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ZANU PF regime's uncivilized and undiplomatic savage diatribes main impediment to international re-engagement
In any relationship and encounter on this planet, there are bound to be some disagreements and misunderstandings.Even in the animal kingdom, there is always conflict to be expected - whether i...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 09:41hrs | 749 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa rejects copies of stolen artefacts
Africa should insist that archives and museum objects of its heroes should be originals, not digital copies, with Zimbabwe one of the countries with the facilities ready to receive and protect this he...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 09:34hrs | 4020 | by Staff Reporter
ICC give Zimbabwe thumbs-up in World Cup hosting
INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council representative, Sally Higgins, is confident the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, currently taking place in Harare, will be a huge success.Zimbabwe is host...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:49hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos coach drags team in ZANU PF fights
Dynamos gaffer Tonderai Ndiraya was on Saturday dragged to Rushinga by ZANU PF Mashonaland Central chairperson Kazembe Kazembe for a campaign ahead of the...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 18:58hrs | 6804 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
SRC dissolves Zifa, ready for backlash
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have dissolved the ZIFA board and are ready for the storm which their decision could provoke, including the possible suspension of Zimbabwe, from internation...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:11hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 protocols remain in force
Cabinet received an update on the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by chairman of the Ministers' National Committee, Vice President and M...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:06hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister honoured in United States
FIVE years after retiring from swimming, Zimbabwe's swimming icon Kirsty Coventry is still being regarded as one of the greatest swimmers to compete at university level in the United States.Co...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Coventry lands top IOC role
SPORTS minister, Kirsty Coventry has been appointed chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Coordination Commission for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.Coventry's latest app...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures business
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured business of his Government's unwavering support in ensuring private sector-led economic growth while at the same time promoting the establishment of brands that can com...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | 134 | 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 | 397 | 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 | 604 | by Staff reporter
Zifa dangle US$64 000 winning bonus
ZIFA have dangled a US$64 000 winning bonus for the Warriors to inspire them to win the 2022 World Cup Group G qualifier against Ethiopia, at the Bahir Dar International Stadium, this afternoon. ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Loga now in a better mood
WARRIORS coach, Zdravko Logarusic, is hoping his players will get the game time they badly need to put them into fine shape for the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopi...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accords wife national honour
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has awarded his wife, First Lady Auxillia a gold medal for her "outstanding performance in her philanthropic activities among 99 other outstanding institutions, civilians ...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Katai sets new personal record
ZIMBABWE's swimming starlet Donata Katai might have failed to reach the semifinals, but showed why many believe she is destined for greatness after clocking a new personal best time in the heats of th...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:39hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen swimmer qualifies for next round at Olympic games
ZIMBABWE teen swimming sensation Donata Katai showed her potential to become one of the best swimmers in the world in the future after clocking a new personal best time in the heats of the women's 100...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 18:03hrs | 6420 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC full member
Loga stays onZDRAVKO Logarusic is staying on as Warriors coach for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers despite calls for his sacking.This is the decision of the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zi...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:18hrs | 520 | by Michael Kariati
Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC full member
AFTER serving as a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes, Commission since 2013 and a member of its executive board since 2018, Zimbabwe's Sports minister and twotime Olympic ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:17hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies Team Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Team Zimbabwe competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and said he is proud to see young swimmer Donata Katai leading as one of the flag bearers at the world's biggest...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims credit for good rainy season
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sensationally claimed that he was the force behind the good rains enjoyed in the country this season, in that he allowed traditional chiefs to conduct rainmaking ritua...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP heckled at youth summit
Zanu-PF MP for Chivi north Mathias Tongofa was on Thursday heckled during a youth summit held in Harare, with some of the participants accusing him of being "too old" to represent their interests in P...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:48hrs | 1657 | by Staff rpeorter
Petition launched against reintroduction of 'green bombers'
ZIMBABWEANS have started an online petition against government's planned reintroduction of the controversial National Youth Service Training Programme in the country.This comes after governmen...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa copying and pasting Mugabe toxic policies
THE move to reintroduce the National Youth Service training programme has sent chills down most Zimbabweans' spines who experienced brutality at the hands of Green Bombers in 2008. The re-intr...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:34hrs | 1327 | by Leonard Koni
The return of Green Bombers
The re-introduction of the National Youth Service Training Border Gezi popularly known as The Green Bombers has sent chilling feelings amongst most Zimbabweans who have experienced the brutality of th...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 09:02hrs | 1989 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's govt resurrects youth militia
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the return of its infamous National Youth Service programme for its youth militia, also known as "Border Gezi graduates", with analysts saying the move was meant to inst...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2459 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt approves return of 'green bombers'
CABINET Tuesday agreed to the reintroduction of the suspended National Youth Service Training Programme, whose graduates have been linked to acts of terror on mostly opposition supporters at the behes...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 19:14hrs | 3329 | by Staff reporter
Govt pumps $1m into VTCs
GOVERNMENT has allocated $1 million to vocational training centres (VTCs) across the country to enable them to produce multi-skilled graduates.This was revealed by Youth, Art, Sport and Recrea...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates new Tanzania President
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday congratulated new Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan after she was sworn in on Friday following the death of President John Magufuli.President Hassan became ...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:27hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel earmarked for Goodwill Ambassador post
EVANGELICAL preacher, Prophet Uebert Angel, will be appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Zimbabwe contrary to widespread reports that he has been appointed to serve as an envoy in one of the coun...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to consider clubs' plight
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will consider how Govenment can best help local football clubs, who have been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, until the situation returns to normal. A keen football fan, who is...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga defends Bosso executive for meeting Mnangagwa
LONG-TIME Highlanders benefactor and member Tshinga Dube has called for cool heads to prevail to end an alarmist atmosphere at the club created by some people following the leadership's meeting with P...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:54hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says youths to get more support
The Government is cognisant of the ever-changing global trends and will take full advantage of every opportunity to provide young people with opportunities for growth and participation in the broader ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF praises Mnangagwa on Mugabe Day
ZANU-PF youths yesterday ignored the late former party leader Robert Mugabe during commemorations of the National Youth Day, a brainchild of the 21st February Movement.Instead, ruling party yo...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:49hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa considering a cabinet reshuffle
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, rattled by the recent loss of three ministers to Covid-19, is considering a cabinet reshuffle that has sparked fierce jostling in Zanu-PF and government.Foreign A...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 8257 | by Staff reporter
Who will replace SB Moyo?
ZIMBABWE is a landlocked nation which relies heavily on its sisters in the SADC region.To the East Zim has Mozambique. A troubled neighbour who happens to be dealing with a growing insurgency ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 17:26hrs | 3159 | by John Mbizvo
'Mnangagwa is in a fix!' advised Magaisa - it's Zimbabwe in the fix, thanks to you
Zimbabwe is in a serious economic and political mess and there are many reasons why we are in this mess. One of the reasons why we are in this mess is our propensity to make mountains out of a mole-hi...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:07hrs | 1571 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa in a fix
The recent spate of deaths of top government officials, including ministers who succumbed to Covid-19, have left President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a predicament.Well-placed sources yesterday sai...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:12hrs | 8870 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, review your team & apply Strategy
Not much has been done, since the inception of the so-called new dispensation. Now that you have lost key pillars, the likes of Biggie Matiza, Ellen Gwaradzimba and the coup announcer, S.B Moyo, who w...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 08:31hrs | 1214 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Grim prospects for PSL stars
Premier Soccer League (PSL) players face yet more misery on the sidelines following the pronouncement of the month-long lockdown to stem the surge in infections of COVID-19.Clubs were set to r...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Afghan tour in trouble
ZIMBABWE'S bumper 2021 international calendar is facing early trouble with the national cricket team's series against Afghanistan in doubt following the latest COVID-19 lockdown which has paralysed do...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:25hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister named African Female Swimmer of the Millennium
FOUR years after calling time on her competitive days, Zimbabwe's swimming icon Kirsty Coventry's exploits in the pool continue to follow her after she was named the African Female Swimmer of the Mill...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sports stars shine amid Covid-19 pandemic
THE outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year did cast its dark shadow over the 2020 sporting season.Some sport codes lost at least four months while others resumed...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:09hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's national dress fabric triggers debate
THE country's national dress fabric meant to promote and preserve national identity launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the State House at the weekend has been met with mixed reactions....Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:34hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland youths fail to access Empower Bank loans
YOUTHS from Matebeleland North say they failed to submit applications for loans that are accessible through the Empower Bank due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 lockdown period.The ...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:18hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry salutes new pool queen Mikayla
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has saluted child sensation Mikayla Makwabarara and backed her to grow into a world-class swimmer.This comes as Makwabarara broke the...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's SRC ready for Fifa sanctions
THE Sports and Recreation Commission have said they will not be bullied by threats of FIFA sanctions, to force them to compromise their mission, to deal with issues they believe are holding back the d...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:13hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA faces US$150 000 Cosafa fine
Zimbabwe faces a staggering fine of US$150 000 and a possible ban from participation in future Cosafa competitions after the Sports and Recreation Commission refused to sanction the Under-20 tri...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Gringo lashes out at govt
ARTISTES have been known for moralising at the expense of reality through their creative work, setting the agenda in national discourse, but popular yesteryear actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora has decided...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
UK imposing sanctions on Zanu PF pressuring SADC to do same - is it too little too late
One of the biggest Zimbabwe foreign policy blunders the British government has ever made in the last decade was to believe Mnangagwa's foolish rhetoric that Zimbabwe had changed for the better followi...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 07:46hrs | 4970 | by Wilbert Mukori
Journalist sues minister for unlawful arrest
MUTARE-BASED freelance journalist Sydney Saize has sued Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and State security agents for humiliation and unlawful arrest in Chimanimani while investigating alleged theft...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
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