Rooney’s plea
LONDON. — Wayne Rooney wants to open talks about a new Manchester United contract this summer after telling friends he has no desire to leave Old Trafford for Paris St Germain.Nadal relaxed
MONTE CARLO. — Relaxed and rested after a break following his successful return to the ATP Tour, Rafa Nadal said he no longer felt burdened by expectation and pressure heading into the European claycourt tennis season.Juve edge closer
ROME. — An Arturo Vidal double moved Juventus closer to retaining the Italian Serie A soccer title with a 2-0 win at Lazio on Monday night.The Chilean slotted home from the penalty spot in the eighth minute, his first league goal since November, when he scored in a 6-1 win against Pescara.
US$350m solar plant on cards
Business Reporter
EUROPEAN firm Green Solar Europa, in partnership with a local company, Intratrek Zimbabwe, are planning to build a 100-megawatt solar power plant at a cost of US$350 million, a project proposal seen by The Herald Business shows. The proposed photovoltaic power
Fertiliser plant spreads wings to Bindura
ORGANIC fertiliser manufacturer Nico Orgo plans to open a fertiliser manufacturing plant in Bindura to cater for farmers in Mashonaland Central Province and the surrounding farming areas. The company has one manufacturing plant in Chitungwiza with a capacity to produce
Rescue plan for David Whitehead
Business ReporterA LOCAL advisory company, Aurifin Capital, has come up with a rescue plan for David Whitehead Limited to save the former textile giant from liquidation.
David Whitehead provisional judicial manager Mr Winseley Militala has
Low investor sentiment clouds Germany
FRANKFURT. — The recovery prospects for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, took a knock yesterday when data showed that investor sentiment falling more than expected this month. The widely watched investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economicEurozone inflation eases to 2pc
BRUSSELS. — Inflation across the 17-state eurozone eased further in March to 1,7 percent, comfortably below the European Central Bank’s target of near-but-below two percent, official data showed yesterday. Bailed-out Greece entered deflationary territory withEU votes to cap bankers’ bonuses
STRASBOURG. — EU lawmakers voted yesterday on hugely controversial legislation to cap bankers’ bonuses, raise banks’ capital requirements and introduce reforms designed to boost lending to small businesses. The vote was expected to passUNWTO preparatory work on course
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Council for Tourism says it is satisfied with preparatory work going on in Victoria Falls ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation congress to be hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia in August this year. ZCT president Mr Glenn Stutchbury said the


