Two nights ago I made a salad for dinner entirely out of fresh produce from my garden. Gardening has become a new hobby, and this season's crop includes some amazing wild rocket, as well as capsicum, cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and basil.

WESTERN calls for radical intervention in Zimbabwe rose dramatically over the weekend as the United Nations warned that the number of cholera cases in the region could reach 60,000 and the death toll rise to 3000.

1 A pistol and epee are part of which athletics event? 2 Who (pictured) is the captain of the New Zealand cricket team?

Rwanda is seeking to leave behind the bitterness brought about by the genocide of 1994, writes Russell Skelton.

Robert Mugabe may be facing the biggest threat to his rule for 28 years, writes John Paterson.