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Massive blow for Gems World Cup hopes

THE Zimbabwe netball team's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the 2023 Netball World Cup suffered a massive blow after they suffered a shock 52-48 defeat to lowly-ranked Fiji  in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday.It was the Ge…

Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:04hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Gems fail English test

THE senior national netball side, the Gems lost 64-36 to England in a friendly match played in preparation of the start of the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa.England led from the first quarter to the last as both teams p…

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gems face English test

THE Zimbabwe senior national netball team will today get an idea of their state of preparedness for the 2023 World Cup when they face England in a friendly game in Cape Town, South Africa.This will be the first of their four warm-up matche…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's diamonds sold for a song

Zimbabwe often sells its diamonds below market prices as they are not sought for and are even explicitly banned by major jewellery retailers for ethical reasons," ReportZIMBABWE is allegedly selling its diamonds below market value, while I…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

RBZ in gems mop up deal

THE government has structured a deal that will see the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) buying excess diamonds as it moves to shut out unscrupulous dealers that have been dribbling authorities.Trading in diamonds has been embroiled in s…

Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:30hrs | 2 | by Staff rteporter

Gems on brink of WC qualification

The Gems yesterday suffered their second consecutive defeat at the on going netball World Cup qualifiers but even after the heavy 62-41 loss Malawi alarm, bells were not tolling for the Zimbabwe senior netball team who are one match away f…

Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Gems get $20 000 each

THE national netball team, the Gems, was yesterday feted with hampers by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, while Government also chipped in with a  $20 000 bonus for each player to celebrate their exploits at the recent Vitality Netball …

Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

From Lupane to Liverpool

AT the age of three, she was abandoned by her own mother.The bottled up anger of not understanding why a parent, particularly a mother, would leave her child, made staying with her stepmother hell on earth.She had to device an escape plan …

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe netball official vanishes in Liverpool

A MEMBER of the official Zimbabwe Gems' delegation that travelled to the Netball World Cup vanished yesterday hours before the group was due to board its flight back home from its Liverpool, United Kingdom base. Phillip Masimba, the younge…

Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

The Gems deserve better than that Chipe... something

Forget the Warriors that were recently aptly coined 'Worries' after their dismal performance at Afcon in Egypt and their 'turncoat' 13th man goalkeeper. That Chipe.....something man was no goalkeeping material. Anyway back to our heroines …

Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:17hrs | 3 | by Thomas Murisa

Reports that Gems are receiving the shorter end of the monetary stick are disturbing

Some career political propagandists are now so desperate for 'musical chairs' on the political arena that social media is ablaze with hilarious comments and derogatory satirical caricature. 'Twimboz' are busy throwing brickbats and mud at …

Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:16hrs | 2 | by Thomas Murisa

Malawi short-lives Zimbabwe's hopes

The hopes of Zimbabwe to perhaps clinch the fifth or sixth spot of the netball world cup were nullified by Malawi earlier on today at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool England.The match started on a high note with the Gems of Zimbabwe ta…

Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 20:04hrs | 4 | by Daniel Itai

Zimbabwe Gems thrash Barbados

GOAL-SHOOTER Pauline Jani shot 51 of 53 to power the Zimbabwe Gems to another victory over a side ranked above them on the globe as their fairy-tale Vitality Netball World Cup continued here last night with a 66-41 win over Barbados. The G…

Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:43hrs | 5 | by STaff reporter

Zimbabwe should have sent the Gems to AFCON

Like a lot of the country, we have been clinging to the Gems for light in these cold, dark, Zesa-less times. And the netball team has not disappointed! The Gems qualified for the second stage of the Vitality Netball World Cup after winning…

Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 17:55hrs | 1570 | by Kubatana

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 final game of the netball world cup pr…

Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:43hrs | 4 | by Daniel Itai

Zimbabwe netball supporters in Liverpool 'most enthusiastic'

Sky Sports said the Zimbabwean supporters have set the bar very high, "for the most enthusiastic fans,'' as they inspired the plucky Gems team to produce a winning formula in their first Netball World Cup match here yesterday. The Gems bea…

Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:05hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

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