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Gender Forum with Ruth Butaumocho
Southern Africa broke into wild celebrations on Sunday when news that South African politician Dlamini Nkosazana-Zuma had been elected the first female chairperson of the hotly contested African Union
Why Africa can’t afford to sleep
Prof Mugunda wa Ngidi
BEING the custodians of vast untapped African natural resources ranging from minerals such as gold to diamonds and uranium, African leaders can befriend the United States of America at their own
Beijing eyes deeper Sino-Africa linkages
CAPE TOWN — South African researchers said China is looking at Africa in a new way and pondering how it can help ameliorate economic headwinds with its African partners at a conference in Beijing.
The Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation, which opened in the Chinese
Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria
UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China yesterday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad if he does not end the use of heavy weapons.Clashes in Damascus intensify
DAMASCUS — The clashes in and around Syria’s capital Damascus intensified on Wednesday, a day after the Syrian opposition managed to stage a blast that killed top Syrian officials. The thundering sound of gunshots and mortar shells echoed in several neighbourhoods overnight and throughout yesterday amidEditorial Comment: Biti’s Mid-Term Policy Statement a big yawn
As was largely expected, the Mid-Term Policy Statement presented by Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Wednesday was a damp squib: nothing for civil servants, nothing for agriculture, but instead
Wheat producers say electricity tariffs too high
Senior Agriculture Reporter
WHEAT producers have expressed concern over high electricity tariffs Zesa is charging for irrigating a hectare of the crop. Most farmers fork out between US$700 and US$800 to irrigate a hectare of wheat.
Zanu-PF holds field days
Herald ReporterZANU-PF has started holding field days in the country’s 10 provinces as part of efforts to promote the land reform programme. The programme, which will see champion farmers rewarded with farming inputs
Farmers benefit from garden project
Agriculture ReporterSome Guruve farmers have benefited from the low input garden project being sponsored by Environment Africa. The Marimuvhu Nutritional garden project relies on the production of vegetables and fruit trees
Growers give up on cotton prices
Agriculture ReporterCotton growers have given up lobbying for higher offers and have started selling their crop at low prices being offered by buyers. Government that recently said cotton was now a controlled product is yet to