Rooney excited for ‘great moment’ in England farewell

United Kingdom — Wayne Rooney says he is honoured to make a final appearance for England and happy for manager Gareth Southgate to decide his playing time Thursday against the…

Westwood to retain girlfriend as caddie after win

Cape Town — It seems like Lee Westwood will be splitting from long-time caddie Billy Foster after all, with girlfriend Helen Storey set to retain the role following their success…

Qatar considering Iran offer to host World Cup teams

Paris — Qatar is considering an offer from Iran to host teams during the 2022 World Cup, but no decision has been taken yet, the head of the organising committee…

Germany soccer stars go back to school in charm offensive

Leipzig — Germany’s football stars went back to school yesterday as part of another charm offensive aimed at repairing the damage from their World Cup debacle last summer. Ahead of…

Vatican orders US bishops to delay sex abuse reforms

The Vatican has told the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to delay a vote, set to take place at their annual meeting, on measures to halt sexual abuse by priests.…

Comic book genius Lee, creator of Spider-Man, dies

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the…

Man inherits R78m, neighbours ‘try’ to defraud him

Three people, who allegedly planned to defraud a man of the R78m he inherited from his elderly German employer, have been arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit.…

German bank caught in DRC colonial land dispute

A German state-owned bank has found itself at the centre of a battle in the Democratic Republic of Congo over agricultural land dating back to the Belgian colonial period, AFP…

No going back on austerity measures: ED

President Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will undergo a “painful” reform process to achieve transformation and modernisation of the economy. Government is already implementing austerity measures and in an article published in the influential British publication, the Financial Times yesterday, President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe would not back down from taking tough decisions.

Cabinet approves $5,3bn projects

Cabinet has approved the implementation 11 investment projects worth $5,3 billion, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. Briefing the media after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Minister Mutsvangwa said work on the projects — which cut across various economic sectors — should begin immediately.

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