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George Shaya's wife delivers a stinging rebuke of Dembare
Agnes Shaya, widow of the late Dynamos and Zimbabwe football legend George Shaya, has delivered a stinging rebuke of the club’s leadership, accusing them of abandoning her husband in his darkest hou...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:37hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry's George Shaya state funeral promise unfulfilled
The widow of the late football legend George "The Mastermind" Shaya has broken her silence, revealing that a government promise of a state-assisted funeral - allegedly made by then Sports Minister Kir...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:36hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Football: Greatest Players
Zimbabweans are very passionate athletes. The government pays a lot of attention to encouraging people to be more active, do sports, attend gyms and sports classes. It's very helpful for the nation to...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 23:14hrs | 1071 | by Staff Reporter
Dynamos legend Ernest Kamba passes away
Ernest Kamba, a legendary figure in Zimbabwean football and a former star of Dynamos Football Club, has passed away. Kamba, who shared the pitch with iconic players like George Shaya during th...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 14:46hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya claims Zanu-PF stole his land
Thomas Mapfumo, a Zimbabwean musician known for his politically charged songs, has alleged that the ruling Zanu-PF party revoked land that was allocated to him by the Harare City Council in the early ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 15:15hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Bosso-Dembare run out of Sakunda fuel
THE honeymoon could be over for Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants Dynamos and Highlanders with their Sakunda sponsorship deal expiring at the end of next month.Sakunda have not engaged...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Another former Dembare executive dies
The world of domestic football has suffered another loss this week with the passing of former Premier Soccer League board member and former Dynamos Treasurer, Harrison Mbewe, at the age of 81. Mr. Mbe...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 12:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dembare fans at Soweto
DYNAMOS FC are ready to descend on Bulawayo for their titanic Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash with FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium on Saturday.It will be the Zimbabwe soccer gian...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields, the new theatre of dreams
IT is an abomination that might cause the likes of George Shaya, Gift "Ghetto" Mpariwa, Shacky Tauro and Joel "Jubilee" Shambo to turn in their graves.But that is the reality on the ground....Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe football practitioners must self-introspect'
TWINE Phiri the former Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League chairman, has demanded that all football practitioners do a self-introspection of themselves as the league celebrates 30 years and the country 60 ...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Lovemore Dube
Tagwirei laughs off Dembare takeover claims
DYNAMOS benefactor Kuda Tagwirei has laughed off reports that he is angling to take over the club, insisting that he is only helping the Harare football giants to reclaim their former glory.Th...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei clears air on Dynamos
SAKUNDA Holdings chief executive Kuda Tagwirei says he has no intentions to acquire Dynamos, adding that all his company wants is to reconcile the warring parties at the country's biggest football clu...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda hand over house to Shaya family
SAKUNDA Holdings has officially handed over a house to Agnes Shaya, the wife of the late Dynamos football legend George Shaya, fulfilling a promise that the energy giant made in September last year....Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 15:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dembare bosses to visit Old Trafford, Bosso undecided
DYNAMOS will embark on a learning trip to Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) after the club's principal sponsor Sakunda Holdings loosened their purse strings to fund the ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dembare legends elect Kamba, Chidzambwa
FORMER Dynamos players on Saturday elected legends Ernest Kamba and Sunday Chidzambwa to drive the Premiership football club's Board of Trustees. Kamba, who is one of the surviving senior form...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders - Dynamos deal: A case of Economic empowerment
The gesture by Kuda Tagwirei's Sakunda Holdings to empower the nation through sport is one of the greatest developments in the history of our football. This greatest ever sponsorship in Zimbabwe for D...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 20:33hrs | 12 | by Tinashe Muzamhindo
Chunga humbled by Tagwirei's gesture
ZIMBABWE football icon Moses "Bambo" Chunga was left humbled by Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei's gesture after the petroleum mogul pledged to buy the former Dynamos and Warriors midfield maestro ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare hail Sakunda deal
Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders and Dynamos have hailed their new-found partnership with energy giants Sakunda Holdings, who unveiled a sponsorship package of about US$5 million in Harare las...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF guns for landslide win in 2023 elections
Madinda Ndlovu wept!MADINDA NDLOVU shed tears last night as domestic football celebrated the long-awaited honouring of its legends, with Sakunda Holdings presenting three houses to some of the fin...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
More sports codes to resume next week
SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman Gerald Mlotshwa has said more sports codes will be given permission to resume next week, raising hopes that football, which has been suspended for the l...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jomo Sono mourns Shaya
JOMO SONO has showered George Shaya with the ultimate compliment, describing him as the finest attacking footballer to come out of Zimbabwe. The beautiful game is mourning the death of the legendary f...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dembare seek hero status for Shaya
Dynamos has written to Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) seeking facilitation of conferment of national hero status on the late George "Mastermind" Shaya who passed on yesterday.Five time S...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
George Shaya dies
DYNAMOS football legend George Shaya has died. He was 77. Shaya passed on early this morning at his home in Glen Norah A, Harare. Popularly known as "Mastermind", Shaya turned out for ...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 18:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare boss faces fraud charges
DYNAMOS board of trustees' chairman, Bernard Marriot Lusengo, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of defrauding the country's biggest football club, and the private company under which it falls...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos founding member dies
Dynamos founding member Ernest Kamba has described the late former player and administrator Simon Sachiti as one of the most humble yet talented players he has played with after he passed away in Hara...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Big send-off for Chidzambga
DYNAMOS football legend Misheck "Scania" Chidzambga, who died last week, was buried in Mhondoro yesterday amid calls for recognition of former football stars by government.Chidzambga died abou...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mandigora not a 'National Hero'
DYNAMOS soccer legend David Mandigora affectionately known as Yogi, and who died Saturday was been laid to rest at Glen Forest cemetery in Harare.He was 64.Hundreds defied Covid-19 res...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacked Soul Jah Love's funeral
Zimbabwe's ruling party Zanu PF has been for time immemorial leading in hijacking funerals, especially of celebrities.The party was shamelessly at it again this time around when they declared ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | 16 | by Leonard Koni
Somewhere, along the line, we lost the magicians
WHEN we mourn the dearth of quality players, standards and coaching methods, we are perennially accused of being too obsessed with the past. The ''Know-it-all" brigade of nostalgic, and disgruntled fo...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 6 | by Phillip Zulu
Josiah Magama Tongogara 41 years on
A day after celebrating christmas swimming through the stiffed hard but good festive seasons on the 26th December 1979 duty called. In the call of duty the son of the soil breathed his last breath....Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 17:42hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
ZimAchievers Awards light up South Africa
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) honored the year's high achievers at a glittering ceremony held at The Venue Melrose Arch graced by the Zimbabwean Ambassador to South Africa HE David Hamadziripi in Jo...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 11:19hrs | 18 | by Agencies
Shaya is the Godfather of football, says Peter Ndlovu
LEGENDARY former Zimbabwe Warriors captain cum Mamelodi Sundowns team manager Peter Ndlovu has said former Dynamos star George "Mastermind" Shaya's contribution to football must not be underesti...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 17:32hrs | 3 | by Sports Reporter
Murisa honours Ali 'Baba'
FORMER Soccer Star of the Year and Caps United legend Stewart Murisa will this year donate all his birthday gifts to one of the best junior coaches ever to emerge in Zimbabwe, Ali 'Baba' Dube, who has...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Peter Nkomo Academy yet to take-off
THE Peter Nkomo Goalkeeper's Academy that was launched in December last year at Highlanders Sports Club is yet to take off.According to its founder member, legendary Highlanders goalkeeper Pet...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 19 | by Bishop Lazi
George Shaya alive, still admitted in hospital
Football legend George Shaya is still admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital and is recovering well after he had his left leg amputated last week. The five-time Soccer Star of the Year had been sub...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 16:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare names road after Mtukudzi
The Mayor of Harare Herbert Gomba has announced that Harare City Council has resolved to rename Willowvale Road to Oliver Mtukudzi Road as recognition of the role that the super star played in the cou...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 09:31hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soccer legend George Shaya needs our help
The legendary soccer star 'Master Mind' George Shaya is said to be under the weather, I wish him, presumably with many others, a quick recovery. However, the heart rending disclosure from those in the...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
George Shaya rushed to hospital
Legendary ex-footballer George "Mastermind" Shaya, 72, was rushed to hospital yesterday after his health condition briefly took a toll on him but is now in a stable condition, the Daily News has learn...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 18:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya wades into Dembare chaos
LEGENDARY Chimurenga music exponent Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo, concluded his "Peace Tour" with a show in Chitungwiza last Friday but there seems to be no peace to talk about at his beloved club Dynamos...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Death robs Zimbabwe sport
This year has not been so kind to the Zimbabwean sporting fraternity after three of the country's arguably biggest luminaries took their last breaths.Former Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) president Paul...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tribute to Josiah Magama Tongogara 39 years on
A day after celebrating Christmas swimming through the stiffed hard but good festive seasons on the 26th December 1979 duty called. In the call of duty the son of the soil breathed his last breath....Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 19:29hrs | 4 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chinyengetere crowned 2018 Soccer Star-of-the-Year
FC Platinum midfielder Rodwell Chinyengetere was crowned the 2018 Soccer Star-of-the-Year for the second year running to join an elite group of players that includes five-time winner George Shaya and ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 15:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare's fall from grace
SOCIAL media has been abuzz with mock 2019 fixtures for struggling football giants Dynamos where they are pitted against teams such as Chegutu Pirates, Bindura United, Karoi United, One Commando and o...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
An inherited crisis of imagination: A Long Essay concerning the understanding of Zimbabwe - Pt1
If it is a despot you would dethrone, see first his throne erected within you is destroyed lest what you call freedom is the strongest of chains. The Gibranian perception sums the November 201...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:02hrs | 3 | by Tshepo Mabalane Mabalane
Mubaiwa's naivety, duplicity must stop!
THAT Dynamos Football Club is one of the country's biggest club is not in doubt. Others in its league are Highlanders and Caps United, among many, but the way football is governed in this country leav...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya handed legends role
PROPHET Walter Magaya has been handed the role of chief liaison officer of the Zimbabwe Legends team that will take on their Barcelona counterparts in a high-profile exhibition game at the National Sp...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari hunts for Zimbabwe's next football star
FORMER Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari has said the hunt for the country's next big football star should start from the grassroots with focus not limited to the urban areas only.He was spea...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari takes on Chiyangwa
FORMER Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari has expressed his disappointment at the way local football is being run and intends to challenge the current Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa at next year's el...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare rivalry among world football's greatest rivalries
The rivalry between Dynamos and Highlanders is so fierce that it is at par with some of world football's greatest rivalries - Al Ahly/Zamalek in Egypt, Celtic/Rangers in Scotland, Real Madrid/Barcelon...Published: 17 May 2017 at 09:41hrs | 1 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo Sithole
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