Irrigation under funded

Agriculture Reporter
Zimbabwe lacks adequate funding for irrigation development and has resorted to other countries for help.

ZAS introduces CCT cameras

Agriculture Reporter
Zimbabwe Agricultural Society will this year introduce closed circuit television cameras for maximum security following the disappearance of a child at last year’s Harare Agricultural Show.

Restaurant owner dies of heart attack after meeting Obama

THE 70-year-old owner of a restaurant in the US State of Ohio died shortly after President Barack Obama stopped at her place for breakfast, apparently of a heart attack, the Beacon Journal has reported.

Three tonnes marijuana, US$2,4m recovered

The arrest of 20 suspected members of the deadly Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel in Arizona has turned over three tons of marijuana, 14kg of Methamphetamine drugs and US$2,4 million in cash.

Driver fined £60 for admiring pretty girl

IT is a temptation to which most male motorists have surely succumbed.

Sextuplets named after mum’s favourite car brands

THAI woman who delivered six children this May has named them after her favourite car brands — Audi, Fortune (Toyota Fortuner), Porsche, Mini, Volkswagen and Fiat, the Bangkok Post reported.

Pupil re-sits A-level maths 29 times

A struggling teenager was allowed to take his maths A-level papers a staggering 29 times until he passed, it emerged recently.

Annan arrives in Damascus for talks with President Bashar al-Assad

DAMASCUS — UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Syrian capital Damascus yesterday to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad apparently regarding his faltering peace plan.

Israel to install advanced missiles on new vessels

JERUSALEM — The Israeli navy plans to install an advanced, short and long-range missile system on the new vessels due to be purchased next year, local media reported yesterday.

Libyans celebrate first free national election in 60 years

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI — Libyans are celebrating their first free national election in 60 years after defying violence to turn out for a poll widely seen as drawing a line under Muammar Gaddafi’s dictatorship.

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