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MMA star shreds Mnangagwa, blames 'scarf' for 28 seconds defeat
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo has openly criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing his administration of corruption and oppressive governance. Gorimbo's outspoke...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Betterbrands signs EFC MMA heavyweight champion Elvis Moyo
Talent scout and sponsor Scott Pedzai Sakupwanya, through his sporting company Betterbrands, has officially signed Elvis Moyo, the reigning EFC mixed martial arts heavyweight champion, to his growing ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:20hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Veteran Karateka dies in Harare car crash
Zimbabwean martial arts legend Sensei Mugove Muhambi, a veteran karateka who represented the country on numerous international platforms, has died following a fatal road traffic accident along Borrowd...Published: 17 May 2025 at 16:47hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber to defend EFC Heavyweight title against Djikasa
Zimbabwean mixed martial arts powerhouse Elvis "Bomber" Moyo is set to defend his newly-won EFC heavyweight championship in what promises to be a blockbuster showdown against longtime rival Matunga Dj...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:03hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber is the new EFC heavyweight champion
EFC 122 lit up the World Sports Betting Arena on Thursday night with a scintillating card packed with jaw-dropping moments, dramatic upsets, and a series of explosive finishes that reminded the world ...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:18hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo Bomber' returns to the cage for EFC 122 showdown
Zimbabwean heavyweight powerhouse Elvis "Bulawayo Bomber" Moyo is set to make his long-awaited return to the cage tonight as he takes on Antony Morel at Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) 122 in Sout...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:02hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo Bomber' gears up for EFC 122 showdown in South Africa
Zimbabwean mixed martial arts (MMA) heavyweight fighter Elvis "Bulawayo Bomber" Moyo says he is "super excited" and energized as he prepares for his next big fight at the Extreme Fighting Championship...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:01hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
5 Reasons to Choose Melbet in Zambia
Online betting is rapidly gaining popularity in Zambia, attracting more players thanks to its convenience and vast opportunities for entertainment and winnings. Among the many platforms available, Mel...Published: 26 Dec 2024 at 10:48hrs | 389 | by Staff Reporter
As the curtain comes down
Zimbabwe is a sun-drenched country in Southern Africa, some fifteen to twenty degrees South of the Equator. It's Central Plateau and Eastern Highlands are high, full of botanical flowers, trees, rocks...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 19:46hrs | 305 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe born Themba Gorimbo secures fourth-straight UFC win
Zimbabwe born former EFC Welterweight champion and current UFC Welterweight athlete Themba Gorimbo (14-4-0) secured another victory in one of the toughest divisions in the most popular and elite MMA p...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 13:56hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Themba Gorimbo blasts Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry again
Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo, Zimbabwe's sole Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) representative, has once again criticized Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry, expressing his dis...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 16:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
China to support Zimbabwe's education
CHINESE ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding has pledged China's support to the country's education sector saying the two countries have maintained good relations that can be traced back to the pre-coloni...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zim bouncer strikes gold in SA
Zimbabwean bouncer Ali Mohommed is doing well in the neighbouring South Africa where he is rendering security to celebrities through his company Undisputed VIP Protection.Mahommed was born and...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 32 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean mixed martial arts prodigy dies in USA
ARTHUR Mpofu, a budding mixed martial arts prodigy has died at the age of 27.Mpofu died following a road traffic accident in the US according to his former boxing champion father Morris Chiwaw...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man takes on lion in survival battle
Just as Tachivei Machona Nebiri reached the crest of a steep ascent along the Charara Road in Kariba, he saw four lions, a female and three cubs, steal into a nearby thicket.Nebiri was taken a...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:07hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hwende targets UFC contract
MIXED Martial Arts (MMA) pundit Nicholas Hwende has set his sights on earning a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract after successfully defending his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bant...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean defeats South African to retain EFC bantamweight title
RISING Zimbabwean Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Nicholas "Gokwe Boy" Hwende retained his EFC Bantamweight title after beating challenger Nkazimulo Zulu of South Africa by a unanimous points decisio...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZRP mass displays wow Master KG
TOP South African artiste Master KG yesterday joined Zimbabweans to celebrate the country's 42nd Independence anniversary at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo.Bulawayo played host to the main ...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bomber plots return to the ring
SOUTH Africa-based former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa heavyweight champion Elvis Moyo is planning to return to the ring in March, ending a three-year sabbatical.Popularly known as "Bu...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born Mathetha set for UFC debut
NEW Zealand-based Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) rising star Mike Mathetha, better known as Mike ‘Blood' Diamond, is set to become the first Zimbabwean to feature in the money-spinning Ultimate Fighting C...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:43hrs | 11 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Memory Mbodiah accuses Mliswa of touching her breasts
The MDC-T and independent Norton lawmaker Temba Mliswa were trading acrimonious recriminations on Tuesday following a physical and violent confrontation in parliament during which the opposition party...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chipfumbu wins EFC bantamweight title
THE Gladiator, Sylvester Chipfumbu, was crowned the Extreme Fighting Championship new bantamweight champion after his superb victory in South Africa at the weekend. The Gweru-born fighter wres...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:24hrs | 12 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa defiant
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa says he will not stop fighting for the people of Norton against the abuse they are suffering under the Chinese contractors with firms in Norton. Mliswa...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 20:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Big plans to break MultiChoice's DStv monopoly on sport
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has released its Draft Sports Broadcasting Services Amendment Regulations 2018, which are aimed at making big sporting events accessible for fr...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:33hrs | 3 | by MyBroadband
Zimbabwean 'Ninja' honoured in Italy
The First Zimbabwean born World Kobudo Champion & First Zimbabwean Internationally Certified Bujinkan Ninja Wilfred Mashaya was honored in Italy last night. He was honored with Master of the Year ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma visits Victoria Falls
CHINESE billionaire Mr Jack Ma visited Victoria Falls incognito and spent a night in the resort town. Mr Ma (53) landed on Wednesday afternoon on a private plane with a group of about 20 peopl...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors get $1,000 each
GOVERNMENT last night underlined their new thrust on sport when they rewarded the country's sportspersons for their success with the 2018 COSAFA Cup champions, the Warriors, the mainstay of reception ...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Bulawayo Bomber's game plan
ELVIS "Bomber" Moyo has already started planning for life after boxing, and the plan is very simple. Help mould the next generation champion fighter and what better way to do this than one in his own ...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Elvis Moyo bags Sports Personality Award
ZIMBABWEAN pugilist Elvis Moyo is ecstatic after scooping the Sports Personality Award at the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) in Sandton, South Africa, on Saturday night.The World Boxing Feder...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer's $25 000 fruit juice lawsuit thrown out of court
THE High Court yesterday dismissed an application by prominent Bulawayo lawyer Mr Ndabezinhle Mazibuko who was suing a city supermarket for $25 000 after he bought a box of fruit juice which was alleg...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa supporters threaten to bomb shop
MEMBERS of a suspected Zanu-PF gang that stoned National People's Party (NPP) president Joice Mujuru and her supporters were Saturday dragged to court facing assault allegations.According to N...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 17:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Moyo challenges Chisora to a fight
HEAVYWEIGHT champion Elvis "The Bomber" Moyo has challenged Dereck Chisora to a fight and has vowed to smash "Del Boy" into pieces.Soon after defending his World Boxing Federation All-Africa h...Published: 28 Jan 2018 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Education and Fancy Clothes Do Not Erase The Savage Nature of Humans
It hasn't been long since a lot of us finally got our lives back - after enduring the massive media hype that surrounded the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. Just like every other bo...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Nimi Princewill
LEST WE FORGET: The Zipra commander who lost his sight in combat
PEOPLE from all walks of life will tomorrow converge on various places across the country to commemorate the Heroes Day, a day set aside to remember the sacrifices made by the gallant sons and daughte...Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 13:09hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber knocks out Nigerian boxer
FORMER World Boxing Federation (WBA) Africa heavyweight champion Elvis Moyo returned to the ring with a bang after a four-year absence by knocking out Nigeria's Akeem Tijani in Namibia on Friday....Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber takes on British fighter
HEAVYWEIGHT cage fighter Elvis "Bulawayo Bomber" Moyo returns to the ring for a potentially explosive bout against Britain's Stuart Austin at Sun City, Rustenburg, South Africa, next month.The...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers warned against tarnishing ZNA's image
SOLDIERS have a duty to safeguard the image of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and therefore their conduct should always be beyond reproach.Addressing 107 officers drawn from the Zimbabwe National...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean actress to play on popular American TV series
After a prolific few years that have seen her bag roles in some of the biggest series and movies, UK-based Zimbabwean actress Chipo Chung recently added to her list of A-list roles when she go...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 09:11hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru's karate kid called Jealousy
WAS that a Mawashi Geri (roundhouse kick), a Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (tornado kick) or a Hiza Geri (knee strike?) Whatever kick it was, it sent poor Gift Nyandoro to the tarmac and in true Van Damm...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 12:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber destroy SA's Vermeulen in round 1
ZIMBABWE heavyweight cage fighter Elvis Moyo turned South African Mike Vermeulen into his "punch bag" when the two squared off at Carnival City in Johannesburg on March 4.Moyo defeated Ver...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 14:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues Spar supermarket for $25 000 over contaminated juice
A Bulawayo lawyer Mr Ndabezinhle Mazibuko is suing a city supermarket for $25 000 after he bought fruit juice which was allegedly contaminated with a "nauseating and poisonous" foreign body.Mr...Published: 24 Aug 2016 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Bulawayo Bomber promises to hospitalise van Heerden
BULAWAYO-born South Africa-based cage fighter Elvis Moyo and Extreme Fighting Championship Africa (EFC) heavyweight champion Danie van Heerden are engaged in a fiery war of words, with the former prom...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 07:01hrs | | by Ricky Zililo
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - Qualities That All Successful Musicians Have
The music industry has always been competitive and cutthroat at heart, and these days, income is becoming harder and harder to find. Making a little money playing music on the side isn't so hard, but ...Published: 29 Jul 2016 at 13:40hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
Bulawayo Bomber graded in jiu jitsu
MIXED martial arts fighter Elvis "Bulawayo Bomber" Moyo was recently graded for his blue belt in jiu jitsu as part of his preparations for the upcoming fight this Saturday against Polish Tomasz Ko...Published: 02 Jun 2015 at 18:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Would-be rapist bashed by female martial arts expert in mini-skirt
China - An alleged would-be rapist got the shock of his life when he 'targeted' a female martial arts expert who floored him TWICE - while wearing a mini-skirt. Jin He is accused of trying to ...Published: 09 Apr 2015 at 10:00hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's office to investigate local churches
THE Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Johannes Ndanga yesterday claimed that President Robert Mugabe's office has mandated his organisation to investigate over 50 local churches wi...Published: 06 Feb 2014 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pastor rapes congregant at prayer session
A pastor with Light of the World Ministries International, facing rape charges, has declared that he is in love with the complainant.Terrence Tenesi, 27, was dragged to court after he alleg...Published: 15 Jan 2014 at 11:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Pastor trains junior pastors martial arts to discipline wayward congregates
A church leader who broke away from pastor Pastor Robert Gumbura's RMG Independent End Time Message has been accused of sexually abusing congregates, engineering forced marriages and asking his junio...Published: 05 Jan 2014 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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