2021/22 agric season promising: Masuka

Samuel Kadungure Senior Reporter CLIMATE forecasts have shown that the 2021/22 agricultural season will be better than last season. Experts have emphasised on the need to support research, training and…

Dhoni to mentor India T20 World Cup squad

Mumbai. — INDIA on Wednesday called in national legend MS Dhoni to act as team mentor for the Twenty20 World Cup starting next month. The 40-year-old, who retired from international…

Brics leaders back science in tracing pandemic origins

The leaders of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) emphasised the importance of using science-based methods to figure out the origins of coronavirus, according to the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 13th BRICS summit yesterday.

Osaka in, Serena out

California. — SERENA Williams, who sat out the US Open due to a torn hamstring, was not on the entry list released on Wednesday for next month’s BNP Paribas Open…

Special passport for Expo 2020 Dubai launched

A special passport for Expo 2020 Dubai was launched yesterday to help visitors ‘travel’ around the world and explore over 200 participating pavilions. “Visitors will be able to ‘travel’ around…

Come back too late: Bolt

  EIGHT-TIME Olympic champion Usain Bolt says it is “too late” for a comeback but admits he has “got that itch” for a dramatic return to the sport. The Jamaican,…

‘Sekuru’ Robertson planted unique breed of crop experts

Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor The scientific community was extremely saddened to hear about the death of eminent biologist and crop expert — Dr Alexander Ian Robertson in…

Sasria needs R11,3bn for unrest claims

JOHANNESBURG. – The SA Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria) says it needs a capital injection by the state of R11,3 billion if the value of claims submitted in the wake…

Send Covid-19 jabs to Africa, rich states urged

Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global Covid-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scientific evidence does not back, the African Union’s (AU) top health official said yesterday.

Stevie Wonder to headline Global Citizen Live in Los Angeles

Stevie Wonder will headline Global Citizen Live’s star-studded 24-hour event in Los Angeles this month to help raise money and awareness around poverty, climate change and the need for more access to Covid-19 vaccine doses worldwide.

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