain of avian flu, state media reported Friday.The man -- identified by Xinhua as a bus dri...Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 22:33hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Zanu-PF salutes the just departed MDC-T Senator
Senior Zanu-PF stalwarts, MDC-T and traditional leaders yesterday saluted the late MDC-T Senator for Mabutweni, Gladys Gombami, who was buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery, the Newsday reports.Abo...Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thousands bid farewell to MDC Senator Gombami
Senator Gladys Dube Gombami, 48, the MDC-T Bulawayo Women's Assembly chairperson and Senator for Mabutweni was yesterday laid to rest at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo where over 7 000 mourners gather...Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 10:22hrs | | by MDC-T
Postmortem shows MDC senator died of bird flu
Gladys Gombami-Dube the mainstream MDC senator for Mabutweni died of bird flu, a family spokesperson told journalists at her house in Mpopoma high density suburb on Wednesday.Family spokespers...Published: 30 Dec 2011 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reported
Zimbabwe bans poultry imports from South Africa
GOVERNMENT has banned, with immediate effect, all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa following an outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N2) in ostriches at five commercial farms in th...Published: 15 Apr 2011 at 09:12hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
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