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Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 39 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Umkhonto weSizwe fighter will never forget what a white man told him in Zimbabwe in 1980
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized. Hi...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:11hrs | 13 | by Thula Bopela
Chisora to face Fury for WBC heavyweight crown
ZIMBABWE-born British heavyweight Derek Chisora will challenge for the coveted WBC heavyweight championship when he takes on Tyson Fury in their trilogy bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on ...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new British bowling coach ready for battle
ZIMBABWE'S new bowling coach Steve Kirby seems to read from the same book as head coach Dave Houghton as the Englishman appears to have settled quickly in his role in the national cricket team that is...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Chevrons head for Australia
THE Zimbabwe men's cricket team are set to leave for Australia this evening to take part in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup where they are targeting to make it at least to the Super 12 Stage.The C...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harrison eyes Bosso return
BRITON Mark Harrison has declared his interest in filling up the vacant Highlanders coaching post, having vacated the same seat in 2020.Speaking from Kenya where he recently took up the role o...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deadline for Bosso coach appointment nears
THE Highlanders' executive is running out of time to appoint a Caf A certified coach to take over the vacant post before their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Harare City at Barbourfi...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso target Chicken Inn star
Premier Soccer League side Highlanders are set to invade the player market in a bid to replace the players that have moved on in search of greener pastures.Bosso lost Prince Dune, Mitchell Kat...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso sign Mhango
HIGHLANDERS have signed former FC Platinum midfielder Winston Mhango whose contract with Zambian side Kabwe Warriors expired in June.The Bulawayo giants are also said to be after Under-2...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba back in Aston Villa starting IX
WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba finally earned his first start in the Premier League for his side Aston Villa during their frustrating goalless draw against Burnley at Villa Park Thursday night....Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 18:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harrison's Bosso return in doubt
THE Covid-19-induced pullout of giant cellular network provider NetOne from sponsoring football clubs in the country has dealt a heavy blow to Highlanders' hopes of retaining the services of their Bri...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK Commemorates the visit of Ndebele Chiefs to Queen Victoria in 1889
The African community in the UK will be Celebrating the 1889 visit of two Ndebele Chiefs to Queen Victoria in London. In late 1888 King Lobengula sent 2 emissaries from present day Zimbabwe to go and ...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 22:29hrs | 38 | by Joseph Qobo Mayisa
Outrage over unqualified Chunga, silence over Luphahla
There has been outrage over Zifa's decision to bar Moses Chunga from coaching Premiership side TelOne because they say he isn't qualified for the job. Joel Luphahla who guided the team into the Premie...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chunga not qualified to coach TelOne side
ZIFA have blocked Moses "Bambo" Chunga from securing a job with Premiership side TelOne saying he doesn't possess a Caf A licence. They also claim he doesn't qualify for an exemption, which is given t...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chitembwe signs Harare City deal
Lloyd Chitembwe yesterday sealed a two-and-a-half-year contract as Harare City coach, just a day after leading the Green Machine to within just a point of leaders FC Platinum. Harare City have...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fellow Zimbabweans, could you please help me find my young children who were abducted in UK?
I live in Swansea, and have lived there since 2007. In March 2008, l met a woman who comes from Swaziland and we were blessed with our first girl in January 2009.In 2012, we were blessed with a ba...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:17hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Lack of star-studded heavyweight clashes gives lower weight classes chance to shine
In many ways, 2019 has been a sort of stop-gap year for heavyweight boxing. The major players of Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have avoided each other for the time being, content to ta...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff Writer
Article on Chief Ndiweni's 'recall' was disappointing - Felix Ndiweni not a chief
EDITOR,Response to article entitled, "Chiefs' leader disowns bid to recall Ndiweni", published on March 6, 2019. I refer to the above article which was published on March 6, 2019, (also availa...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Joram Kaisa Thambo Ndiweni
The rise and fall of Robert Mugabe
Book Review Life and Times of Robert Mugabe (1980-2017): Dream Betrayed Kenneth Mufuka and Cyril Zenda, 2018, Afro-media Publishers, South Carolina, ISBN 9-781513-625959 Reviewed by Brian Maregedze Th...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Euro media slam Real's controversial win
Former Paraguay international goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert has blamed 'the football mafia' for Real Madrid's controversial win over in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night amid fury in both ...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harrison rules Dynamos out
HARARE City coach Mark Harrison has ruled Dynamos out of the 2018 Castle Lager Premier Soccer title race, predicting that the best that the Harare giants can achieve this year is a top four finish....Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff repoprter
Streak shocked
Heath Streak has expressed shock and disappointment at Zimbabwe Cricket's [ZC] decision to unceremoniously fire him as Zimbabwe's coach without affording him an opportunity to present his case in the ...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rex Nhongo book a thriller set in Zimbabwe
Title: The Death of Rex NhongoAuthor: C.B. GeorgePublisher: Brown & CompanyI was fascinated by this novel - by its supple, subtle, multi-stranded narrative, certainly, and by its a...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Reviewed by Lee Child
Whites planned for the time when Africans would rise up against them
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized. Hi...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 14:57hrs | | by Thula Bopela
Jonathan Moyo stop dabbling in Zanu-PF succession politics
In history and to the outsider, Zimbabwe has always been a fabulous illusion. An Ophir. An El Dorado, a home to the Queen of Sheba. If the wishes of early European "pathfinders" were horses, Zimbabwe ...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
What a White Man Told Me in Zimbabwe in 1980
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized...Published: 17 Nov 2016 at 20:25hrs | 79 | by Thula Bopela
Munawa sends seven two-minute action videos to Baroka FC
SOUTH Africa's Absa Premiership side Baroka FC are said to have been watching action videos of Highlanders midfield genius Simon Munawa, a player who has produced top drawer performances for Bosso...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean eyes British boxing title
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwe boxing sensation Tamuka Muchapondwa will be hoping to further boost his chances of challenging for the highly coveted British welterweight title when he takes on Northern...Published: 23 Oct 2016 at 11:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Britain 'invaded, occupied and colonised' Australia
A top Australian university has rejected claims it is trying to rewrite the nation's colonial history.Students are being encouraged to use the term "invaded" rather than "settled" or "discover...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 12:55hrs | 1 | by BBC
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
Destruction of historical monuments ill-advised
The "Rhodes Must Fall" campaign has now reached Britain where a statue of Cecil John Rhodes at Oxford's Oriel College is likely to be removed from its pedestal and thrown into either some dark storero...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Daniel Amokachi keen on Bosso job?
CELEBRATED former Nigerian international Daniel Amokachi has expressed an interest in taking charge of ailing Bulawayo giants Highlanders next season.Bosso are in the hunt for a substantive co...Published: 24 Sep 2015 at 07:51hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Its on: Bosso, Caps United live on SuperSport 9
CAPS UNITED players have made the trip to Bulawayo for today's epic clash against Highlanders at Barbourfields despite earlier threats to boycott the fixture.The players are owed winning bonus...Published: 03 May 2015 at 04:22hrs | | by Sports reporter
PSL season kicks off March 7
THE 2015 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League will kick off on March 7 as defending champions Dynamos begin their quest for an unprecedented fifth title in a row.This will be a week after FC Pla...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kingston Nkatha jumps ship, signs for SuperSport United
The Zimbabwean has endured a difficult time at Amakhosi over the last two seasons from the club's supporters who have been constantly criticising him.Despite that, Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter k...Published: 10 Jan 2015 at 18:04hrs | 1 | by Goal.com
Caps United appoint Englishman as new coach
Caps United appoint Englishman Mark Harrison as new coach with former player, Fungai 'Toastao' Kwashi, coming in as assistant coach in a technical team that also has club legend Brenna Msiska as goalk...Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 21:05hrs | | by Marvellous Mhlanga-Nyahuye
Mugabe's mother-hen reaction to colonialism is to hide his failed leadership
The other day I watched the DVD of "Lincoln" with Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln. There is a scene in the movie where the US President tell a story of how the British ...Published: 18 Nov 2014 at 14:48hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
New civil servants' salaries to be unveiled this week
THE 2014 National Budget to be unveiled this week by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa will see civil servants getting salaries that are above the Poverty Datum Line, President Mugabe said here yeste...Published: 15 Dec 2013 at 03:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tendai Biti returns to law practice with new firm
It hit me the other day that life is about keys and locks. More appropriately changing keys.The story of life is measured in keys, those that are changed or not changed. Those that are lost a...Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Tendai Biti
'Stop thinking like Africans' Jacob Zuma!
For years I have kept an audio recording and a writing of Thabo Mbeki's "I am an African" speech and really felt proud to be an African. On Tuesday Jacob Zuma wakes up to make me wonder if there i...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 05:26hrs | | by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
Katsande eyes a move to Bundesliga side Hamburger SV
ZIMBABWE international midfielder, Willard Katsande, is reaping immediate rewards for his stellar season in South Africa and could seal a blockbuster move to Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.Kats...Published: 04 Jun 2013 at 03:54hrs | | by Sports reporter
Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open entries officially closed
ENTRIES for the R1,65 million Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open officially closed last week with a total of 133 golfers - including 20 Zimbabweans - entering the prestigious tournament set for Royal Hara...Published: 03 Apr 2013 at 07:55hrs | | by Sports reporter
Zimbabwe appoints caretaker coach
Stephen Mangongo will coach Zimbabwe in their home series against Bangladesh this month and has promised sweeping changes from the side who lost in West Indies.Mangongo was assistant coach to ...Published: 02 Apr 2013 at 20:20hrs | | by Sports reporter
When Tsvangirai becomes a Mandela
The beauty about running a muscular column is that oftentimes you sting your opponents into an ungainly self-display. My bad friend Muckraker did just that this week. Stung by my expos√É∆ÃÂÂ...Published: 28 Jul 2012 at 05:09hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
ZRP - Police Service or Force of Occupation
Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure the question above resonates with you. In a supposedly "independent" and "democratic" country it sounds paranoid if not stupid to ask a question of this kind. But I sh...Published: 05 Jun 2012 at 18:55hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel
South African actors too short to play Mandela
SOUTH African actors have lost out on a chance to play the world's most famous statesman, Mandela - all because of a couple of centimetres.And the news that British actor Idris Elba has been c...Published: 25 Mar 2012 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
The other Tsvangirai who stole the book
"What a dust thou dost raise! Smallest of mortals, when mounted aloft by circumstances, come to seem great; smallest of phenomena connected with them are treated as important, and must be sedulously ...Published: 14 Jan 2012 at 06:54hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Englishman becomes a sangoma
Komatipoort - An English consultant has graduated as a sangoma in Mpumalanga, three months after flying to South Africa from the United Kingdom.This week, Thomas Heathfield, 32, a bank consu...Published: 01 Jul 2011 at 14:00hrs | | by .
Top 10: Influential Premier League Footballers
No.10 Lucas RadebeTeam influenced: LeedsHeight of his power: 1996-...Published: 29 Apr 2011 at 15:40hrs | | by Tim Webber
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