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When dark babies are not good enough! Thank you Andile: what an article!
It is a pity such articles never attract attention they deserve. Your article Andile was a good read and spot on. I do not need to seek far, why our African communities do not see the need to read it....Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:28hrs | 1343 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe satellite launch 'defies all the odds'
Zimbabwe sent its first satellite into orbit on Monday, part of the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Project-5 (BIRDS-5) sponsored by Japan.The small satellite, which Zimbabwe hopes will help i...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zuma' crashes
Washington - A military satellite launched by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies appears to have crashed into the sea following a malfunction in the latter stages of its ascent, representing...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 14:26hrs | | by Bloomberg
Racism is behind outlandish theories about Africa's ancient architecture
Some of the most impressive buildings and cities ever made by humans can be found in Africa: the ruined city of Great Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe in South Africa, Kenya's Gedi Ruins and Meroe in Sudan. Perha...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 08:23hrs | | by Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand
People only die from what's meant to kill them
'Something must kill a man!' As heartwarming and pleasant as that phrase sounds, it's a nagging reminder that neither of us will be lucky to get out of Earth alive! Well, of course, except the Astrona...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 12:24hrs | | by Nimi Princewill
Zanu-PF and its minions cannot stop the world from advancing
Zimbabwe government is living in a time warp thinking it can control technology and net citizens!Social media campaigns have become the order of day in Zimbabwe politics. Politicians who are s...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 09:35hrs | 2 | by Chrispen Dhliwayo
DStv launches new channels
Television is continuing to grow and that is a fact. But it is an understatement that nothing exciting happening. We have also realised that we should stop the blame syndrome and rather offer solution...Published: 05 Apr 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Tafadzwa Zimoyo
Land Rover Media Release: Range Rover Helps Unveil New Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo at Global Reveal and Naming Ceremony
Pretoria, 26 February 2016 - Land Rover today helped Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson unveil Virgin Galactic's new SpaceShipTwo at a special reveal and naming ceremony at their Mojave Air and ...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 13:32hrs | 7 | by Angecies
Feeling sorry for the poor haters, Cdes?
CABINET FILES AND CZ's NOTEBOOKDear Cabinet andPolitburo membersCOMRADES, I know there are people out there who hate with passion and lie fluently, but the British steal the show. ...Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 09:25hrs | | by CZ
Russia successfully launches new Soyuz rocket
Moscow - Russia successfully launched an upgraded version of its Soviet-design Soyuz rocket on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said, giving a boost to the country's troubled space programme.The...Published: 29 Dec 2013 at 06:21hrs | 4 | by Reuters
China successfully launches fifth manned spacecraft
JIUQUAN - China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft late Tuesday afternoon, sending three astronauts on the country's longest space trip.With 10 astronauts and six spacecraft lau...Published: 11 Jun 2013 at 15:03hrs | 3 | by Tech Reporter
Nasa has given final approval to first asteroid mission
Washington - The US space agency Nasa has given final approval to the first US mission to fly a spacecraft to an astroid and bring samples of it back to Earth.The mission aims to send the spac...Published: 18 May 2013 at 08:51hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Tuku, DJ Tira, Shabalala Rythms collaboration nominated for SAMA
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's song with Shabalala Rythms and Dj Tira has been nominated for a South African Music Award, Three Men On A Boat reports....Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Russian, U.S. astronauts selected for year-long space mission
Russian federal space agency Roscosmos and the US National Aeronautics and Space Agency NASA have picked up crew members for the future year-long mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Rosc...Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
First man on the moon, Neil Armstrong dies at 82
...Published: 25 Aug 2012 at 19:07hrs | | by Reuters
Chinese astronauts enter space orbiter for first time
Three Chinese astronauts floated into the cabin of an orbiting module Monday afternoon, becoming the first group of Chinese to enter an orbiter in space.Jing Haipeng, followed by Liu Wang and ...Published: 18 Jun 2012 at 21:44hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Obama's new space clothes: Photos
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China accomplish its first space docking procedure, 'Shenzhou-8'
Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface.Nearly two days after it was l...Published: 02 Nov 2011 at 20:30hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Jubilation as Chile mine rescue ends
Chile's president has said his country will never be the same again after the extraordinary rescue of the 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days.Sebastian Pinera said he thought Chile ...Published: 14 Oct 2010 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by BBC
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