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Bosso to elect new admin
Highlanders will hold their much-awaited elections tomorrow that will usher in a new administration for the club, which is seeking a rebirth having struggled for success in recent years.Bulawa...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Maphepha 'urged' to join Bosso race
SOME Gwanda-based Highlanders FC supporters are reported to have approached Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda and urged him to consider running for the club's chairmanship in next month's elections.Hi...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Emmett Ndlovu quits Bosso
HIGHLANDERS secretary general Emmett Ndlovu is set to quit the Bulawayo giants when his term ends in February 2018 to concentrate on his pastoral role.Ndlovu was voted club secretary general i...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso strike enters day 4
THE Highlanders' executive has instructed head coach Erol Akbay to replace the teams' captains following a players' strike over unpaid winning bonuses.The captaincy of trio of Erick Mudzingwa,...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bosso players down tools over unpaid bonuses
HIGHLANDERS players have gone on strike over unpaid winning bonuses.Bosso wasted two days of training with players refusing to train as they are reportedly owed winning bonuses for four games ...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders board 'hires' CEO without interviews
THE Highlanders FC board has reportedly forced the executive to hire Nhlanhla Dube as the club's substantive chief executive officer without any interviews being conducted despite requesting intereste...Published: 03 May 2017 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso to unleash foreign players
HIGHLANDERS could unleash their foreign trio of Manuel Obiang Esono Buale of Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo's Tambwe Kalunga and Yves Ebabali when they take on Chapungu at Asco...Published: 03 May 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso set to unveil Nhlanhla Dube as new CEO
HIGHLANDERS are set to unveil Nhlanhla Dube as the club's chief executive officer next week.Bosso decided to abandon the interviewing process and headhunt their former secretary-genera...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders coach on strike over DStv subscription, internet services
HIGHLANDERS coach Erol Akbay is on strike over alleged none payment of his DStv subscription and internet services, Chronicle reported.The coach did not attend Tuesday's training session...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Highlanders seek compensation from bank
HIGHLANDERS Football Club have approached the People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) seeking compensation over the use of its copyrighted trademark in an advertisement without prior permission.The f...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Highlanders coach 'Akbay' threatens to quit
HIGHLANDERS coach, Erol Akbay, has threatened to pack his bags and head back home in frustration over the country's restrictive foreign exchange control regulations as his bank has allegedly not trans...Published: 01 Apr 2017 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso CEO candidates hand in CVs
THREE candidates have deposited applications for the Highlanders FC's chief executive officer post left vacant by the departure of veteran administrator Ndumiso Gumede at the end of 2016.E...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso not pressed to hire CEO
HIGHLANDERS remain tight-lipped over their search for the club's next chief executive officer, with secretary-general Emmett Ndlovu saying they will not be pressured to reveal their plans....Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bosso lack depth'
Despite Highlanders' pre-season shopping spree where they acquired three strikers, coach Erol Akbay has dampened any optimism among the supporters ahead of the new season by suggesting that his cr...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso takes on FC Platinum
THE rescheduled ZNA Commander's Charity Shield semi-final tie between Highlanders and FC Platinum will now be played at Luveve Stadium on Sunday due to the poor drainage system at the initial venu...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders, Dynamos to clash in pre-season friendly
FANS of the two biggest football clubs in the country, Dynamos and Highlanders have a chance to watch their teams in action as early as March 19 in a friendly at the National Sports Stadium as the...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso engage Power Dynamos at Luveve
HIGHLANDERS are set to play Zambian side Power Dynamos in a rescheduled friendly match at Luveve Stadium this afternoon.The two sides should have met on Sunday, but the game was cancelled ...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso signs 2 more strikers
HIGHLANDERS are done with their squad reinforcement after signing two more strikers, Manuel Esono Obiang Buale and Tambwe Kalunga.Equatorial Guinea's Buale (23) and 28-year-old Kalunga fro...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power Dynamos court Bosso, Chicken Inn and Bantu
ZAMBIAN topflight club Power Dynamos are hoping to play Highlanders and former champions Chicken Inn when they visit the City of Kings for a week-long training camp in March.Ricky Manfunda...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutuma divides Highlanders
THE Highlanders executive is deeply divided on whether or not to sign temperamental former Dynamos hitman Rodrick Mutuma, who trained with the Bulawayo giants yesterday morning.Sources sai...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I will deal with Mutuma behaviour,' says Bosso coach
HIGHLANDERS' Erol Akbay-led technical department is said to be in agreement on signing former Dynamos striker Roderick Mutuma with the Dutch gaffer promising to deal with the player's alleged some...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso players to pocket R500
CASH-strapped Bulawayo soccer giants Highlanders' players will each pocket R500 (about $37) for the duration of their two-week pre-season camp in South Africa.Bosso are expected to leave f...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso off to SA
WITH coach Erol Akbay back at work after his break in his native Netherlands, Highlanders head off to South Africa tomorrow for a training camp ahead of the 2017 Premier Soccer League season....Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso look to Nyaradzo to ease sponsorship deficit
HIGHLANDERS have set their sights on increasing remittances they rake in from Nyaradzo Funeral Assurance as they look to easing the deficit caused by the reduction in funding from principal sponso...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bantu, Bosso swap players
YOUNG Warriors and Bantu Rovers' midfielder Denzel Khumalo is close to completing a dream move to Highlanders who are eager to get him on a swap deal.Khumalo, who inspired Zimbabwe to a go...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 05:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Operation reinstate Peter Dube'
THE usually tranquil Highlanders annual general meeting to be held at the clubhouse this morning should get interesting after Victoria Falls-based life member Morgen Dube called for the reinstatem...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso start season preps
HIGHLANDERS began their 2017 pre-season preparations in earnest yesterday with goalkeepers' coach Cosmas "Tsano" Zulu taking the team through physical drills and ball work at Barbourfields Stadium...Published: 18 Jan 2017 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Eric Mudzingwa in SA for trial stint
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders kicked off their pre-season training programme yesterday minus veteran utility player, Eric Mudzingwa, who is away in South Africa for a trial stint at Premiership outf...Published: 18 Jan 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Akbay, Mudzingwa miss Highlanders first pre-season training
Highlanders FC began pre-season training on Tuesday without head coach Erol Akbay and long standing vice captain Eric Mudzingwa.Veteran coach Cosmas Zulu conducted the session at Barbour...Published: 18 Jan 2017 at 06:02hrs | | by Alice Dube
Highlanders in a fix
Highlanders FC is sweating to pin down several senior players on new contracts for next season.The Bulawayo giants finished third this past season.Eight players, Felix Chin...Published: 28 Dec 2016 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso sure of retaining players
HIGHLANDERS are confident of retaining the bulk of their seasoned players, although the Players' Player of the Year Rahman Kutsanzira is yet to pen a new deal two weeks before his contract runs ou...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso defender attracts SA clubs
TWO South African top league sides and a National First Division side have shown interest in Highlanders central defender Peter Muduhwa.The 2016 Castle Lager Soccer Star of the Year finali...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gumede not back yet!
HIGHLANDERS have distanced themselves from utterances made by board member Davies Ndumiso Sibanda last Friday that its expelled chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede has been reinstated by the cl...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso decide
FOLLOWING weeks of campaigning, six candidates vying for the two vacant positions at Bosso will know if they have done enough to win the hearts and souls of club members during an election at the High...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:22hrs | | by Sports Reporters
Tarumbwa, Hadebe snubs Bosso, join Chicken Inn
STRIKER Obidiah Tarumbwa and defender Teenage Hadebe completed their moves to champions Chicken Inn yesterday and have been included in the Gamecocks' 28-man Caf Champions League squad.The duo...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:38hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
Year 2015 in review
THE year 2015 was another disappointing year for Zimbabwean sport although some people continue to hope that things will improve.Our sport, whether it be football, cricket or rugby, was largel...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:31hrs | 2 | by Ricky Zililo and Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Dutch coach takes charge of Bosso training session
DUTCH coach Erol Akbay sneaked into the country and took charge of Highlanders FC's Under-19 training session at Crescent Sports Club in Bulawayo's Parkview suburb yesterday morning.Bosso chai...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Ricky Zililo
Highlanders FC meeting flops
A BID by the Highlanders Football Club executive to organise a meeting with the club's former executive committee members on Sunday flopped after only two turned up at the venue. The meeting was suppo...Published: 27 Oct 2015 at 05:59hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Bosso SG robbed in South Africa
HIGHLANDERS' secretary-general Emmett Ndlovu lost cash and other valuables in a brazen armed robbery at Longmeadow in the Johannesburg suburb of Edenvale on Tuesday last week.According to an a...Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 07:17hrs | | by Sports Reporter
Bongani Mafu latest
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders will officially announce the departure of head coach Bongani Mafu at a Press conference set for 12:30PM today at the club's offices.The announcement will end weeks ...Published: 03 Sep 2015 at 06:42hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Highlanders finally beat Dynamos
Highlanders football club finally beat Dynamos after nine years of trying.Highlanders over came Dynamos by a goal to nil in the Defence Forces Commander's Charity Cup at Rufaro Stadium th...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 19:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bosso dragged to court
BULAWAYO soccer giants Highlanders has been dragged to the labour court by its former players who are demanding outstanding signing on fees and salaries.Through the Footballers Union of Zimbab...Published: 21 Apr 2015 at 09:19hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
Zimbabwean on Big Brother Canada
ZIMBABWE born psychology student Godfrey Mangwiza, aged 22, is one of the guests for Season 3 of Big Brother Canada which premieres on Monday.Godfrey says he will stop at nothing to win the $1...Published: 22 Mar 2015 at 10:29hrs | 7 | by Agencies
Bosso sucked into election controversy
THE Bulawayo giants popularly known as Amahlolanyama has been sucked into election controversy after the club executive decided to clandestinely separate the annual general meeting (AGM) and elections...Published: 05 Jan 2015 at 10:52hrs | | by Sports Reporter
New Bosso coach to choose assistants
NEW Highlanders FC coach Bongani Mafu will have a role to play in the recruitment of his backroom staff, Bosso chairman, Peter Dube, has said. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the c...Published: 25 Dec 2014 at 07:09hrs | | by Lovemore Dube
Jerry Sibanda takes over as Bosso treasurer
FORMER Highlanders Football Club team manager Jerry Sibanda has taken over as acting treasurer following the resignation of Odiel Nkomo last week.Board secretary Jimmy Ncube confirmed the deve...Published: 09 Nov 2012 at 05:11hrs | | by Sports reporter
Up and close with Emmett Ndlovu
eDiski: Hello Mr NdlovuImageEmmett: Hie Soccer Diski.e-Diski: Lo...Published: 30 Mar 2012 at 17:56hrs | | by Txe Ndex
Bosso elects Bulawayo businessman for chairmanship
PETER Dube won the Highlanders Football Club's chairmanship at yesterday's elections, shrugging off the challenge of incumbent Themba Ndlela and Mandla Moyo. The elections were held at the Highlanders...Published: 06 Feb 2012 at 05:03hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
Highlanders elections going ahead tomorrow
ALL is set for the much talked about Highlanders Football Club elections set for the city tomorrow with the board declaring that systems have been put in place for the exercise. Three board members me...Published: 04 Feb 2012 at 09:35hrs | | by Lovemore Dube
Emmett Ndlovu election manifesto
Emmett Ndlovu, in his election manifesto expresses the for the "continued existence, sustenance and vision" of the Highlanders Football Club, which he says "has relied heavily on its roots, history an...Published: 27 Jan 2012 at 16:28hrs | | by Tse Ndex
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