adminReaching for new heights
Munyaradzi Makoni Charles Dhewa loved to write about agriculture, especially soil and crops. In early 2000 he decided to turn his words into action by becoming a cattle and horticulture…
Li Na row
BEIJING. — Chinese official media and web users poured scorn on local government officials yesterday after they gave multi-millionaire tennis star Li Na an 800 000 yuan (US$132 000) reward…
Nintendo boss to slash his salary
TOKYO. — The head of Nintendo said yesterday he would slash his salary in half after announcing a 30 percent dive in nine-month profit on weak demand for its new…
Debunking historical lies about Africa
WHILE the revolutionary policies of the Zimbabwean Government are commendable in as far as transforming the lives of its citizenry, the country also needs to initiate a process of reclaiming…
Minister escapes an assassination attempt
Tripoli. — Libya’s interior minister escaped an assassination attempt unharmed yesterday in the country’s capital, a report from the official Libyan state news agency said.
Wenger’s injury woes
SOUTHAMPTON. — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has given a broad hint that he may yet seal a major transfer in the January window after all after claiming he may “have…
WMMI returns to original business model
WILLOWVALE Mazda Motor Industries (WMMI) will soon return to its original business model of assembling different types of cars in an effort to revive its waning fortunes, an official has…
Rand loses ground across the board
Johannesburg. — The rand lost ground across the board yesterday, giving up early-session gains in line with emerging-market currencies. “We are in for a wild ride as we await clarity…
Gold slips for third session
SINGAPORE. – Gold extended losses to a third session on Wednesday as investors turned jittery ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s statement on the outlook for its bond-buying stimulus. A…
Shelly-Anne targets indoors
KINGSTON. — World and Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, targeting her first athletics World Indoor Championships, opened her 2014 season with an unusual outdoor 60m on Saturday. Fraser-Pryce won the…