admin‘Father of hybrid rice’ mourned across the world
CHICAGO. – With the passing of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, “China and the world have lost one of the greatest agricultural scientists on our planet, and I have lost a great friend”, Kenneth Quinn, president emeritus of the World Food Prize Foundation, has said.
Bafana coach explains omissions
JOHANNESBURG. — Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has shed light on the reason behind his omission of the likes of captain Thulani Hlatshwayo and experienced goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.
SA state finances improved substantially, says S&P, Fitch
Both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch decided not to cut their rating of South Africa deeper into “junk” on Friday, with the latter noting that South Africa’s state finances have “improved substantially”, despite continued “substantial risks to debt stabilisation”.
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Vendors count lockdown losses
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent EIGHTY-year-old Mrs Rachael Sibanda from Gwanda has been a vendor in the town’s centre for the past 11 years. The income she has been earning helped…
OAU is the path to continental unity
Today May 25, is Africa Day. It is the day the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in 1963. It was the most concrete and important step African independent states ever took towards continental unity.
Golden future for Padenga?
Padenga’s FY2020 numbers certainly appear to point to the group’s positive yields from its decision to diversify into gold production.
WHO calls for strengthening public health capacities
The Director of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called upon all countries to strengthen all their public health capacities to prepare for the possibility of vaccine evading variants.
Spurned teacher fined over offensive messages
A MALE teacher at Chiroti Secondary School in Hurungwe district was last Friday fined $15 000 by Chinhoyi Magistrate for sending sexually offensive text messages to her married boss’ cellphone.
Mupfumira appeals against warrant of arrest
Former minister Prisca Mupfumira has appealed to the High Court over the warrant of arrest issued last week by a Harare magistrate when she failed to turn up for her trial on corruption-related charges as she was in South Africa on official Parliament business, having been given her passport back by the courts for the trip.
Wijnaldum gutted at leaving Liverpool
LIVERPOOL. — Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum has made it clear he’s gutted to be leaving theclub, and wishes he was staying.