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Zambabwe Sables survive Uganda Cranes onslaught
Zimbabwe 22 - 20 UgandaZIMBABWE senior men's rugby team put up a brave show which saw them narrowly beating hosts Uganda 22-20 in a quarter final match of the Rugby Africa Cup played Saturday at M...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:07hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Nust students centre nears completion
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students' service centre is nearing completion with the structure set to be finished before year-end after the university roped in artisans fro...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nust receives $125m for construction works
GOVERNMENT has released $125 million to the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) for construction works, a development that will positively impact on the construction industry in Bulaw...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Construction to resume at NUST
CONSTRUCTION work at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) that had stalled for almost two decades is set to resume after Government allocated $1 billion to the institution of highe...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Construction at Nust to resume this year
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulawayo will this year commence construction work after Government reached an agreement with previous contractors to terminate their contra...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors drop in world rankings
The Warriors continue making headlines under new coach Zdravko Logarusic, albeit for the wrong reasons, after they dropped the most points in the latest Fifa/Coca-Cola world rankings released on Monda...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 thieving soldiers denied bail in Chiwenga case
THREE soldiers accused of stealing property worth $1,6 million from Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's Orchid Gardens farm in Domboshava have been denied bail by a Harare magistrate.Anesu M...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga loses US$1,6m property to security aides
TWO members of the Presidential Guard and their two alleged accomplices appeared in court yesterday charged with stealing property worth $1,6 million from Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's Dombosh...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's multi million donation stolen
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's water pumping machinery donation to Harare City Council's Warren Park Water Control Pumping Station worth ZWL$20.7m has been stolen, Business Times has established. ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Sables on a roll
Zimbabwe 32 - 26 UgandaIT'S all looking rosy for Zimbabwe as the Sables continued to edge closer to success after making it four out of four wins with a hard fought Victoria Cup rugby triump...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sables win again
Uganda 26 - 31 ZimbabweON-FIRE Zimbabwe Sables powered to their second victory when they held off a late comeback by hosts Uganda in a Victoria Cup rugby encounter at Kyadondo Sports Club in Kampa...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:11hrs | | by Staffg reporter
Stunning finish for Zimbabwe as New Zealand are crowned champions
It was the end of an intriguing world cup at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool where eight teams showcased their last and best performances of the world cup.It started with Zimbabwe's Gems t...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Africa's first litmus test
It was a David and Goliath scenario as the Proteas of South Africa collided with the She Cranes of Uganda at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool England for the netball world cup semifinals placement....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 09:40hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Zimbabwe's Gems thrash Northern Ireland
It was yet another thrilling encounter at the Liverpool arena in Liverpool England, where Zimbabwe 's netball team the "Gems" locked horns with Northern Ireland's "Warriors" in their group A third and...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:43hrs | 1 | by Daniel Itai
Warriors cleared by Caf
THE Confederation of African Football have said despite the red flags raised following the 2019 Afcon Group A game between Zimbabwe and the DRC, there is no suspicion of any corrupt acts in the game....Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Musona speaks out
KNOWLEDGE Musona is wearing a brave face despite a barrage of criticism against him following his shocking misses in Zimbabwe's 1-1 draw against Uganda in a Group A Africa Cup of Nations match at the ...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Musona disappointed
KNOWLEDGE Musona is putting on a brave face amid the tsunami of criticism with the Warriors' captain clearly disappointed by the outcome of their 2019 Afcon Group A clash against Uganda on Wednesday n...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chidzambwa unfazed by Warriors' result
It was supposed to be a must win for the Zimbabwe football national team the "Warriors," at the Cairo International stadium on Wednesday evening against Uganda the "Cranes," in their group stage champ...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 12:52hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Musona's nightmare
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona was the fall guy last night as he missed three gilt-edged chances - two of them rated Misses of the Tournament - in Zimbabwe's 1-1 draw with Uganda. The draw ...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in make-or break battle
PREDICTABLY, there has been some toxicity, which is part of our game's DNA, regrettably there has been a tsunami of negativity, which is part of its tortured soul and, refreshingly, there has been a r...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors to attack
The Warriors are planning to launch an attack of some demonic intensity when they take on the Cranes of Uganda in a must-win Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash in Cairo tomorrow evening.Zimba...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ugandan coach makes U-turn on Warriors
TWO months after insinuating Zimbabwe were the weakest team in Group A of the 2019 Afcon finals, Uganda's French coach Sebastein Desabre is singing a different tune ahead of his Cranes' showdown again...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musona takes blame
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona has accepted responsibility for Zimbabwe's defeat against Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) opener at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday as he remains...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspended, fined for failing to host Cosafa
Zimbabwe has been suspended from COSAFA and fined US$50 000 for failure to honour an agreement to host the 2019 COSAFA Cup.Zimbabwe failed to host this year's regional tournament set for May 2...Published: 01 May 2019 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai buried people with their belongings
WHEN we arrived in cyclone hit Chimanimani a week after the monstrous Idai, what we could only see at most places are stone boulders that had buried wholesome villages underneath and someone coming fr...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai: Of donations and the bane of sanctions
Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai from 14 to 17 March 2019, a crisis that plunged the nation into darkness. When the news reached President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was on a State visit to the United Ara...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Massive power outage hits southern Zimbabwe
A MASSIVE power outage lasting more than 50 hours hit southern Zimbabwe at the weekend after poorly maintained pylons near Chiredzi succumbed to heavy storms, cutting electricity trunk lines in the so...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge - Masvingo highway closed
THE highway between Beitbridge and Masvingo will be temporarily closed today to allow for repairs on the railway line following an accident likely to cost Beitbridge-Bulawayo Railway (BBR) millions of...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Derailed goods train still at crash site
The Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway Company (BBR) is still working on modalities to remove its crashed goods train and repair the damaged track at the rail-road crossing in the border town.It is D...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 11:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Councils have 40-year infrastructure gap'
LOCAL authorities have an infrastructure development gap of 40 years and require quick interventions to stimulate growth and improved service delivery, the Urban Councils' Association of Zimbabwe (UCA...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
30-tonne truck in freak accident
A HAULAGE truck transporting a 30-tonne Grain Marketing Board (GMB) consignment from Bulawayo to Binga failed to ascend a steep slope and rolled back before landing on its side, blocking the Binga - K...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
U.S. the biggest importer of endangered African wildlife trophies
The United States remains the biggest importer of trophy-hunted endangered animals in the world in spite of Donald Trump's recent public comments overturning a decision by the US Departmen...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 09:02hrs | 13 | by Adam Cruise
Bona Mugabe's builders downed tools after Mugabe 'coup'
Robert Mugabe's daughter hired Chinese builders to construct a new home for herself on state land earmarked for a school.Bona Mugabe, 27, the former Zimbabwean leader's eldest child, was plann...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 13:16hrs | | by Staf reporter
Mugabe mansion on school land
Mystery as ex-president's daughter builds house on state property earmarked for education centreRobert Mugabe's eldest daughter hired Chinese builders to build an opulent home on state-owned l...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 11:24hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft
Signs of a collapsed economy vivid in Zimbabwe, says Nkosana Moyo
The 2018 presidential aspirant Dr Nkosana Moyo has said the signs of a collapsed economic situation in Zimbabwe are so vividly that people have to wish for a better government to save their lives....Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chiyangwa loses legal battle
BUSINESS Tycoon Dr Philip Chiyangwa has lost the legal battle against the auctioning of his company's industrial machinery attached over a debt of nearly $300 000 in unpaid water bills to the Bulawayo...Published: 27 May 2017 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
$15m 'siphoned' from Freda Rebecca
More than US$15 million could have been siphoned from gold miner Freda Rebecca (formerly Mwana Africa) through a series of underhand dealings by its new owners, insiders have alleged. Freda Re...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 13:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's property auctioned over unpaid rates
FLAMBOYANT business Philip Chiyangwa has taken Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and the Sheriff to court challenging the auctioning of his company's industrial machinery which was attached over a debt of n...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Philip Chiyangwa fumes, $300 000 equipment acutioned for $4800
Businessman Philip Chiyangwa is a bitter man after his industrial machinery in Bulawayo which was attached over a debt of nearly $300 000 in unpaid water bills was auctioned for a mere $48...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Windfall for Warriors, players could get more than $100 000 each
ZIMBABWE'S Warriors could pocket more than $100 000 each - about $32 000 more than what their counterparts across the Zambezi pocketed for winning the 2012 Nations Cup finals - if they can emulate...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government stalling NUST completion, ex-VC
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo only has seven complete buildings a key sign of being over looked by government, former vice chancellor Phineas Makhurane...Published: 20 Dec 2016 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kariba hydro power project 50% complete
CONSTRUCTION work at the Zimbabwe Power Company's Kariba South Power Station's generation capacity extension is 50 percent complete with some key aspects of the project nearing completion. ZPC...Published: 16 Jun 2016 at 09:56hrs | | by Golden Sibanda
Watch: News with Brett MuVet - Activists unite #ThisFlag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG8Xte30S94 So now we have This Flag campaign. It has become so successful that Ministers in the Junta are waiting in car Parks late at night to threaten P...Published: 24 May 2016 at 09:43hrs | | by Brett MuVet
Wicknell pays Pasuwa's April salary
THE payment of Warriors coach Callisto Pasuwa's salary is now going on smoothly, two months after it triggered a storm when it was revealed he had not been paid for two months, with the national team ...Published: 06 May 2016 at 08:27hrs | | by Takudzwa Chitsiga
Warriors coach 'Pasuwa' gets April salary
THE payment of Warriors coach Callisto Pasuwa's salary is now going on smoothly, two months after it triggered a storm when it was revealed he had not been paid for two months, with the national team ...Published: 05 May 2016 at 23:36hrs | | by Takudzwa Chitsiga
Arubi not bothered about Limpopogate
WARRIORS' goalkeeper Washington Arubi, who has been sucked into the match-fixing scandal following allegations that he received dirty money, says he is not bothered by the allegations and is rather fo...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 11:49hrs | | by Grace Chingoma
Pasuwa's team disappoints again
Zimbabwe 1 - 1 UgandaGOALKEEPER Tatenda Mukuruva produced one of the finest displays by a Zimbabwean goal-minder in the Warriors colours as the senior national football team took a point in their ...Published: 28 Jan 2016 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Petros Kausiyo
Pasuwa issues an apology
A CONTRITE Zimbabwe soccer coach Callisto Pasuwa yesterday issued an apology to the nation for the Warriors' poor African Nations Championships campaign in which they were eliminated at the group stag...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 05:15hrs | 1 | by Petros Kausiyo
Warriors' Chan exit
Chan is an African tournament designed to develop home grown talent so that they can feel like competing at the top level and yet its the national team reserves as they are locally based.The i...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 17:13hrs | | by Zimbabwe Football Development Academy Blog
Pasuwa shuffles Warriors for Mali clash
WARRIORS coach Callisto Pasuwa has revealed that he will ring some changes today as Zimbabwe face Mali in a make-or-break African Nations Championship Group D showdown at Umuganda Stadium this afterno...Published: 23 Jan 2016 at 08:46hrs | | by Petros Kausiyo
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