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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 | 211 | 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 | 215 | 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 | 662 | 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 | 101 | 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 | 735 | 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 | 141 | 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 | 313 | 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 | 212 | 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 | 2395 | 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 | 4956 | 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 | 1451 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Visit Zimbabwe Campaign
President Mnangagwa yesterday launched the Visit Zimbabwe Promotion Campaign which seeks to leverage on the sports and tourism sectors to market the country as a premier tourist destination. T...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 493 | by Staff reorter
Bucket seats for Barbourfields Stadium
THE Government has started procuring bucket seats and electronic ticketing system for the National Sports and Barbourfields stadia in moves against time to ensure the Warriors and FC Platinum play the...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 22:25hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
Zhuwao loses land row to Sports minister Coventry
HIGH Court judge Philda Muzofa has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry by Robert Zhuwao, nephew to late former president Robert Mugabe.Zhuwao was accusing the min...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:06hrs | 3046 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt okays football resumption
GOVERNMENT has given the green light for the resumption of domestic football after Sports minister Kirsty Coventry yesterday submitted a raft of proposals to Zifa.Only one competitive match ha...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1768 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum in trouble
ZIMBABWE'S Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions FC Platinum are in a fix ahead of the 2020/2021 Caf Champions League edition, as they are likely to host their continental rivals on foreign soil follo...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:12hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Leaked audio shakes Mnangagwa allies
ZANU-PF heavyweights whose names feature on a sensational audio clip of a conversation allegedly between business tycoon Kuda Tagwireyi and Temba Mliswa which points to growing frustration with Presid...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:25hrs | 6176 | by Staff reporter
LEAKED AUDIO: Tagwirei and Temba Mliswa discussing Mnangagwa
Member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisory council, Kuda Tagwirei and Norton Member of Parliament have questioned Mnangagwa ability to appoint cabinet ministers.Mliswa and Tagwirei are ...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 12:35hrs | 9880 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Vote for the Corrupt and Reap Corruption Simple!
It's a challenge for the President to chose from the dung who to appoint as Ministers. Constitutionally, he has reached the maximum number he can appoint as Ministers outside of Parliament and he is l...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 17:41hrs | 937 | by Tendayi Lynnette Mudehwe
American Army General to address Zimbabweans on leadership
Retired Lieutenant General in the United States of America Army Jeff Buchanan will be joining Minister of Youths, Sports, Arts and Reacreation Kirsty Coventry at a vitual Symposium aimed at discussing...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:37hrs | 3902 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zim Government under spotlight over property rights: Paul Westwood saga
During the 2017 episode, one of the key fundamentals which the military reiterated during the seizure of power, was the restoration of legacy, getting rid of the purported criminals around Robert Muga...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 09:54hrs | 1183 | by Charles Murindo
'Grace Mugabe owns 15 farms'
The former First Lady Grace Mugabe currently owns 15 farms in violation of Zimbabwe's land reform policy that says a person has to own one farm. The revelations were by Notorn Member of Parlia...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 16:28hrs | 7252 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Minister blasts Zanu-PF loan defaulters
MANICALAND Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba has blasted Zanu-PF youths for hiding behind the party name to default on payment of bank loans.She made the remarks during the launch ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:10hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
High Court rules on Mugabe nephew 'farm'
Robert Zhuwao, a nephew of the late former President Robert Mugabe, never had a claim to subdivision 4 of Cockington Farm that was allocated to Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Covent...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:35hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths fight for the Mugabes, want IOC to expel Kirsty Coventry
MDC Alliance youths have implored the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to expel Sports minister Kirsty Coventry from the organisation over her alleged farm grab.Coventry, who was elected ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:45hrs | 2480 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry grabs farm from Mugabe's nephew
Former Olympic swimming gold medallist Kirsty Coventry has been implicated in the seizure of a property allocated by Zimbabwe's government to Robert Zhuwao, nephew of the late former president Robert ...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 21:44hrs | 9244 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields set for inspection
ZIFA'S First Instance Body (FIB) will this week embark on a preliminary inspection of Barbourfields Stadium to check on developments that have been done at the facility by Bulawayo City Council (BCC)....Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:43hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Omega Sibanda to replace Mutodi as Deputy Minister?
ZANU PF Member of Parliament for Vungu Constituency Omega Sibanda might soon land the post of Deputy Government Spokesperson which was previously held by sacked Dr Energy Mutodi a highly placed source...Published: 22 May 2020 at 20:07hrs | 6878 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Google celebrates Zimbabwe culture with Mbira Doodle
American multinational technology company, Google has joined in on Zimbabwe's Culture Week celebrations by celebrating the country's traditional instrument, the Mbira (also known as the Thumb piano) w...Published: 21 May 2020 at 17:35hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Beatrice Mtetwa's scathing letter to Mnangagwa
Sir, I address you, not because you personally abducted, tortured and sexually abused JOANA MAMOMBE, CECILIA CHIMBIRI and NETSAI MAROVA. Neither do I address you because I know or am in other way conn...Published: 19 May 2020 at 18:59hrs | 8784 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
Zimbabwe buoyant of CAF stadia bans reversal
A BREAK in international football, enforced by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, has emerged a blessing in disguise for Zimbabwe.The country's football mother body, the Zimbabwe Football As...Published: 15 May 2020 at 17:24hrs | 1250 | by Wellington Toni
Mnangagwa's govt okay sport restart
GOVERNMENT has given the greenlight for the resumption of sporting activities classified as low-risk, while high-risk codes such as rugby and football remain locked out. Among the low-risk spo...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Bucket seats for BF
ZIMBABWE has failed to acquire the required bucket seats for its main football stadia owing to the coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions, but Sports minister Kirsty Coventry is optimistic Caf will...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:14hrs | 1263 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Kirsty Coventry develops National sports stadium
Minister of Youth, Sports Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry has posted pictures of the newly refurbished National Sports stadium. The former swimming sensation said the next step...Published: 06 May 2020 at 14:25hrs | 5561 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe COVID-19 lockdown goes into Stage 2
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has extended the Covid-19-induced lockdown by a further 14 days and announced an $18 billion Economic Rescue and Stimulus Package to scale up production in all sectors of the econo...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's famous athletes
Zimbabwe were successfully represented by extremely talented athletes in numerous popular sports over the course of history. Zimbabwean residents are proud of the people who have made them happy so ma...Published: 01 May 2020 at 13:45hrs | 3441 | by Staff Writer
Kirsty Coventry to give money to Zimbabwean youths
The Minister of Youth Kirsty Coventry has announced that her Ministry will be availing a relief fund to assist the youths as they pass through the trying times of the deadly novel Coronavirus. ...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 12:42hrs | 1194 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF wings hail independence
ZANU-PF wings say they remain indebted to the sacrifices made by freedom fighters who fought colonialism and liberated the country, and reaffirmed their desire to work towards the attainment of an upp...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 07:58hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa applauds Kirsty Coventry
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry for launching the United Programme for Athletes and Artistes in Zimbabwe as part of a joint effort to...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:37hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry's term of office set to be extended
The International Olympic Committee are considering extending the IOC membership of the Athletes' Commission representatives whose terms would have expired at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. ...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:59hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
United Nations donates US$770 million to Zimbabwe for Coronavirus
United Nations Zimbabwe has donated US$770 million UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Zimbabwe. According to government sources the money seeks to support Zimbabwe deal with the drought s...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:15hrs | 3661 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'MDC hoping sanctions will starve masses into rebellion' lied Dr Mavaza - what some do for 30 pieces of silver
I believe in freedom of expression but not when the exercise of that right means freedom to offend, to brainwash and stifle debate and/or, worse still, to incite, lawlessness and thuggery!"The...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 19:30hrs | 2251 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Preparedness plan will minimise import of covid-19' - boastful dog putting out fire with his puny fart
"My Government, through the Ministry of Health and Child Care, has put in place measures to minimise the import of COVID-19 into the country and ensure health safety to all citizens,” said President...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 19:26hrs | 877 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Furore over Majaivana 'death' book rages on
The fallout over a primary school textbook that claimed singer, Lovemore Tshuma, popularly known as Majaivana was dead continues, with the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, NACZ, demanding that the o...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:31hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
Current ZIFA an embarrassment to the nation - MP
A Legislator Peter Moyo has slammed the Zimbabwe Football Association for being an embarrassment to the nation at the same time calling for its audit.Moyo made the remarks in parliament....Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1827 | by Steve Grays
Chiyangwa's parliament allies want Zifa disbanded
PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday demanded the dissolution of the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board for allegedly sleeping on the job and looting the association's resources.Led by MDC MP fo...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 15:48hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
BCC unfazed, chases BF Saturday deadline
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is unfazed by Caf's refusal to re-inspect Barbourfields Stadium and working flat-out to improve the venue for a scheduled Fifa inspection on Saturday. A Fifa delega...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:58hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry blames ZIFA
SPORTS Minister Kirsty Coventry has blamed the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) for failing to convince the continental football governing body CAF to give Zimbabwe a reprieve after confirming the...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
'Have passion to repair stadia' insist Coventry - butterfly metamorphosed into caterpillar c/w ED regalia and scarf
Power corrupts and absolute power - it does not get any more absolute than in Zimbabwe where those in power are accountable to no one and so have done as they pleased for 40 years and counting - corru...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 16:17hrs | 1028 | by Nomusa Garikai
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