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Jon Cohen While the world is transfixed by the high-stakes race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies that could provide…
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- August 6, 2020
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Bulawayo firm introduces ICT fuel management system
Business Reporter A BULAWAYO fuel solutions company, Garage and Forecourt (Pvt) Ltd, has introduced an information communication technology (ICT)-based fuel storage calibration machine that will see firms migrating from manual…
Meet the Indonesian student on Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine team
Rizki Fachriansyah When Indra Rudiansyah first arrived at the University of Oxford in 2018 to pursue a doctorate in clinical medicine, he never thought he would be working on the…
NIH launches clinical trials for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment
By Sara G. Miller The National Institutes of Health announced the start of two clinical trials for a potential coronavirus treatment called monoclonal antibodies. Two treatments — remdesivir and dexamethasone…
Sadc seeks lasting peace for DRC
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa, who chairs the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, yesterday led the regional bloc in coming up with a peace deal that is expected to bring stability to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Law on anti-Zim lobbying, hate speech on cards
Political parties should be placed under a uniform code of conduct, hate speech should be banned and campaigning against Zimbabwe criminalised, the Cabinet Committee on National Peace and Reconciliation has recommended.
President to inspect roadworks
Progress on the dualisation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway by local contractors comes under spotlight tomorrow as President Mnangagwa inspects work.
Editorial Comment: Small-bid forex auctions fill vital gap
The expansion of the foreign exchange auction system to small and medium businesses eliminates what was seen as a major flaw, that only big bidders could buy foreign currency directly…
Zimra collects $20,1bn in Q2 to surpass target
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s net revenue collection for the second quarter of 2020 surged 542 percent to $20,11 billion from the $3,13 billion recorded during the same quarter in the prior year.
Twenty five years ago, the romance almost died in an immigration office
Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor THE Indomitable Lions of Cameroon! For the globe, they represent the first generation of African football stars to come of age, at the World Cup…