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Mighty Warriors cruise past lesotho
Zimbabwe 3 - 0 LesothoEthel Chinyerere stole the spotlight yesterday, scoring twice in the second half to propel Zimbabwe's Mighty Warriors to a decisive victory over Lesotho at the Madibaz Stadiu...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:55hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat wasn't mentally strong enough to take another season with Kaizer Chiefs
FORMER Kaizer Chiefs star Khama Billiat has revealed why he walked away from the Naturena-based giants.The 34-year-old forward surprisingly left Amakhosi following the conclusion of the 2023-2...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 14:45hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Bosso summoned for refusing to accept ghost penalty
Highlanders FC has been summoned to appear before the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Ad Hoc Committee following the abandonment of their Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final match against Simba Bhora FC. The ...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:20hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Bosso Chibuku Cup blow
Highlanders FC is set to face a significant challenge in their upcoming Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final against Simba Bhora this Sunday at Wadzanai Stadium. The match comes just as the club loses thre...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:19hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya unveils sponsorship for Women Super League
Walter Magaya, founder of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries and owner of Yadah FC, is set to unveil a significant sponsorship deal of US$320,000 for the Women’s Football Super League. The...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:55hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's CCC resignation
ON 25 January 2024, Zimbabwean opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa quit.Looking through the dancing ropes, it is more like a boxing match. Remember when Mi...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 2 | by Vivid Gwede
Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2024: An Obituary
Advocate Nelson Chamisa's capitulation last week at the behest of the fifth column led by Sengezo Tshabangu was the final nail in opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Armed with state institutions and exp...Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 09:09hrs | 4 | by Innocent Mpoki
Drama-filled 2023 ends in tears for CCC
POLITICS, according to social scientists, is loosely translated as a battle to control resources with man putting political contestation as a means to ensure equitable distribution of whatever is foun...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:22hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Botswana rescue Zimbabwe
Warriors coach Baltemar Brito has been granted another opportunity to observe his team in action during a second international friendly match as they prepare for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare on revenge mission
Emmanuel Jalai, the vice-captain of Dynamos, holds a positive outlook as his team prepares to confront FC Platinum in the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup at Mandava Stadium this afternoon....Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza cautiously optimistic
FC Platinum manager Norman Mapeza is cautiously optimistic about his team's chances in the Chibuku Super Cup, the premier knockout tournament in Zimbabwean football. His team is set to face Harare gia...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso wanted Dembare for the Chibuku Super Cup quarter-finals
BELEAGUERED Bulawayo giants Highlanders are frustrated that they missed out on a Dynamos draw for the Chibuku Super Cup quarter-finals after they were paired against Caps United instead.Highla...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maradona vs. Messi: Who Is Better?
Debate rages over who's better between Maradona or Messi, both famed for their skills, number 10 jerseys, and left-footed play. Read our blog to find the answer. In the world of soccer, two...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 10:31hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
From Moondog Max to Arnold Zikhali, the storied lineage of Zimbabwe's 'strong men'
ON what had been a pretty ordinary and innocuous Tuesday afternoon, there was suddenly a flurry of activity around the corner of George Silundika and Sam Nujoma in Harare.Like bees attracted t...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Chekhov's middle age monks
From a writer, critic, traveller, doctorI am reading selected letters of Anton Chekhov, the Russian writer, critic, traveller and medical doctor.The letters span a big chunk of his lif...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 On Saturday
Kasukuwere threatens knockout punch, but doubts persist
POLITICAL analysts say former cabinet minister and Zanu-PF commissar Saviour Kasukuwere's entry into the presidential election race set for 23 August will eat into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's votes...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misfiring Bosso face high flying Chiefs
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders Football Club will host in-form Bulawayo Chiefs in what is anticipated to be an explosive blockbuster Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter at Barbourfields Stadium ...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malema says Zimbabweans have let down Ngarivhume
SOUTH Africa's main opposition leader Julius Malema, has urged Zimbabweans to stand up against the harassment of pro-democracy activists following the jailing of opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe slips back to gukurahundi years
It is existentially draining and disempowering that the leader of Transform Zimbabwe Jacob Ngarivhume, has been shockingly convicted and sentenced for an effective three years in jail – for some twe...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 20:12hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Al Jazeera documentary on Zimbabwe's gold mafia won't change anything
THE whole hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash.The country‘s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearl...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Chris Mutsvangwa
The whole gold hullabaloo about Zimbabwe illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash
The whole gold hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash. The country‘s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearly ...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:33hrs | 3 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
Zanu-PF youth reads riot act
Zanu-PF youth leader Tino Machakaire yesterday read the riot act on party youths who use President Emmerson Mnangagwa's name to engage in criminal activities and warned that they would face the might ...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
South Africa to keep a close eye on 2023 Six Nations
With South Africa drawn in a 2023 World Cup pool that includes both Ireland and Scotland, the Springboks will be keeping a closer eye on proceedings at this year's Six Nations Championship.The...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 13:45hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Historic reception for Morocco's Atlas Lions on homecoming
Following a World Cup performance that was well above the North African country's wildest dreams, Morocco's national football team returned home to a hero's welcome.The team landed at Rabat-Sa...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 16:33hrs | 46 | by Moyo Roy
England booted out
France have beaten England 2-1 at the 2022 World Cup and will play Morocco for a place in next week's final.Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni scored a sublime opening goal from range....Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Staff exodus hits Zimbabwe's NPA, AG
NATIONAL Prosecution Authority (NPA) acting director-general Nelson Mutonziwa has revealed that his office has been hit by a massive exodus of sharp legal minds due to poor remuneration and conditions...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kadewere scores on Real Mallorca debut
WARRIORS striker Tinotenda Kadewere got his Real Mallorca career off to a dream start after scoring on his debut for the Spanish club on Saturday.After enduring a long wait before making his d...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Bosso play for pride in Sunday premiership clash
Fallen Zimbabwe premiership giants Dynamos and Highlanders clash this Sunday in a Castle Lager Premiership Match Day 32 with nothing left to play for except pride.The so-called Battle for Zimb...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 20:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare gets put of jail to reach Chibuku Super Cup quarter-finals
Dynamos 1 - 0 WhawhaTHEY lacked the glamour and gloss but one moment of sheer brilliance produced late in the match carried the day for Dynamos who secured their passage into the Chibuku Super Cup...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Mwaruwari not given enough time'
HERENTALS coach Kumbirai Mutiwekuziva believes Benjani Mwaruwari was not given enough time to prove himself before being sacked as Ngezi Platinum Stars coach.The ambitious Mhondoro-Ngezi-based...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Saints in coach drama
WHEN Zimbabwe Saints announced that it would be playing in the Zifa Southern Region Division One league two years ago, there was some belief that perhaps there'd be a turnaround at one of the country'...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors make rich pickings, US$20,000 each
The Warriors started trooping back into the country yesterday from their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) expedition with each of them getting about US$20 000 richer and expecting more despite public ang...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Warriors, Malawi in make-or-break AFCON clash
WARRIORS coach Norman Mapeza says there is no room for error as Zimbabwe face Malawi in their second game of the African Cup of Nations at the Bafoussam Omnisports Stadium this evening.The mat...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora throws knockout punch
OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) seeking to bar his rival and leader of the MDC Alliance, Nelson Chamisa, from using the acronym MDC....Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza targets Malawi scalp
The Warriors will be targeting a win when they take on Malawi in their second Group B Africa Cup of Nations encounter in Bafassoum, Cameroon on Friday.Zimbabwe's suffered a heart breaking loss...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Warriors hunt for the Lions of Teranga
ZIMBABWE received some good news after all players and officials returned a clean bill of health in their last Covid-19 tests before the opening Group B encounter of the delayed 2021 AFCON finals agai...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders to use own training facilities this year
HIGHLANDERS Football Club training grounds at the clubhouse are close to being used by the first team for training sessions, with an inspection to be conducted this week to ascertain their readiness f...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza's shock pick
Europe-based midfielder Kundai Benyu was a surprise inclusion into the Warriors' 23-member squad which left Harare yesterday for the Africa Cup of Nations finals to be played in Cameroon....Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Happy return for Prince Dube
Warriors striker Prince Dube is pleased to be back in the fold after a spate of injuries saw him miss a host of the senior national team's assignments over the course of the year.Dube scored a...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Warriors target Afcon quarter finals
WARRIORS veteran defender Onismor Bhasera yesterday said the national football team was targetting a place in the knockout stages of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.Zimbabwe is in t...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean boxer dies after being knocked out
ZIMBABWEAN boxer Taurai Zimunya has died after a third-round knockout in a bantamweight fight on Sunday evening, the country's boxing federation has said.Zimunya (24) of Legends Boxing Club in...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Caps disconnect ZPC Kariba
Caps United 2 - 1 ZPC KaribaAn inspired second half performance saw struggling Harare giants Caps United rally from a goal down to beat ZPC Kariba and end their dream of progressing to the C...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso out to seal knockout place
HIGHLY motivated Highlanders will be out to seal a knockout place when they take on Bulawayo Chiefs in the Chibuku Super Cup Group B encounter at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon.Highlande...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chibuku Super Cup returns
THE Chibuku Super Cup resumes with mid-week clashes next Wednesday afternoon, as Dynamos take on Yadah in Group 1 of the competition at the National Sports Stadium.The match will be preceded b...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Online Gambling Vs. eSports: Key Differences
Technology affects everything, how we spend leisure time. The internet unlocked new entertainment opportunities. That includes esports and online gambling. But before you choose an activity, you shoul...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:41hrs | 11 | by Staff writer
Time up for Logarusic
WARRIORS' humiliating defeat by Ethiopia in Group G of the Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday should be ample evidence that coach Zdravko Logarusic is not fit for the job.With the defea...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loga warns Zifa
WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarusic has urged his Zifa bosses to sort out players' allowances for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, early, to avoid "the mistakes of the past."Reac...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mathetha becomes first Zimbabwean to earn UFC contract
NEW Zealand-based rising star Mike Mathetha says he wants to inspire the next generation of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes in the country of his birth.Mathetha last week became the first Zi...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boost for Sables' WC bid
THE Sables have qualified for the final phase of the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers following the withdrawal of Tunisia from Rugby Africa Cup Pool D games, which will now be held in Zimbabwe from Jul...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chibuku Super Cup returns
THE Sports Commission have partially lifted the domestic football ban and granted permission for the completion of the Chibuku Super Cup. In recent days, players and coaches have been singing ...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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