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The most iconic duos in the history of football
›Football is a team sport, but throughout its history, there have been pairs of players whose chemistry and partnership on the field transcended the ordinary. If you t...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 19:38hrs | 414 | by Staff Reporter
What does it take to win the Ballon d'Or?
Winning the Ballon d'Or, football's most prestigious individual award, is no small feat. It is a great idea to make many bets on 1xbet.ng/en, and here you can also wa...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 15:55hrs | 225 | by Edson Mapani/Simbarashe Sithole
5 arrested for US$193,000 robbery
Five young men, aged between 21 and 25, have been arrested for staging a robbery along the Harare-Masvingo Highway on Sunday. The suspects, Richard Banda (2...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:29hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Retired Colonel Lionel Dyck dies
Retired Colonel Lionel Dyck, a distinguished veteran of the Zimbabwe National Army and head of the Dyck Advisory Group (DAG), has died. He succumbed to cancer in Capetown after a prolonged battle with...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:30hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Job Sikhala speech at the UN Geneva Summit
Iwant to greet you, honorable guests of this important summit for Human Rights and Democracy, from all the four corners of the world. I am Job Sikala, the surviving political prisoner from Zimbabwe. I...Published: 17 May 2024 at 16:38hrs | 41 | by Jo Sikhala
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
UZ students turn to High Court
EIGHT students at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have approached the High Court seeking an order to declare that their banning from contesting in Student Representative Council (SRC) elections by the...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala is not cutting deals with oppressor'
INCARCERATED opposition politician Job Sikhala has distanced himself from claims by Citizens' Coalition for Change self-styled secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu that he is negotiating with the state...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:25hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Teenage Hadebe's Houston Dynamo beat Messi's Inter Miami to win US Open Cup
Zimbabwean international defender, Teenage Hadebe, played a crucial role for Houston Dynamo as they clinched victory in the final of the 2023 US Open Cup against Inter Miami, led by star player Lionel...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Loud calls for Musona, Billiat's comeback
DYNAMOS and Warriors defender Frank Makarati has amplified calls for Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat to reconsider their decision to retire from international football so that they can lead Zimbabw...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UZ students granted bail
FOUR University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students arrested two months ago for disorderly conduct were yesterday granted $500 000 bail each by High Court judge Justice Lucy Mungwari.The students were a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube partners NRZ to create railway level crossing in Cowdray Park
FOR years, residents of Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo have been forced to travel long distances to access cemeteries located right at their doorsteps due to lack of accessibility as the road is clos...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Colonial masters say Mnangagwa's despotic rule is worse than Mugabe
MEMBERS of the United Kingdom's House of Lords have described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called second republic as worse than that of Robert Mugabe in terms of authoritarian rule and repression...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:21hrs | 12 | 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 | 23 | by Staff Reporter
Sikhala demo students denied bail
HARARE magistrate Learnmore Mapiye yesterday denied bail to four University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students arrested last month for disorderly conduct after they protested the continued incarceration of opp...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Graffiti protest' Zinasu activists' bail bid rejected
Four Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) activists, currently detained for allegedly spraying graffiti on government buildings, had their bail application turned down Tuesday by Harare magistrat...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala demo students: Lawyers cry foul
LAWYERS representing four University of Zimbabwe students who were arrested on May 17 on allegations of protesting opposition legislator Job Sikhala's continued pretrial incarceration have raise...Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
No joy for Sikhala demo students
FOUR University of Zimbabwe students, who were arrested for protesting the continued incarceration of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala were yesterday remanded in custody to June 1 after the State p...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jail nightmare for 'graffiti painting' UZ students
Four University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who were arrested last week charged with malicious damage to property shall stay longer behind bars after the investigating officer (IO) who is key to their b...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe midfielder honoured in France
ZIMBABWE international midfielder Marshall Munetsi has been recognised for his rich vein of form for French side Stade de Reims by being included in the Ligue 1 team of the month for February by...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
GOAT Messi wins Best Fifa men's player award
Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men's player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards.The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe an...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 21:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Brazilian football legend Pele dies at 82
Brazilian football legend Pele has died at the age of 82 following a long battle with cancer, his agent Joe Fraga and his family confirmed on Thursday.His daughter Kely Nascimento took to Inst...Published: 29 Dec 2022 at 21:16hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF heavyweights displace settlers
A Zanu-PF MP, a top government official and a business mogul with links to the ruling party are accused of displacing villagers at two farms in Chegutu under controversial circumstances.One of...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Pastor blasted over Messi
The United Family International Church (UFIC) pastor Michael Mahendere is being ridiculed on micro blogging Twitter after he predicted Argentina's star Lionel Messi crying after the World Cup final ye...Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 12:16hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chaos as Zanu-PF heavyweights displace settlers
A Zanu-PF MP, a top government official and a business mogul with links to the ruling party are accused of displacing villagers at two farms in Chegutu under controversial circumstances.One of...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo entangled in Vic Falls corruption scandals
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo (pictured), who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals — with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraud...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster, deputy in exam fraud rap
A HEADMASTER at Thokozani Secondary School in Insiza district in Matabeleland South, Gainmore Muzezewa allegedly wrote a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary level English examinatio...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Karim Benzema wins Ballon d'Or
Karim Benzema said he had become more ambitious with age as the Real Madrid and France striker won the Ballon d'Or on Monday, and dedicated his trophy "to the people".Benzema, who turns 35 in ...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi To Marshall Messi
WARRIORS midfielder Marshall Munetsi is set to make a return to the Stade de Reims fold after serving a one-match suspension ahead of the star-studded French football champions Paris Saint Germain at ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$250m injection in new platinum mine
Bravura Consortium, which is owned by Nigerian billionaire Mr Benedict Peters, is finalising resource exploration at its claims in Selous, Mashonaland West province, where it is set to invest US$250 m...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$13bn mining deal sealed
The Government and two Chinese investors - Eagle Canyon International Group Limited and Pacific Goal Investment - yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding that immediately paves the way for the ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
England-born Zimbabwean starlet completes Manchester City move
ENGLISH Premier League champions Manchester City have secured the signing of England-born Zimbabwe youngster David Chigwada from Blackburn Rovers.The 14-year-old who can play as a winger or an...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 20:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T implodes
FOLLOWING a humiliating electoral defeat in the just-ended by-elections, MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has allegedly gone on a purging spree against members who question his leadership and the party's...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Mwonzora's MDC-T says disappointed by election results
The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T has issued a statement saying it is disappointed by the party's performance in the just ended 26 March by-elections which saw the party getting zero seats. Earli...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 14:13hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mwonzora says MDC-T 'will rise like a Phoenix'
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora on Monday said his party would "rise like a Phoenix" after suffering a by-election drubbing last Saturday.Running under the banner of MDC Alliance, Mwonzora saw h...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora equates self to Lionel Messi
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has conceded defeat in the Saturday by-elections, but boldly declared he performed like Argentine football maestros, Lionel Messi who sometimes misses penalties.H...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 12:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen scores 10As in Cambridge exams
A 17-year-old Bulawayo boy, Liyanda Lionel Ncube from Atlantic Academy, has scored all As in the Cambridge November 2021 Ordinary Level exams.Ncube is described by his teachers as an intellige...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for 7th time
Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 07:37hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
The invention and revolutionary stand of the hubble space telescope
Space is huge. It is estimated to be more than 23 trillion light years diameter wise. For context of its sheer size, think of a single light year...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 18:16hrs | 14 | by Staff writer
Top cop acquitted
A Bulawayo-based senior police officer, who was facing charges of theft of a motor vehicle or alternatively obstructing the course of justice, has been acquitted. Regional magistrate Joseph Ma...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kadewere battling nagging muscle injury
WARRIORS striker Tino Kadewere is still struggling with a thigh injury that has seen him miss his French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais' last three matches.Kadewere suffered the muscle injury...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Munetsi opens up on EPL move collapse
WARRIORS midfielder Marshal Munetsi has revealed the reason behind his failure to make a move to England's Premier League (EPL) despite reported interest from a couple of clubs.The 25-year-old...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi excited to be back
STAR midfielder Marshal Munetsi says he is happy to be back in the Warriors fold and expects to help his side get a "winning start" when they host South Africa in a World Cup opening qualifier at the ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa prod Aston Villa over Nakamba
ZIFA are pressing for the release of Marvelous Nakamba from Aston Villa and are hopeful that the midfielder will be allowed to travel to Harare for Friday's World Cup qualifier against South Africa....Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loga gets desperate
DYNAMOS and FC Platinum defenders Godknows Murwira and William Stima are the latest players to be added to the Warriors squad as coach Zdravko Logarusic seeks for defensive alternatives following the ...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Messi agrees terms with PSG
Ex-Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi has agreed a deal with PSG and will arrive in the capital on Tuesday to complete a move to the club after leaving Barca due to La Liga salary rules, according to Fren...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 11:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Messi is leaving Barcelona
Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona, the Spanish club said on Thursday."Despite club and player reaching an agreement and their clear intention to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen b...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 19:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spain court dismisses fresh fraud case against Messi
A Spanish court on Friday dismissed a new complaint filed in 2020 against Barcelona's Lionel Messi by a man who accuses the Argentine footballer of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.Fed...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Messi agrees Barca stay on reduced wages
Lionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona on a deal until 2026 that includes reducing his wages to half of his previous earnings.The announcement is dependent on player departures that will...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 18:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
13 Zimbabwean footballers feature on Fifa21
ZIMBABWEAN footballers have always loved the Fifa video game, using the game to relax while in camp or ahead of big ties.They would ordinarily use players from everywhere else in the world EXC...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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