The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has commended government for presenting the Public Financial Management Bill No. 17 to Parliament, which it says will strengthen accountability, oversight, management and control of Public funds once enacted. Finance Minister Felix Mutati on Tuesday, presented to Parliament the Public Financial Management Bill No. 17 which is the first among a list of ...

Saudi Arabia has condemned the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, amid growing international criticism of the move. In a statement, the Gulf kingdom said President Donald Trump’s announcement was “unjustified and irresponsible”. But Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hailed it as “a historic day”. President Trump’s move reversed decades of US policy. The fate of Jerusalem is one ...

Australian football won a stay of execution from Fifa on Thursday over a governance crisis, with officials from the world body instead opting to mediate a final round of talks to end a bitter impasse. Football Federation Australia had been under threat of a takeover by Fifa after failing to pass requested reforms at its annual general meeting last week. ...

Philippe Coutinho’s hat-trick inspired Liverpool to score seven in their win over Spartak Moscow on Wednesday as they joined Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk and Porto in qualifying for the Champions League last 16. That quartet completed the line-up on the final night of group-stage action that was also notable for another Cristiano Ronaldo goals record in the competition. The Portuguese superstar ...

Up to 30 Democratic senators have called on US Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims. In statements released almost simultaneously on Wednesday, a group of Democratic lawmakers said the embattled Minnesota senator must step down. Mr Franken, a former Saturday Night Live comedian, has been accused of groping and sexually harassing seven women, including a US military ...