ZIMBABWE'S 72 year old President Robert Mugabe is to marry his former secretary, Grace Marufu (38), next month.
Mugabe, whose personal life is kept very private, told the Sunday Mail in May that he was planning to take "necessary steps with respect to marriage".
Michael Jackson, not seen in public for some time, is in Brunei to perform exclusively for the sultanate's billionaire ruler and people. He emerged yesterday to rehearse his show, part of a huge celebration for the 50th birthday of Brunei's Sultan Sir Hassanal Bolkiah, a big Jackson fan and one of the world's richest men.
Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan has made so much money from the films about the Australian hero that he no longer has to work.
Hogan, who is starring in a new film, Flipper, about a dolphin, said in Woman's Realm magazine he did not make a big deal about his wealth.
He said: "I don't like to push it down people's throats. I know I am overpaid for what I do."
Over 27,000 people turned out to see the first Doctor Music Festival in the Spanish mountain village of La Guingueta d'Aneu. Taking part were David Bowie, Lou Reed and Patti Smith, as well as Suede, Echobelly and Brazilian rock group, Sepultura.