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Jonasi falls short in America's Got Talent Season 19
The search for the first comedian to win America's Got Talent (AGT) without a puppet continues as Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi came close but fell short in his pursuit of the grand prize last ...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:29hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter
‘Startups with diverse founders up-skilled on how to attract investors’
A Venture capital workshop was organized by the US Embassy in partnership with Eight2Five Innovation Hub. The hub has consistently moved towards supportin...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 16:08hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Old Mutual-backed tech hub trains start-ups on venture capital
Old Mutual Zimbabwe's corporate incubator and accelerator in Harare, Eight2Five Innovation Hub has collaborated with the US Embassy to bring a US Venture Capital expert, Dawn Batts to upskill local en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 17:44hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Africa on the Radar for NFL's International Hopes
The NFL is one of the biggest sports leagues in the world - and one of the most lucrative. In 2021, around 17 million Americans watched the league regularly, while around 110 million viewers tune in l...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 12:03hrs | 2 | by Staff Writer
Warriors pair miss flights
South African-based Warriors' midfielder Butholezwe Ncube and United States of America-based defender Tendai Jirira are expected to join camp late after missing their flights.The duo is part o...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 10:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors begin 10-day camp
THE Warriors' technical team is praying that none of the foreign-based that confirmed availability for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers duty don't pick up injuries while playing for their club...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Darikwa buzzing for Warriors duty
HIS availability might still be uncertain due to the new stringent Covid-19 travel restrictions imposed by the British government but Warriors defender Tendayi Darikwa is relishing the opportunity to ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loga battles for work permit
WARRIORS coach, Zdravko Logarusic, who is battling to extend his work permit after his initial one-year permit expired, says there is no guarantee he will get his Euro stars for the final two AFCON qu...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK-based Warriors named in provisional squad
ZIFA has included United Kingdom-based players in the Warriors' provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia next month.The Warriors technical...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bournemouth defender for Zimbabwe Warriors
BOURNEMOUTH defender Jordan Zemura (21) is in line to make his Warriors debut after he was drafted into a leaked 24men provisional squad for the crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeri...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
New wave of African stars prepare for debut NBA seasons
There has been a consistent flow of talent coming into the NBA from Africa for more than 30 years now and the continent doesn't look to be running out of quality basketball players anytime soon. ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 4 | by Staff Writer
There is Logic in Political Strategy
Case Study : Opposition must copy few notes from Temba Mliswa !!!There is what we call political logic, it's measured in sequence. One cannot be a cry b...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 20:23hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Is Stratum worth opposing in the Cesarewitch in favor of a big price outsider?
Moving into October and as autumn begins to take hold and temperatures take a dip, the sporting schedule hots up. It’s no different on the horse racing front and the month opens in fine style as ...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 11:13hrs | | by Agencies
Aretha Franklin dies
76-year-old music superstar Aretha Franklin has died, according to a report by AP. The news follows reports on Monday that the multiple award-winning artist was "gravely ill" and surrounded by...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 15:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Illegal' school owner finally in court
THE case of Netsai Makamure , owner of Beautiful Beginners, an illegal private school in Marondera, will finally be heard after several attempts to have her prosecuted had failed since last year....Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Zimbabwe slides into famine
Zimbabwe's schizophrenia is in vivid evidence on Friday afternoons in the capital Harare's leafy northern suburbs.At the Tin Cup restaurant round the back of the Chisipite Shopping Centre, whi...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 18:54hrs | | by Newsweek
Jaguar Land Rover announces 1,300 new UK jobs to accelerate leadership in lightweight vehicle manufacturing
• 1,300 new jobs created with further development of lightweight vehicle technologies.• Breakthrough Jaguar performance crossover to be built ...Published: 14 Jan 2015 at 23:34hrs | | by Tech Reporter
'Regime change agenda real,' says Mugabe's nephew
The regime change agenda by the western countries is real and cannot be wished away, and will easily be effected if agents of countries harbouring those plans are allowed to penetrate deeper into the ...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manchester United to wear new Chevrolet-branded shirt for first time against LA Galaxy
Fans around the world can watch Chevrolet Cup free via livestream at www.ChevroletFC.comDetroit - Manchester United will wear its new Chevrolet-bran...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 09:50hrs | | by Gishma Johnson
Man attempts to toss football loaded with drugs into prison
Michigan - Michigan authorities say a man tried to throw a football loaded with drugs and cellphones into the yard of a state prison.State Trooper Toby Baker says Sunday's throw in Jackson fel...Published: 19 Jun 2014 at 09:51hrs | | by AP
NoViolet Bulawayo wows US audience
BROOKLYN - Award winning author NoViolet Bulawayo last week took to the microphone, reading from her first novel, We Need New Names at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in the United States....Published: 25 Mar 2014 at 11:06hrs | 1 | by brooklyneagle.com
NoViolet Bulawayo wins another Award
ZIMBABWE-BORN NoViolet Bulawayo, a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, is this year's winner of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for "We Need New Names".The novel follows a 10-year-ol...Published: 17 Mar 2014 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills four women he met online
Mount Clemens - A jury on Friday convicted a man of killing four women who went to his home after connecting through online escort ads.Police said James Brown killed the women in pairs, just d...Published: 28 Feb 2014 at 20:12hrs | 1 | by AFP
Detroit attorneys put down bankruptcy papers and knock all individual objections
Recent reports suggest that Detroit has hit back against opposition to its bankruptcy and has said that filing bankruptcy wouldn't cut down pensions. The Detroit attorneys made their case final a...Published: 16 Sep 2013 at 04:44hrs | | by Mirana
Detroit becomes the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy
The US city of Detroit in Michigan has become the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $15bn (£10bn).State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr as...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 20:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
GM Receives Most Initial Quality Awards Among Automakers
Eight segment award recipients with a total 15 models in top three of their segments Chevrolet leads all nameplates with five segment awardsGMC and Chevrolet rank second a...Published: 20 Jun 2013 at 03:31hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Chevrolet Revs up DreamWorks Animation's 'Turbo'
Global campaign features custom concept Camaro based on vehicle from filmDETROIT - Chevrolet will help power a little snail named Turbo in the upco...Published: 29 May 2013 at 13:13hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Granny (75) shoots grandson six times during an argument
Mich, US - A 75-year-old Detroit-area woman was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday for shooting her teenage grandson six times during an argument last spring.Sandra Layne's trial was...Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 23:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pope Benedict XVI resigned after findings of blackmail, gay sex at Vatican - Report
...Published: 23 Feb 2013 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Associated Press
Analysis of the BMW's 4 Series concept
Now that, like Jodie Foster, the BMW 4 Series Concept is officially 'out', let's take a closer look at the Blue Propeller's sporty new coupé and its relationship to the 3 Series on which it's...Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 15:07hrs | | by The Star
Chevrolet Continues to Deliver Record Global Sales
DETROIT - Chevrolet sold nearly 1.3 million vehicles worldwide in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 percent increase over last year's record-setting second quarter, marking the best quarter ever for t...Published: 19 Jul 2012 at 06:02hrs | | by Ruth Mugugu
Woman accidentally shot and killed after hugging police officer
A US woman was killed after she hugged an off-duty police officer and his gun accidentally discharged.The weapon fired when the woman embraced the police officer from behind while they were da...Published: 09 Jul 2012 at 10:56hrs | | by Sapa-AFP
Underwear Plane Bomb Plot Foiled By US
An al Qaeda plot to blow up a US-bound aircraft using an underwear bomb has been foiled, the SkyNews reported yesterday.The plan, around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's killing by ...Published: 08 May 2012 at 01:34hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Brain dead mom on a respirator gives birth to twins
DETROIT - A pregnant US woman, Christine Bolden, 26, who was already brain dead from aneurysms, but doctors kept her on a respirator for a month to allow for the development of babies, gave birth to ...Published: 24 Apr 2012 at 05:15hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
GM Vehicles Help Make Movie Magic
From Motor City to Hollywood, cars take leading role on the Silver ScreenDETROIT – Lights, camera, start your e...Published: 24 Feb 2012 at 07:56hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian underwear bomber seeks new adviser
A Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner with a bomb in his underwear wants a new legal adviser, preferably an attorney who is Muslim.Umar Farouk Abdulmu...Published: 31 Dec 2011 at 20:26hrs | | by staff reporter
'Black people, stop crying and complaining': Obama
Washington - President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.And though he did...Published: 25 Sep 2011 at 07:39hrs | | by AP
"Osama's alive", Nigerian man shouts out in court
Chicago - A Nigerian man dubbed the "underwear bomber" who is accused of trying to blow up a packed transatlantic airliner over the US shouted out "Osama's alive" at a pre-trial hearing, it was report...Published: 15 Sep 2011 at 06:10hrs | | by Moyo Roy
NATO massacres 85 civilians in Western Libya
The U.S./NATO forces now waging war against the North African oil-producing state of Libya committed one of their worst atrocities on Aug. 8, killing 85 people while bombing Majar in Libya's west. Lo...Published: 20 Aug 2011 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by .
Terrorists may use implanted bombs
Washington - Militants are showing renewed interest in using a surgically implanted bomb to blow up a commercial flight, though there is no indication an attack is imminent, a US security official s...Published: 07 Jul 2011 at 08:17hrs | | by Reuters
Eminen files a lawsuit against German carmaker Audi
Hamburg - Eminem has filed a lawsuit against German carmaker Audi for allegedly appropriating one of his songs for a car commercial.The commercial in question bears a striking resemblance to...Published: 09 Jun 2011 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by Sapa
Lauryn Hill knocked up for the 6th time
Former Fugees singer and mother of five, Lauryn Hill is said to be pregnant with her 6th child.She announced the news at the end of her concert at Detroit's Chene Park on Saturday night....Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 22:25hrs | 2 | by Moyo Roy
Ford sues Ferrari over F150
Ford Motor Co (F.N) sued luxury automaker Ferrari on Wednesday for trademark infringement after Ferrari named its 2011 Formula 1 racing car the "F150."Ferrari's F150 logo bears striking resem...Published: 10 Feb 2011 at 14:34hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
BMW workers trade holiday time for shifts making hot cars
BERLIN - German autoworkers are this year swapping some of their Christmas break with family for time at the factory assembling someone else's gifts - and they don't have a problem with it.Ger...Published: 23 Dec 2010 at 04:02hrs | 1 | by Byo24
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