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8 Zimbabwe schools participate at SA sports festival
As the world marked the Easter holiday in honour of Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection, symbolising hope, life, and triumph over adversity, St Dunstan's College in Rynfield, Benoni brought that spirit ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 09:37hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean prop signs for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have secured the signing of Zimbabwean prop Cleopas Kundiona from French Pro D2 side USON Nevers ahead of the 2025/26 season.The 26-year-old tighthead will join the Gallaghe...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:53hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Hero emerges after Falcon College tragic bus accident
IN the aftermath of a horrific bus accident on the Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway, a Falcon College learner emerged an unlikely hero.On that tragic afternoon of June 16, tragedy struck as the bus car...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 11:38hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Increase in road accidents worries Bulawayo police
Police in Bulawayo have expressed alarm over an uptick in car accidents in the region following two recent incidents that resulted in fatalities. Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncub...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:38hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Falcon College bus accident kills 1 student
ONE student died while three others were injured after a Falcon College bus overturned along the Bulawayo/Esigodini Road this afternoon. The bus was carrying 56 students who were coming from a...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 15:46hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
The Nguni/Sotho People who occupied parts of modern-day Zimbabwe before Mzilikazi
There is a general misconception that King Mzilikazi and is Ndebele people were the first Nguni group to traverse and settle in what is now modern-day Zimbabwe. However, this is not accurate.T...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:37hrs | 11 | by Thomas Sibanda
Zimbabwe rugby star McNab joins English side Cornish Pirates
ZIMBABWE rugby international Matthew McNab has made a big step in his professional career after sealing a move to English second-tier side Cornish Pirates on a one-year contract.The Bulawayo-b...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane MP embarks on roads rehab to unlock tourism, agriculture potential
ZANU-PF aspiring candidate for Umzingwane constituency Brigadier General (Rtd) Levi Mayihlome has embarked on a road rehabilitation programme targeting five prime roads which he says will unlock the t...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over school fees hike
SCHOOLS open today for the second term with parents and guardians raising concerns over sharp increases in fees amid economic turmoil.The unaffordable fees demanded by schools follow revelatio...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over school fees hike
SCHOOLS open today for the second term with parents and guardians raising concerns over sharp increases in fees amid economic turmoil.The unaffordable fees demanded by schools follow revelatio...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Falcon College pegs fees at $11 million
UPMARKET Falcon College has pegged its second term fees at a staggering US$10,588.79 just as University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students celebrate a High Court judgement barring the institution from hiking t...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's form 1 fees shocker
ZIMBABWEANS should brace for a steep rise in school fees next year after schools released enrolment fees for Form 1 places ranging at up to US$1 500 at some private schools.This comes after th...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
10 farm workers killed while battling veld fire in Esigodini
Ten people were confirmed dead and at least five others were treated for smoke inhalation at a farm in Esigodini, Matabeleland South, on Monday while battling to put out a veld fire, the environmental...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mafu praises Bosso coach
FORMER Highlanders coach Bongani Mafu has heaped praise on coach Baltemar Brito for his gamble with young players who he says are the future of the club.Mafu, credited for giving ex-Bosso and ...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
School fees shocker
GOVERNMENT and private schools have hiked fees ahead of opening day tomorrow citing the weakening Zimbabwe dollar.While the bulk of schools were still assessing the situation, some private sch...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:05hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Schools record 106 COVID-19 cases in one day
TWO schools in Matabeleland South have reported 106 cases of COVID-19, reigniting fears that schools remain hotspots and that authorities were not adequately prepared for their reopening.Sacre...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing taxi driver found dead near Falcon College
A TAXI driver from Esigodini who went missing on March 15 after being hired by an unknown client has been found dead in the Falcon area. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspe...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to venture into mining
UMZINGWANE legislator Levi Mayihlome has urged youths in the district to venture into gold mining instead of crying foul when outsiders seize opportunities.The district is rich in gold deposit...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dion Ebrahim reveals Zimbabwe coaching ambitions
NEW Zealand-based former Zimbabwe cricket star Dion Ebrahim says he harbours ambitions of being involved in the revival of local cricket as a coach in the future despite the unsavoury manner in which ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:54hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Pupil (15) suspended for 'drug abuse' approaches High Court
A FORM Four pupil at Falcon College in Esigodini, who was suspended from attending school for alleged drug abuse, has approached the High Court challenging his expulsion. The 15-year-old schoo...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sables, Kenya to clash at Hartsfield
RUGBY lovers in Bulawayo are in for a treat when Zimbabwe's flagship rugby team, the Sables clash with Kenya in a Victoria Cup fixture at Hartsfield on Saturday. Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) pre...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean prop join Sharks
EXPLOSIVE Zimbabwe international prop Cleopas Kundiona Jr took a massive leap in his fledgling rugby career after completing a sensational move to South African rugby union franchise Sharks ahead of t...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Acid Test for Zimbabwe Rugby Academy as they face Border Bulldogs
It will be a tough test for the Zimbabwe Rugby Academy when they face the Border Bulldogs on Sunday (April 28) at 1430hrs in the debut appearance at the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Sisa Dukashe ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 16:19hrs | 26 | by APO
Goddard unmasks con-artist Tundiya
BULAWAYO businessman James Goddard, who had interests in coal mining in Hwange, last week narrated before Parliament how a con-artist and businessman Shepherd Tundiya tricked him into believing that h...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Spy camera scandal rocks Falcon College
A SCANDAL has rocked Falcon College after some school boys allegedly placed a spy camera in the girls' changing rooms resulting in unsuspecting pupils from Girls College in Bulawayo, who had visited t...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Falcon College sues parent over non-payment of child's fees
THE privately-owned Falcon College in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, is suing a parent for failing to pay fees amounting to over $14 700.The college filed summons at the Bulawayo High...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: De Villiers urges youth to aim high
ZIMBABWE senior rugby team coach, Peter de Villiers has challenged youngsters who participated in the third edition of the AMG Global Junior Rugby Coaching Festival at Falcon College to have self beli...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:44hrs | 16 | by Staffr eporter
Falcon College airstrip temporarily suspended
ONE of the country's elite and prestigious schools, Falcon College, has indicated that its airstrip is currently not available to be used by anyone wanting to take off or land on it.The Headma...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 19:09hrs | 6 | by Ndou Paul
They called me Tafiranyika. Now, they call this Zimbabwe?
They called me Tafiranyika. My grandfather died the day I was born. They called me Tafiranyika. Sekuru Moses was on the liberation war front when I was born. They called me Tafiranyika. Big and menaci...Published: 02 Sep 2017 at 07:40hrs | 3 | by Tafi Mhaka
Petra Schools fall on hard times
PRIVATE schools in the country are facing hard times with some of them coming up with drastic measures to save their institutions from collapse due to financial challenges.Petra Schools Trust ...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe insult case takes new twist
THE case in which an estate manager at Falcon College was dragged to court recently for allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe following an altercation with a subordinate, has taken a new twist w...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 13:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nepotism fears as Chunga selects son
YOUNG Warriors coach Moses Chunga says his teenage son Madalitso deserves a place in the squad which went into camp yesterday to prepare for the COSAFA Under-17 tournament which gets underway in Mauri...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Upper Ncema spills for the first time in 2 decades
BULAWAYO could have kissed water problems goodbye after it emerged that three of its supply dams, Upper Ncema, Mtshabezi and Insiza Mayfair were now spilling following incessant rains that pounded...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:19hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Falcon College admits girls for the first time
WHEN the 2017 schools first term started last month, a new era began at Falcon College when the private, previously a boys only institution in Esigodini, Matabeleland South, opened its doors to 12 gir...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Major changes at Cyrene, Usher High schools
Cyrene Boys' High and Usher Girls' High schools in Matabeleland South could soon enroll girls and boys respectively.That is if Prmary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokor...Published: 16 Dec 2016 at 04:14hrs | 15 | by Mary Charamba
Falcon College to enrol girls
ONE of the country's elite boys-only schools, Falcon College, will from January next year start enrolling girls from Form One to Six.The college, located in Esigodini, ranks among the most exp...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Falcon College demands collateral for unpaid fees
ONE of the country's elite and prestigious schools, Falcon College, is allegedly demanding collateral from parents failing to raise school fees in time for the start of the new term.The school...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Yoliswa Dube
Zimbabwe Rugby Union names squad
THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union have taken their first step in preparing for the Junior World Trophy tournament by naming a 54-member extended training squad but Francis Mungwari is the only player missing f...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 23:05hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
'Kids are a distraction,' says Chief Ndiweni
MANY chiefs in Zimbabwe sire children who go on to inherit their thrones when they pass on. Those with no children have sleepless nights as they worry that when they die, relatives will fight over the...Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 08:57hrs | | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Falcon College in drone storm
Falcon College in Esigodini has been accused of using a drone to take photographs during sporting activities without security clearance.A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle which is used fo...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 15:01hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Obert Mpofu, can you rectify this mistake please! Its Esigodini and not Sigodini
Below is a Zinara toll fee receipt for the Esigodini tollgate. Unfortunately it refers to Esigodini as Sigodini which is wrong. Can the Minister of Transport Cde Obert Mpofu assist in rectifying thi...Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 08:06hrs | | by Concerned citizen
Deputy Mayor refutes child neglect claims
BULAWAYO Deputy Mayor Gift Banda who is entangled in a maintenance dispute with a city woman has disputed the claims as "null and void". According to an affidavit which he tendered at the Bula...Published: 16 Sep 2014 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Gibson Mhaka
Deputy Mayor in bitter maintenance wrangle again, faces arrest
BULAWAYO Deputy Mayor Gift Banda, popularly known as Mr Gee, might face arrest this week for allegedly defaulting on paying maintenance for a five-year-old child, whom he fathered out of wedlock, ...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
'Harare not ideal for trials'
ZIMBABWE Under-18 rugby coach Godwin "Jaws" Murambiwa believes Harare is not the best place to host the provincial trials that are used to select the side that will represent the country at the Craven...Published: 26 Mar 2014 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Paul Munyuki
Falcon College host national Under-19 trials at Esigodini
FALCON College will host the Zimbabwe Schools Rugby Under-19 trials today at Esigodini.This is a culmination of a nationwide selection process that has already seen trials being held in Matabe...Published: 24 May 2013 at 03:43hrs | 17 | by Sports Correspondent
NUST 2013 Intake: An example of a divisive outcome
I first came across the Bulawayo based National University of Science and Technology (NUST) 2013 prospective intake list quite by accident, via an e-mail from a horrified associate. The list which als...Published: 20 May 2013 at 10:51hrs | 1 | by Fuyane, Lovemore
Former Bosso hitman back
FORMER Highlanders hitman, Nqobile Mpala, will today start training with the Bulawayo giants in a move that might ease the Kelvin Kaindu-coached side's striking crisis.Mpala was part of the ni...Published: 14 Feb 2013 at 23:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
White Zimbabweans: The Legacy which departed with them!
Zimbabwean whites are called Rhodesians or those whites whose ancestors came to the then Rhodesia during the colonial era.They include missioneries,and some Boers who migrated from South Africa and th...Published: 06 Jan 2013 at 13:34hrs | 6 | by Conilious Toga
Kirsty Coventry to assess Byo swimmers
The visit to Bulawayo by swimmer Kirsty Coventry next month is one of the sport's season highlights, according to the Matabeleland provincial swimming board. Coventry is Zimbabwe's most successful sw...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 05:45hrs | | by Sports reporter
10 schools to compete at Matabeleland Under-19s rugby trials
AT least 10 schools are expected to compete at Matabeleland Under-19s rugby trials set for Hartsfield Stadium today.Matabeleland Rugby Football Board selectors are expe...Published: 19 May 2012 at 01:51hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
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