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Prophet Magaya makes big pledge
ZIFA presidential aspirant Walter Magaya has pledged to leave a lasting legacy in Zimbabwean football, revealing that he has invested over US$25 million into the development of sport in the country. T...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:39hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt plans to build new stadium in Mt Hampden
In a bid to address the country's long-standing sports infrastructure challenges, Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a plan to invite private sector investment for the development, refurbishment, and mai...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 08:06hrs | 16077 | by Staff reporter
Dembare switches off ZPC Kariba
Dynamos 3 - 0 ZPC KaribaDonald Mudadi was the standout performer as Dynamos kicked off their Chibuku Super Cup title defense with a convincing 3-1 win over ZPC Kariba at Rufaro Stadium. The midfie...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:03hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Commission exposes Harare land scam
The Commission of Inquiry into the Governance of Harare City Council recently uncovered tactics used by city councillors, mostly from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), to loot council land thro...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:09hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 27 | by George Tshuma
Mthuli Ncube wants PPPs in stadiums revamp
FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotions minister Mthuli Ncube has urged private players to come on board to help revamp stadiums. Ncube said private players could come on board under t...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 people killed in Harare-Chirundu accident identified
THREE people who died when a Nissan Caravan vehicle veered off the road and overturned before landing on its wheels on 28 December have been identified by their next of kin.The incident occurr...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for defrauding Madzibaba
A man from Chitungwiza appeared in court over the weekend facing allegations of trying to defraud apostolic sect leader Lloyd Gwasira popularly known as Madzibaba Moses Gwanzura, his house that he is ...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean multimillionaire changing lives in the UK
AS the elections in Zimbabwe approach, I am speaking with one of the millions from that country in greener pastures far from home.Despite the enduring difficulties of her homeland, Guernsey-ba...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos relocates to BF, Chiwenga angry about it
GOVERNMENT has decried Harare City Council's failure and ineptitude that has seen them failing to maintain football stadia, particularly the ceremonial home of Zimbabwean football-Rufaro Stadium, resu...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 20:42hrs | 8 | 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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 12 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally under massive pressure over Rufaro
ZIFA has taken a dig at Harare City Council for "dragging politics into sport" after Sakunda Holdings formally withdrew their proposal to modernise Rufaro Stadium, citing "toxicity" in the local autho...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CAPS Utd stoke flames ahead of Bosso clash
CAPS United have stepped up the war of words as their keenly awaited Castle Lager Premiership football battle against Highlanders at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday draws closer.On the h...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos' Rufaro lease hits the post
DYNAMOS could lose their bid to secure Rufaro Stadium after it emerged yesterday the Harare City Council are against the idea of leasing any of their sporting facilities to individual clubs.Th...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Yohane's body expected on Friday
THE body of the late former Warriors and Caps United defender Charles Yohane is set to arrive in the country on Friday, but burial arrangements are yet to be announced.Yohane was murdered last...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes a dig at ZIFA board
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the Government is committed to investing more in sports infrastructure and also assisting athletes to achieve podium performances on the international fora.S...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's envoy to refurbish Gwanzura stadium
PRESIDENTIAL envoy and Ambassador-At-Large to the Americas and Europe, Prophet Uebert Angel, has pledged to bring in more investors to partner him in refurbishing Gwanzura Stadium after he injected an...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel takes over Gwanzura stadium rehabilitation
TOP cleric Uebert Angel has taken over rehabilitation of Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield, Harare.Born Angel Mudzanire, the Spirit Embassy founder has reportedly pledged to revive the sporting ar...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa claims she has opened up media spaces
THE Second Republic is embracing everyone in its development trajectory and this had led the Government to enact sound media policies that have seen the opening up of media spaces, Information, Public...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zapu laments continued repression
Opposition party Zapu says the Unity Day, commemorated annually on December 22, has lost significance because of continued repression of Zimbabweans by the government.In its Unity Day commemor...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Top army boss in land grab
A TOP army official only identified as one Colonel Gwanzura on Thursday evicted Karoi commercial farmer Garry Hobbs, who had close links with the late former President Robert Mugabe.Hobbs prev...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host ICC WC again
ZIMBABWE will co-host the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 alongside South Africa and Namibia, the International Cricket Council have announced. The ICC confirmed the decision yesterday, after...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora a jockey on a dead horse
THE call made by fading MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora for a strong national dialogue, including MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is another well-cra...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:23hrs | 7 | by Leonard Koni
Kick ZIFA out
Zimbabwe national team nicknamed The Warriors tumbled again at their own magnificent hunting ground National Sports Stadium in Harare.The Black Stars of Ghana proved to be serious contenders i...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe rights groups, opposition stage online protest against Constitutional amendments
ZIMBABWEAN opposition and rights groups have held an online protest against proposed constitutional amendments that would allow the president to handpick top judges. Thousands of people viewed t...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium investor runs into brickwall
HARARE City Council might have lost a huge opportunity to own a modern football stadium after the municipality turned down a private investor's offer to renovate, and maintain Rufaro, in exchange for ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa fights to open Zimbabwe airwaves more
THE government said yesterday that it planned to open up the country's airwaves further by issuing more television and radio licences to independent players.Speaking during a well-supported Da...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Land barons, infighting cost Zanu-PF Goromonzi South seat
THE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has admitted that infighting and land barons caused them to lose Goromonzi south constituency to the opposition MDC alliance in the 2018 elections....Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tracy Mutinhiri dumps Chamisa, rejoins Zanu-PF
FORMER MDC Alliance top official Tracy Mutinhiri is set for a sensational return to Zanu-PF after handing in an application letter at the Mashonaland East provincial offices in Marondera declaring her...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spotlight back on Zimbabwe's major stadia
THE spotlight is back on the country's stadia following the preliminary inspections by ZIFA, which began last week. As anticipation around the return of domestic football grows, the associatio...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers suspends editors over Soul-Jah Love tribute wishing presidium death
STATE-CONTROLLED publisher Zimpapers has summarily suspended sub-editors Washington Rungano Gwanzura and Tinashe Chuma for publishing a cheeky reader's comment wishing death on President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 3 | by Phillip Zulu
Ex-Zipra cadres eulogise SB Moyo
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade Minister Major-General (Rtd) Dr Sibusiso Moyo (SB), was yesterday described as a brave and intelligent soldier whose military prowess both during and after the ...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro, Gwanzura upgrades 'not a priority'
HARARE City Council-owned football stadiums Rufaro and Gwanzura are likely to stay in their rundown state as the local authorities have insisted they are currently not in a position to finance the ren...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Invaders build 500 houses on stadium site
The multi-million-dollar High Glen Stadium in Budiriro remains a pipe-dream for Harare City Council, with land invaders having built almost 500 houses on the site, many of them rebuilds after previous...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillors ditch Chamisa, join Khupe
GOKWE mayor Never Gwanzura, Kadoma deputy mayor Tendai Kokera and four Gokwe councillors as well as three Kwekwe councillors have officially crossed the floor from MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa t...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors in corruption storm
GOKWE residents have complained about abuse of funds by five MDC Alliance councillors who allegedly forced council management to sponsor a trip to Harare which cost $235 000.The five councillo...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nurse head-buts doctor over girlfriend
A Bulawayo magistrate Friday convicted and fined a 35-year-old United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) nurse, Jabulani Moyo for assaulting a doctor working at the same health centre following a dispute involvi...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:10hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Soldiers arrested for stealing scrap metal, illegal mining
Two soldiers have been taken to court for stealing scrap metal from their employer in Mutare and selling it to a local dealer.Farai Chada (30) and Antony Mashaira (43), who are both employed b...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's minister wins 'corpse-dumping' lawsuit
FORMER Labour and Social Welfare minister Petronella Kagonye, who was slapped with a $500 000 lawsuit for allegedly dumping a corpse at a war veteran, Oswell Gwanzura's premises in Goromonzi, has now ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Just enjoying our Katuruturu as it is now Zituruturu
I always say things from my perspective, got to think and appreciate the only local team that has made Kariba proud by bringing us premier soccer league. The promotion of ZPC FC coincided well with th...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:55hrs | 2 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
Mesi roped into anti-drug campaign
SUNGURA musician Paradzai Mesi is part of an initiative by a local organisation, Zimbabwe Network for Economic and Social Transformation (Zinest) to help fight the scourge of drug abuse, especially am...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Freedom that never was'
We continue chronicling the political life of Agrippa Samuriwo. The former Whawha detainee who tells our Deputy News Editor Levi Mukarati – from his farm in Chitomborwizi, Mashonaland West Province ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Seven key PSL venues, including Rufaro condemned
A HOST of stadiums, including Rufaro, have failed to meet the Premier Soccer League (PSL) standards to host top-flight matches, a development that puts a number of teams in a dilemma.A prelimi...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku's first wife says she will never forgive Daisy
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's first wife Melody Murape has said she deeply loved the legendary musician and said the feeling was mutual.The couple wed on February 24, 1979, with a huge party at ...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Tuku was the only husband I knew from the age of 18'
THE late music legend Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's first wife, Melody Murape, has bared her soul on her marriage with the late singer who was declared a national hero, becoming the first artiste to receiv...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Huge snake at Mabvuku's mysterious spring
Residents in Mabvuku and Tafara continue to be saved from water crisis by a mysterious spring behind a rock which never dries out.The area cannot depend on council water as parts of Mabvuku an...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers arrested after mine heist
POLICE have arrested a group of four armed robbers who attacked a mine manager with stones and knobkerries before fleeing with his gun and $850, police confirmed.Matabeleland South provincial ...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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