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Zimbabwean woman elected first African Mayor in UK town
A Zimbabwean-born politician from Chinhoyi, Councillor Mara Makunura, has been elected as the Mayor of Rushmoor Borough Council in the United Kingdom, making history as the first female and first blac...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:47hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes Heath Streak
THE late cricket icon Heath Streak is likely to live long in the memories of many Zimbabweans, with President Mnangagwa yesterday describing the former national team captain and coach as a "great spor...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 19:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide domination
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide dominationAn African PerspectivePart 1South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit from 22nd-24th August 2023, with the theme;...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | 5 | by Ian Beddowes
Prince Harry reveals late Queen's role in breakup with Zimbabwean girlfriend
Prince Harry has claimed that the late Queen Elizabeth II's opinion on his ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, led to their breakup.In an excerpt from the Duke of Sussex's forthcoming b...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Edd Branson congratulates US Reverend Warnock on Georgia win
Harare based Flamboyant preacher Edd Branson has congratulated American Baptist pastor and politician Sen. Raphael Warnock who defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia r...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 13:31hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in dramatic T20 ending
Bangladesh survived an remarkable finale to beat Zimbabwe by three runs in an exciting Men's T20 World Cup game in Brisbane.Needing five from the final ball to successfully chase 151, number 1...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 11:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nurses recruited from Zimbabwe are being caught in UK 'bonded labour' schemes
Zimbabwean care workers are being tricked into coming to the UK by unscrupulous middlemen who withhold up to half their wages and force them to live in squalor.The scam, which plays on the acu...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Ray Mwareya
Mwaruwari back at Portsmouth
Portsmouth favourite Benjani Mwaruwari is back at Fratton Park although the ever popular striker is completing his coaching badges with the Blues' Under16s rather than earmarked to rediscover the firs...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
The top four Las Vegas casinos with the most slot games
It is estimated that over 42 million people from around the world visit the bright lights of Las Vegas every year as part of their holidays. Still considered by many as the gambling capital of the wor...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 11:02hrs | 14 | by Staff Writer
Mugabe's doctor dies
Doctor Kumbirai Mubwandarikwa, who treated prominent liberation fighters including former President Robert Mugabe in colonial jails, has died. He was 78.His son, Joram, confirmed the d...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Will Justice Priscilla Chigumba deliver a credible election?
Zimbabwe will be going to the polls soon and Chairperson of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is expected to deliver a free, fair and credible election.As election date draws closer, there are mor...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 14:20hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Lord Soames's son to work hard to improve Zimbabwe, UK relations
President Mugabe yesterday met Mr Nicholas Soames, son to the Britain's last colonial Governor in Rhodesia, who presided over Zimbabwe's transition to majority rule.In an interview soon after ...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Warriors coach cheats death
Championship winning coach Charles Mhlauri and his family escaped death by a whisker after their house went up in flames while they were inside, sleeping.The incident happend on Tuesday in the...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Donald Trump claims millions voted illegally in presidential poll
US President-elect Donald Trump has asserted he won the popular vote on 8 November "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally".The Republican, who won the all-important elec...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 06:31hrs | | by BBC
Trump edges closer to White House victory, rattles world markets
US Republican Donald Trump edged closer to winning the White House with a series of shocking wins in battleground states such as Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, rattling world markets that had counted on...Published: 09 Nov 2016 at 06:09hrs | | by Reuters
'Media biased in favour of Clinton'
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with last minute campaign events yesterday, two days out from an election that has gripped the world.Clinton is banking...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motorist caught committing 'indecent act' while driving
A DRIVER was caught committing an "indecent act" while driving on a motorway during a road safety crackdown by Hampshire police.The county's constabulary, along with Thames Valley Police, ...Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Trump compared to Hitler
Mexico City - Mexican ex-president Felipe Calderon tore into US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Saturday, comparing him to Adolf Hitler and blasting him as a racist. Calderon, a member...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 06:24hrs | | by Agencies
'Trump will not be president because it's a serious job,' says Obama
Republican Donald Trump will not be president because it's a "serious job", President Barack Obama has said."I continue to believe that Mr Trump will not be president. And the reason is becaus...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 07:29hrs | | by BBC
US use of IMF to fight Zimbabwe old wine in new skins
THE attempt by the United States Senate Committee for Foreign Relations to block Zimbabwe from receiving any loan or assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and African Devel...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:45hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
Donald Trump steps up insults of rivals on campaign trail
Concord - Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump stepped up attacks on his campaign rivals on Wednesday, insisting none of them have the calibre to become the next president of the United States....Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by AFP
Donald Trump threatens to send Syrian refugees back home
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said he would send back Syrian refugees taken in by the US if he is elected president.Trump said during a rally in New Hampshire on Wednes...Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bin Laden relatives killed in UK
London - Members of Osama Bin Laden's family were among the victims in the crash of a private jet in Britain, the Saudi embassy in London said Saturday in a message of condolences.Four people ...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 15:39hrs | | by Agencies
Buyanga scrambles to block auctioning his $320,000 Rolls-Royce in SA
ZIMBABWEAN property tycoon Frank Buyanga rushed to the courts last week to stop the South African Revenue Service (SARS) auctioning his US$320,000 Rolls-Royce.The Rolls-Royce Ghost was pa...Published: 16 Mar 2015 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Buyanga's accolades, allegations and alliances
"I don't know how many cars I have, of course I don't. How am I supposed to know? It's not like I wake up in the morning and start counting how many cars I have everywhere," Frank Buyanga revealed dur...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 08:39hrs | | by Lifestyle Reporters
Munya Mataruse Joins Tuku on US Tour
Upcoming Pakare Paye Arts Centre guitar prodigy, Munya Mataruse, has expressed his excitement at being asked to join Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi on his latest tour of the United States and Canada.A...Published: 30 Jan 2015 at 07:58hrs | | by Entertainment Reporter
Malaysian airliner crash can be a turning point for Ukraine crisis
The downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine could be a turning point for the Ukraine crisis, if it convinces reluctant Europeans to get behind tougher "sectoral" sanctions long-sought by ...Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 06:36hrs | | by Reuters
Angry customer poos on Barclays Bank floor
A high street Barclays Bank branch in Andover, Hampshire, UK, was forced to close after an irate customer dropped his shorts and pooed on the floor.Onlookers watched in disbelief as the ma...Published: 01 Jul 2014 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
It is 50 Years today (28 August) since Martin Luther King Jr. had a Dream - Video
I Have a Dream' speechAugust 28, 1963I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedo...Published: 28 Aug 2013 at 08:50hrs | | by Martin Luther King Jr.
US President urges Supreme Court to strike down California law banning gay marriage
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country.The adm...Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 23:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
12 year old boy in court after a string of crimes including sexual assaults on women
A 12-year-old boy from Portsmouth, England, UK has admitted committing more than 20 crimes in only two months, ranging from sexual assaults to stealing a model car.The youth's crime spree also...Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff Reprter
Obama grants deportation immunity to young illegal immigrants
US President Barack Obama announced a controversial policy change - seemingly smart election-year politics for a commander in chief who is counting on Latino votes in November - that could affect abo...Published: 16 Jun 2012 at 03:50hrs | 1 | by NYDN
Gay marriage blocked in US state
Olympia - Washington state's law allowing gay marriage was blocked from taking effect on Wednesday as opponents filed more than 200 000 signatures seeking a public vote on the issue in November....Published: 07 Jun 2012 at 09:06hrs | | by AP
US state bans gay marriage
Raleigh - North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage and civil unions, major media projected, dealing a blow to efforts across the United St...Published: 09 May 2012 at 06:43hrs | | by Reuters
Romney attacks Gingrich over record as U.S. House speaker
US - Mitt Romney attacked surging conservative Newt Gingrich in a Florida debate and prepared to face questions Tuesday about his tax returns being released under pressure in a crucial week for the Re...Published: 24 Jan 2012 at 05:20hrs | | by Sta reporter
Lawsuit challenges validity of Obama's birth certificate
The validity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate has been questioned ad nauseam in lawsuits and political forums across the U.S., and now the Alabama courts will get their turn.Despi...Published: 09 Jan 2012 at 04:50hrs | | by Phillip Rawls - AP
Anglican Church 'does not and will not accept homosexuals': Archbishop
THE head of the Anglican Church in the Central Africa Province, Archbishop Albert Chama, said his church does not accept gay practices.The Central Africa Province consists of Zimbabwe, Botsw...Published: 21 Dec 2011 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
England makes a stand against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe have begun playing Test cricket again and are involved in their first match for almost six years. Zimbabwe believe they have done their penance but the International Cricket Council indicated...Published: 08 Aug 2011 at 08:38hrs | | by Matthews Estell
USA cannot afford four more Obama years: Bachmann
Firebrand Republican Representative Michele Bachmann on Monday formally launched a bid for the White House, warning the United States "cannot afford four more years" of President Barack Obama....Published: 27 Jun 2011 at 17:13hrs | | by .
Obama was bad student: Donald Trump
New York - Real estate mogul Donald Trump suggested in an interview on Monday that President Barack Obama had been a poor student who did not deserve to be admitted to the Ivy League universities he ...Published: 01 May 2011 at 07:21hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Barack Hussein Obama release birth certificate as proof
US President Barack Obama has released a longer version of his birth certificate to answer Republican charges he was not born in AmericaObama took the unusual step of making a statement in th...Published: 28 Apr 2011 at 13:38hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Zimbabwe Cricket World Cup team profile
OverviewAfter years of mismanagement which saw the exodus of their best players, Zimbabwe are finally undergoing something of a resurgence. A revamp of the domestic str...Published: 03 Feb 2011 at 19:29hrs | | by Byo24News
Ervine pulls out of World Cup squad and will remain with Hampshire
Sean Ervine has pulled out of Zimbabwe's squad for the World Cup, and will remain at Hampshire in 2011. Ervine, who had been named in both the preliminary and finalised squads for the tournament, had ...Published: 26 Jan 2011 at 20:27hrs | 1 | by Byo24NEWS | Sports
Sean Ervine in Zimbabwe's finalised World Cup squad
Sean Ervine will return to international duty with Zimbabwe at the World Cup after being included in the finalised squad of 15 for the tournament, which starts on February 19. Elton Chigumbu...Published: 13 Jan 2011 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by ESPN
Ervine quits Hampshire to resume Zimbabwe career
Sean Ervine will leave Hampshire to resume his international career with Zimbabwe.Ervine, 28, is expected to receive a call-up to Zimbabwe's World Cup squad later this ...Published: 11 Jan 2011 at 18:45hrs | | by CricInfo
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