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Muza bullet header rocks Bosso

Chicken Inn went into the halftime break with a crucial lead in the Bulawayo Derby at Barbourfields Stadium, courtesy of a powerful header from Brian Muza. The forward rose highest in the 26th minute, converting a precise Michael Charamba …

Published: 24 Nov 2025 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bosso relegation looms, Kaindu was better

Highlanders 1-1 Manica DiamondsHighlanders' hopes of surviving relegation suffered a major blow yesterday after they surrendered a first-half lead to draw 1-1 with Manica Diamonds in a tense Castle Lager Premiership clash at Barbourfields …

Published: 09 Nov 2025 at 08:52hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter

LIVE COMMENTARY - Highlanders FC vs Dynamos FC

Highlanders&nbsp;(Mlotshwa 17')&nbsp;1&nbsp; - 1 (Kasondo 37') DynamosZBC soccer commentators must show Zimbabwe some respect, especially Dave Simba is not a pr

Published: 19 Oct 2025 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Rescue Bosso from cartels, secure legacy

The 1926 club, the oldest such institution still in the PSL, is the strongest such brand that must be protected with everything the ecosystem can hold, and any attempts, subtle or otherwise, to compromise it, must be defended with vigour, …

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:11hrs | | by Chizuzu Hope

Explosive testimony at ex-Highlanders CEO's fraud trial

The fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Brian Busani Moyo, began this week with dramatic revelations after his alleged acco

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 12:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

The criticism of the Bosso supporters boycott by Jaravaza is myopic

The recent discourse surrounding the Highlanders Football Club supporters' boycott of games has engendered a cacophony of opinions, yet none are as misguided as the assertion that this boycott is orchestrated by "a shadowy group of self-se…

Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 14:41hrs | | by Ezra Tshisa

Generation Z-led initiatives transform Highlanders

In today's rapidly changing world, the importance of youth leadership and the renewal of ideas cannot be overstated, particularly in the realm of sports organisations like Highlanders Football Club.The beauty of embracing fresh perspective…

Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 14:54hrs | | by Tinashe Rufu

Sounds of Soweto : A tale no of Highlanders anthems

Founded in 1926 Highlanders FC is the oldest and most supported Football club in Zimbabwe. To the Highlanders faithful the team is a way of life, a social movement and a source of pride and Joy. Today I'm going to go deeper into the popula…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 11:02hrs | | by Van Vodloza

Bosso hope to end jinx

Madinda Ndlovu, the assistant coach of Highlanders, regards their Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final match against Caps United at Barbourfields Stadium as a crucia

Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bosso, Dembare facing severe consequences

Highlanders and Dynamos are facing severe consequences from the Premier Soccer League (PSL) due to the recent fan violence that led to the abandonment of their

Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Highlanders versus Dynamos: The anatomy of violence

Once again â€” and not for the last time â€” a Highlanders versus Dynamos football match ended in violence with the usual accusations and counter accusations of referee bias and oppression being the order of the day.Highlanders' fans are c…

Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 20:33hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi

Zanu-PF's incapacity suffocating Zimbabwe

THE country's economic health has remained precarious under Zanu-PF's misrule for more than four decades.For years, the situation has been worsened by disputed elections.In 2023, Zimbabwe cannot afford another disputed election.Youths shou…

Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 05:49hrs | | by Mai Ruru

Bosso fined US%,000 for hooliganism

HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos have been slapped with fines following violent conduct by their supporters, which caused abandonment of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash at Barbourfields Stadium on May 15.Highlanders were handed a US$…

Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hands off Highlanders, let the club flourish

THE country's oldest clubs, Highlanders and Dynamos have secured the biggest ever sponsorship deals in local football after they signed multimillion-dollar contracts with energy dealer, Sakunda Holdings. The two Premier Soccer League giant…

Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:21hrs | | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda

Kembo Mohadi charity game: A gamble for political populism

The KEMBO MOHADI CHARITY GAME that is set for today between HIGHLANDERS and CAPS UNITED at BARBOURFIELDS STADIUM kwaBulawayo is a gamble that is done for nothing other than political populism. Such gamble mechanisms are known to be ingrain…

Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 15:37hrs | | by Nyoni Chrispen & Fuyane Ndabezinhle

Bosso board, executive, technical team and players a bunch of mercenaries

Good morning Mthwakazi Omuhle Lina ondlela zimhlophe according to my watch it is 02:53 am and the happenings at Highlanders have forced me to pick a pen and paper and write this article.My heart bleeds when I see such a once might institut…

Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 10:31hrs | | by Mqondisi Moyo

Highlanders FC in a period of slow death

HIGHLANDERS are in crisis and even the club's diehard fans painfully admit that Bosso have entered a period of slow death.Although supporters' dissatisfaction over the effectiveness or lack thereof of various coaches and players is a seaso…

Published: 29 Aug 2017 at 05:21hrs | | by Dingilizwe Ntuli

Former players donate kit to Highlanders Rugby FC

FORMER players have donated new playing kit to Highlanders Rugby Football Club for use in the Intercity League.Highlanders Rugby Football Club chairman Themba P

Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Highlanders - Zifa outcome unfair, but?

To be honest, (WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR FAVOUR) the PSL decision taken against Bosso is very harsh. It is not proportionate with wIth the crime alleged to have been committed by Bosso supporters. It would have been fair, reasonable and just if…

Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 18:25hrs | | by Njabulo,

How do missiles enter stadia?

THE verdict is out and Highlanders have been fined for causing the stoppage of their match against bitter rivals, Dynamos, at Barbourfields Stadium on May 14.The match abandoned in the 42nd minute has been awarded to DeMbare on a 3-0 score…

Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu

Bosso, Majaivana and other taboos

A number of political philosophers and sociologists of the Global South have noted how sport and religion were used by colonialists to divert the minds and energies of natives from politics.Of religion Karl Marx wrote in 1843 that "religio…

Published: 30 May 2017 at 08:24hrs | | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena writes from South Africa

Kusosa, the name that terrifies Bosso fans

"ANY trouble with a Highlanders fan? Tell him don't talk to me, talk to my KUSOSA!" And if you want to send Highlanders fans nuts? Simply change your surname to Kusosa! It might work.If there's anything that will forever terrify a certain …

Published: 21 May 2017 at 15:17hrs | | by Noel Munzabwa

Capitalise on 'Asifuni Bumbulu' campaign

"A tree that does not give shade when the sun is hot cannot give shade when it rains." So goes the saying .That has been a case in point that has been proven by multitudes of arguably the biggest and highly supported football club Highland…

Published: 20 May 2017 at 09:55hrs | | by Nkosini Tshuma

Tribal and regional schism finds expression during Bosso, Dembare matches

Once again - and not for the last time - a Highlanders versus Dynamos football match ended in violence with the usual accusations and counter accusations of referee bias and oppression being the order of the day.Highlanders' fans are convi…

Published: 18 May 2017 at 06:56hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi

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Published: 17 May 2017 at 08:45hrs | | by Vusumuzi Gumbo

#Asifunibumbulu - we don't want any nonsense

The Etymology of the Term "Ubumbulu"This is one of the most creative and original axioms currently trending among Ndebele speakers of Mthwakazi after last Sunday's abandoned soccer match between Highlanders and Dynamos Football Clubs. To b…

Published: 17 May 2017 at 08:34hrs | | by George M Mkhwanazi

Bosso violence being can't just erupt without cause

Tuku sang wongorora chaita musoro uteme, ugotsvagisisa chaita musana ubande...(treat what caused the headache not just the headache).Ladies and gentlemen, let's get sober from emotional intoxication. Maybe in our analysis you want us to st…

Published: 16 May 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Noel Munzabwa Senior

No to hooliganism and NXA to pathetic officiating

So much has been said about events that happened at BF yesterday. Hooliganism is wrong and so is selective application of the rules by match officials and in this case, Thomas Kusosa. That goal by Epoupa was offside. Have sought an interpr…

Published: 16 May 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Ricky Zililo

PICTURES: Bosso is just unprofessional

Highlanders Football Club is just unprofessional.Its as if the guy was signing up for kitchen work. Just analyse  the pic its so unprofessional.

Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 08:38hrs | | by Bosso fan

Up close with Blessing Gumiso

FOR someone who experienced a severe culture shock when he joined Highlanders back in 1998, Blessing Gumiso has fallen so much in love with Bulawayo that he decided to return and settle in the city after hanging his boots.The Mutare-born a…

Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Sakhelene Nxumalo

Highlanders represents our Ndebele Kingdom

JOHANNESBURG - The most precious thing the Mthwakazi descendants possess; Highlanders FC, represents the soon to re-emerge Ndebele Kingdom, thousands of followe

Published: 14 Oct 2016 at 05:46hrs | | by Vusmann

Bosso celebrations continues

JOHANNESBURG - Glorious Bulawayo giants; Highlanders FC will again be the centre of attraction in a hugely anticipated event set to be held here in Johannesburg

Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 05:44hrs | | by Vusmann

Bosso's reaction to Placardgate duplicitous, unacceptable, irresponsible

On Friday Zimeye.com published further reactions from Bosso CEO, Ndumiso Gumede , this, after comments Gumede had allegedly given The Herald on Thursday following The Herald's first edition of the â€˜story' they had earlier run on, on Tues…

Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 13:50hrs | | by Xoxani Ngxoxo

Is Bosso the Black Mambazo of football?

Joseph Shabalala discovered an isicathamiya group, The Highlanders, led by his hero Galiyane Hlatshwayo. Hlatshwayo was the man who encouraged Joseph to use his voice powerfully. Joseph formed his own group the same year, Ezimnyama ("The B…

Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 12:06hrs | | by Question

Tshinga Dube fumes: Don't fan imaginary tribalism

I HAVE always been a football fanatic.The supporters of soccer teams are the same the world over.That is why even in very old and developed countries, we sometimes experience the bitter fracas between rival supporters.We can name some inci…

Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 08:09hrs | | by Hon. Col (Rtd) T.J. Dube, MP

The Herald, Kangura, and Radio Mille Collines' and incitement to genocide

Yesterday I wrote an article denouncing The Herald's incitement to genocide over the article the paper ran about an alleged tribalistic Bosso 'fan' yesterday.Today, as expected, The Herald has responded. But they would not respond to me di…

Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 09:18hrs | | by Xoxani Ngxoxo

The Herald and dangerous mobcraft of tribalism

If you had not seen it, here it is, The Herald's 'scoop' about uMthwakazi!: "NO PLACE FOR THIS IN OUR FOOTBALL â€¦ Shameless tribalist spoils Bosso party!" The formatting of the title 'story' is  exactly as per the online version of t…

Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 15:24hrs | | by Xoxani Ngxoxo

Now this is sickening and disgusting - 'No to Tribalism in football'

I tried hard to ignore this but something tells me we can't ignore this.This is part of what was happening on Sunday at Emagumeni Barboufields Stadium during a League match between Highlanders and Dynamos.Surely there is no place for this …

Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 12:17hrs | | by Ramsley Knight

Highlanders Football Club @ 90: The Ndebele royal connection

THIS year Highlanders Football Club, formerly Lions Club and later Matabeleland Football Club, turns 90 years old. The club was established in 1926 by Ndebele royal sons.It is envisaged that the celebrations will continue till the club att…

Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 05:40hrs | | by Pathisa Nyathi

Bosso's 'Elroy Akbay' in town

HIGHLANDERS FC new coach Elroy Akbay arrived in Bulawayo today and was quickly unveiled to the media.Dutchman Elroy Akbay Elroy Akbay was also taken to Barbourfields Stadium where the players where having a brief training session.  &n…

Published: 16 Feb 2016 at 14:02hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou

Open letter to Bosso leaders by Tshinga Dube

MOST of us supporters of Highlanders and patriots of Bulawayo are really disenchanted by what is taking place at Highlanders Football Club. Highlanders are the oldest team in the country and the source of some entertainment for the people …

Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 05:28hrs | | by Col (Rtd) Tshinga Dube

Bosso's Amini Soma Phiri doesn't inspire confidence

HIGHLANDERS are stuck between a rock and a hard place and there appears to be no immediate solution to their free fall in sight. Their new coach, Amini Soma Phiri, doesn't inspire confidence.Neither does his dressing. Clad in an oversized …

Published: 27 Sep 2015 at 09:48hrs | | by Langton Nyakwenda

Why Bosso lost against Chicken Inn

The connection between possession and success is obvious. Here I will give reasons why Highlanders had problems and lost the game.Defending is about decreasing the time, space and options an attacking player has to pass, dribble or shoot a…

Published: 02 Sep 2015 at 05:21hrs | | by Cosmas Zulu

Stop being cry babies Highlanders says Ezra Tshisa Sibanda

Dynamos vs Highlanders, the aftermath: There are few sporting contests that carry quite the same passion in Zimbabwe as a DeMbare v Bosso clash.Their meetings regularly captivate millions of fans, not only in Zimbabwe but across borders an…

Published: 04 Jul 2015 at 15:48hrs | | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda

Fire the incompetent phantom offside official - Bosso vs Dembare

IT is easily the biggest football fixture in Zimbabwe - an advert for our badly-battered national game to the outside world.Yesterday, Highlanders' meeting with Dynamos at Rufaro was watched across the African continent, thanks to SuperSpo…

Published: 29 Jun 2015 at 14:13hrs | | by Dingilizwe Ntuli

Bongani Mafu a David Moyes

By no stretch of imagination is former Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu an Alex Ferguson but the current coach Bongani Mafu surely is a David Moyes - not understood by some players, supporters and sections of the media.One thing for sure Ma…

Published: 24 May 2015 at 18:27hrs | | by Lenin Ndebele

Bosso loses invincibility at BF?

TO the huge Highlanders following Barbourfields was some kind of a battlefield where they came to cheer their warriors as they traditionally annihilated their opponents.BF has always been the arena that visiting teams approached with trepi…

Published: 17 May 2015 at 10:54hrs | | by Ngqwele Dube

The Bosso curse

ADMITTEDLY Highlanders Football Club is one of the most revered football institutions in the country and has arguably the second largest following after champions Dynamos.Bosso, as the club is affectionately known, is also the oldest footb…

Published: 22 Feb 2015 at 08:36hrs | | by Ngwele Dube

Highlanders FC lucky to have landed Mafu

RECENTLY Zifa technical director Takaendesa Jongwe appeared to have opened a Pandora's box when he "disclosed" that the Caf A coaching badge was the minimum qualification for those aspiring to sit on the bench as coaches in the forthcoming…

Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 10:46hrs | | by Phineas Mukwazo

Dear Highlanders 'Bosso' FC players and management

Dear Highlanders FC players,I am writing with regard to my absolute astonishment and disbelief as to the sheer magnitude of your complete lack of talent and failure to carry out the job for which you are paid to do. I am not aware of any s…

Published: 25 Nov 2014 at 12:18hrs | | by Very disillusioned Mantengwane

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