Africa Posts

Lack Of Science Capacity Threatens Africa`s Development

By Lazarus Sauti , 19 , Nov 2013


By Lazarus Sauti Chris Whitty, chief scientific adviser and director of research at the UK Department for International Development believes science for Africa is critical for Africa – and for .. Read More →

Diamond Reference Book Published

By Lazarus Sauti , 19 , Nov 2013


By Lazarus Sauti The book, ‘Diamond: Nature and Man’s Treasure’ by Tamuka Magwenzi is a diamond reference book which orients readers of all ages to diamonds. Magwenzi said diamonds are .. Read More →

African Countries To Work Towards Improving Livestock Data

By Lazarus Sauti , 19 , Nov 2013


By Lazarus Sauti Countries within and across the great African continent still suffer from a lack of good quality data on livestock that could be used to measure and improve .. Read More →

France Can Still Qualify: Giround

By Islam Sabulino , 19 , Nov 2013


By Islam Sabulino France international Olivier Giroud says his team are ready to die to overturn a 2-0 deficit succumbed against Ukraine in Kiev on Friday and qualify for the .. Read More →

Sables Cruise Over Kenya

By Correspondent , 19 , Nov 2013


By Sports Correspondent Kudzai Makanyanga Zimbabwe Rugby's national team, affectionately known as the Sables, beat Kenya 29-14 with an impressive performance in Windhoek last week on Wednesday night. After falling .. Read More →

Female Football President Of Burundi Replaced

By Correspondent , 19 , Nov 2013


Bujumbura (Burundi) (AFP) - Burundi's football association has elected a new president replacing Lydia Nsekera, one of the few women to have headed a national federation, officials said Monday. Nsekera, .. Read More →

Traditional Knowledge Can Enable Precision Farming

By Lazarus Sauti , 19 , Nov 2013


By Lazarus Sauti Margaret Oliver, a visiting fellow at the University of Reading’s Soil Research Centre in the United Kingdom believes local farming knowledge can be used instead of expensive .. Read More →

Africa To Embrace IK To Improve Agriculture

By Correspondent , 19 , Nov 2013


By Lazarus Sauti Indigenous Knowledge is the local knowledge – knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. It is the basis for local-level decision making in agriculture, .. Read More →

Mandela Unable To Speak: Uses Facial Expressions

By Correspondent , 19 , Nov 2013


By Nomore Chinoda and Freeman Makopa Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela is now unable to speak instead uses facial gestures to communicate, it has emerged. His former wife Winnie .. Read More →