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Bosso fans question wisdom of an 'absentee' chairman
DEBATE has been raging on social media about the wisdom of electing office bearers based out of the country as Highlanders Election Day draws closer.Highlanders paid-up members will on 4 Febru...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)
THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of ...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu honours own heroes
ZAPU, whose ZIPRA cadres have been denied national hero and heroine status by the Zanu-PF government on numerous occasions, has resolved to recognise and honour some of its departed cadres...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso snubbed at Maphepha burial?
FORMER Highlanders' manager and chairman Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda was yesterday laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery with the Bulawayo giants' leadership sidelined at the main service held earlier a...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gumede, Ndebele pay tribute to Maphepha
Former Highlanders administrators Ndumiso Gumede and Kennedy Ndebele have paid tribute to the club's ex-player and boss Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda who died on Tuesday morning.Sibanda (63) died ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Ernest Maphepha Sibanda dies
Ernest Maphepha Sibanda, the former Highlanders Football Club footballer, manager and chairman who is well known for having led Bosso in of their most successful phases in the club's history has died....Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 11:32hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ernest 'Maphepha' Sibanda 'very much' alive
FORMER Highlanders' chairman and team manager Ernest 'Maphepha' Sibanda has been hospitalised at a private institution in Bulawayo after his sugar levels fluctuated, but his family is optimistic he wi...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso class of 98 honours Maphepha
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has described the legendary Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda, who won Premier Soccer League titles as a manager and chairman of Highlanders an administrator par-excellence, whose...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City chairman on why he voted in Highlanders elections
BULAWAYO City Football Club chairman Jerry Sibanda has provided clarity on why he voted in last Sunday's Highlanders elections to choose three executive committee members.Sibanda was one of th...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Why Mhlophe lost Bosso chairmanship'
LAST Sunday saw Highlanders Football Club finally hold elections for three executive committee posts whose much talked about result was for the chairmanship where Johnfat Sibanda edged Kenneth Mhlophe...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bosso members finally get to choose chairman, secretary, committee member
THERE was excitement ahead of the original date of the Highlanders elections, then disappointment when the polls were postponed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.That excitement is upon us ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fireworks expected at Bosso AGM
HIGHLANDERS outgoing chairman, Kenneth Mhlophe is a man caught between a rock and a hard surface when he presents his report to the club's members at an eagerly anticipated Bosso Annual General Meetin...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Choruma burial today
FORMER Warriors and Highlanders midfielder Richard Choruma, who died in South Africa following a short illness last week, is set to be buried at the Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo this morning....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Choruma's body to be flown in
THE man who brought Richard Choruma to Highlanders, Rahman Gumbo has expressed shock at the former diminutive midfielder's untimely death and described him as a gentleman of the game. Choruma ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tribalism in national under-17 team selection
ONE of the country's most charismatic football characters and former Highlanders supremo, Ernest Maphepha Sibanda has called upon the national Under-17 coach Tafadzwa Mashiri to stop being used by foo...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 18:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ernest Maphepha joins City
CHARISMATIC and experienced administrator Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda has joined Zifa Southern Region Division One outfit Bulawayo City as a board member. The municipal side was relegated from t...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso in election mode
HIGHLANDERS vice chairman Modern Ngwenya will seek another three-year mandate as the second in command at the Bulawayo giants when the club holds its elections in early February. Ngwenya is li...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ukhunyulwa izinyo kubangwa amafutha okupheka
ZISELE zibambe owangaphansi izakhamizi zeZinyangeni eNkayi ngemva kokuba amadoda amabili engqikilane kwaba luthuli ebanga ukungenelana ngesikhathi kuthengwa amafutha okupheka komunye umuzi.Lok...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 18:21hrs | | by umlobi woMthunywa
Zimbabwe black market rates tumble
PARALLEL market rates plummeted in Bulawayo yesterday after Government guaranteed the 1:1 convertibility value of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances into the United States dollar as well as av...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Money on Bosso'
FORMER Highlanders manager Ernest Maphepha Sibanda believes Bosso players will rise to the occasion when they face old nemesis Dynamos in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie at Barbourfields Stad...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Madinda was a good singer'
THERE are some people who deserve special mention in Zimbabwe football. One of them is Ali "Baba" Dube, a respected figure in junior coaching circles.Alibaba as he is fondly known, has a...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UMugabe Utshaya Umkhulungwane Libalele
Lo owabusa okweminya edlula amatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa yena oseleminyaka engamatshumi athoba munwe munye lane utshaye omunye umkhulungwane otshaqise igazi wenza abantu baluma amazinyo ngokuthuku...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Bosso to elect new admin
Highlanders will hold their much-awaited elections tomorrow that will usher in a new administration for the club, which is seeking a rebirth having struggled for success in recent years.Bulawa...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Military takes over at Bosso
CANDIDATES vying for Highlanders' executive committee elections had their credentials accepted by members at the club's annual general meeting held yesterday.The meeting, which was held at the...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
The militarisation of Highlanders Football Club
FORMER Highlanders chairman, Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda will not be challenging the board's decision to bar him from contesting the post of chairman in elections scheduled for next week.Sibanda...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso acting-chair faces recall
SOME Highlanders members, working in cahoots with certain board members, are reportedly planning to present a dossier during the club's annual general meeting tomorrow that will justify the recalling ...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maphepha camp feels hard done
BARRED Highlanders aspiring chairman Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda's camp strongly believes the club's constitution was trampled on by some ill-advised board members out to settle personal scores against ...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders board says 'NO' to Maphepha again
ERNEST "Maphepha" Sibanda was barred for the second time in a row from contesting the Highlanders' executive chairman position by the club's board on Tuesday.Sibanda, a former Bosso chairman, ...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-day for Maphepha
HIGHLANDERS' board faces a test of character today when they decide on Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda's candidature for the club's forthcoming elective annual general meeting three years after barring him ...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso Electoral Committee begins verification of nominees
THE Highlanders Electoral Committee has begun the verification process of nominees for the clubs' elections that are due on 4 February and will issue a statement tomorrow regards the nominations submi...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 11:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Operation restore Bosso legacy'
THE retired colonel who is seeking the mandate to be Highlanders chairman at next month's elections reckons it's time to restore the club's legacy.Kenneth Mhlophe on Friday got the endorsement...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 10:36hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Bosso chairmanship race takes a new twist
THE Highlanders chairmanship race has taken a new twist with the entry of charismatic Ernest 'Maphepha' Sibanda ahead of the closure of nominations this afternoon.Tshilamoya members will go to...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 13:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso elections set for 4 February 2018
With the Highlanders elections set for the 4th of next month now confirmed, potential candidates have spoken out on their prospects of leading the Bulawayo side.The Bulawayo giants are set to ...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 11:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army officer in Bosso chairmanship race
RETIRED army officer, businessman and Highlanders benefactor, Kenneth Mhlophe has vowed to keep his campaign for the club's chairmanship clean and free of mudslinging.Mhlophe is likely to face...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maphepha 'urged' to join Bosso race
SOME Gwanda-based Highlanders FC supporters are reported to have approached Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda and urged him to consider running for the club's chairmanship in next month's elections.Hi...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya handed legends role
PROPHET Walter Magaya has been handed the role of chief liaison officer of the Zimbabwe Legends team that will take on their Barcelona counterparts in a high-profile exhibition game at the National Sp...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
NPP member stripped nake*d by Zanu PF youths
Zanu PF youth in Mazowe Central recently stripped the member of the National People's Party nak*d after they saw her wearing her party's T Shirt.Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that NPP activi...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 07:12hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mthwakazi President in door to door program
Mthwakazi Republic Party has claimed to be continuing to touch the lives of the people of Mthwakazi as the party President met the old lobengula residents today through their invitation to hear more a...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 18:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Inina lumiyani indoda amaphambili ngoba likhandwe lilenye indoda
KULENINA leNtabazinduna elixhanxathe laxhanxatha umkalo amaphambili ngemva kokuficwa litshisa uthando lejaha lakomakhelwane, uMthunywa uyakuveza lokhu lamhlanje.Lesi simanga sitshiye izakhamiz...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 16:07hrs | | by Umlobi
Bosso's superfan or attention seeker?
HERE comes an attention seeker!Josphat Ngulube a Bulawayo man who has of late been in the public eye for his one-man Highlanders demonstration is no stranger to being dismissed as an empty ves...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders - Zifa outcome unfair, but?
To be honest, (WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR FAVOUR) the PSL decision taken against Bosso is very harsh. It is not proportionate with wIth the crime alleged to have been committed by Bosso supporters. ...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:25hrs | 1 | by Njabulo,
MDC-T, NPP , MDC AND CODE MoU is a Blessing in Disguise for Mthwakazi
Mthwakazi Republic party has officially announce to the whole of Mthwakazi that it is so far the only true authentic Mthwakazi Restorationist party that will contest in the 2018 elections and the coal...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 12:08hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'People pushing for Kasukuwere ouster are Mutsvangwa loyalists'
VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday said people pushing for the ouster of Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere were loyalists of war veterans leader Mr Christopher M...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ithemba alibulali
Akuzange kwethuse muntu ukuthi uThuli* wayephumelela ezifundweni zakhe kusukela kubanga lesine kusiyafika kwelesitshumi lambili. Wayehlala esedlula abantwana bonke ayefunda labo kuzo zonke izifundo ay...Published: 01 Apr 2016 at 08:21hrs | | by Velempini Ndlovu
'Sibandlululwa ndawo zombili'
Ilotshwe nguVelempini Tshaka Mgazo Tshanikwe Silunde Ndlovu Kujwayelekile ukuthi uzwe umuntu oyisizalwane se Ningizimu Africa engathi uyakuncoma yena ebheda esithi "Awubukeki njengomuntu ...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 19:20hrs | | by Velempini Ndlovu
Impi kubangwa umakhwapheni
ZIBAMBE oluphuphumayo izakhamizi zesiqintini seMhome esigabeni seMahole, eFilabusi ngemva kokuba esinye isakhamuzi sakule indawo sikhuthe umkaso ngengqamu kabuhlungu kubangwa umakhwapheni.Inda...Published: 26 Mar 2016 at 15:23hrs | | by YiNtatheli kaMthunywa
Zenzo Moyo for Bosso welfare manager post
FORMER Highlanders' FC deadly striker Zenzo Moyo has been tipped to become the first team's welfare manager under the new technical set up led by Dutchman Erol Akbay.Moyo, who had a brief stin...Published: 12 Jan 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Bantu Rovers raid Bosso coaching department
Bulawayo based Division One side Bantu Rovers has raided Highlanders juniors' coach Dumaza Dube. Dube had been handed a long-term contract as juniors' development co-ordinator.Ban...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Year 2015 in review
THE year 2015 was another disappointing year for Zimbabwean sport although some people continue to hope that things will improve.Our sport, whether it be football, cricket or rugby, was largel...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:31hrs | 2 | by Ricky Zililo and Sikhumbuzo Moyo
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