Update on winter wheat diseases
Wheat streak mosaic is a disease caused by a virus that is carried and transmitted (vectored) by the wheat curlmite, Aceria tosichella.
Immigration rules should enhance travel, not hamper it
South Africa’s immigration laws should enhance rather than hamper travel and tourism facilitation, says the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA).
Heartbreak for Murray
DEFENDING champion Andy Murray has been beaten 6-1 7-6 6-2 by Bulgarian 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Take a stand on diving – Mourinho
JOSE Mourinho says Arjen Robben sometimes tries to “get an advantage” and has called for video technology to be introduced to help referees.
Mutare hulk shifts focus to Musclemania
AFTER an impressive show in last weekend’s Mr Iron Man contest in Kadoma, Mutare’s Body Focus Gym bodybuilder, Brighton Mazikana is now preparing for the annual Musclemania competition.
Sables in must-win match
Ngoni Dapira ZIMBABWE’s senior rugby side, the Sables, will on Sunday face-off a tough Kenya side in a must-win encounter for them to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup…
More lows than highs for Africa in Brazil
One step forward, many steps backwards for Africa. Sadly, that is how the continent’s 2014 World Cup campaign will be viewed by many.
USA could bid to host World Cup
THE United States’ “unprecedented” and “staggering” appetite for football could see them bid to host the 2026 World Cup, according to Fifa bosses.
EU bails out dysfunctional irrigation schemes
MORE than 100 dysfunctional irrigation schemes in Manicaland have applied for funding under the recently launched Food and Agriculture Organisation Smallholder Irrigation Support Programme (FAO-SIP).
Local authorities want tobacco contractors levied
LOCAL authorities in Manicaland are mulling levying tobacco contractors operating under their jurisdiction to enable them to effectively mitigate complex side-effects of the trade on their road networks and forests.

