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Perrance Shiri untimely death - evoking my traumatic childhood memories of witnessing Gukurahundi genocide
When I woke up this morning, there were two main things on my mind: to check if there was still Internet connectivity, as there had been widespread rumours last evening of an impending plan by the Zim...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 15:09hrs | 1340 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa has been hijacked, says Mashakada
Founding MDC member and Economic Planning former minister Tapiwa Mashakada recently left the MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa claiming the party had stopped being a workers' movement and that it had...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:44hrs | 8996 | by Staff reporter
'It was hard to ignore the insults at BF'
UNITED States of America-based former Dynamos goalkeeper Tatenda Mukuruva has added his voice to the debate about which stadium between Barbourfields and Rufaro was more intimidating to play in. ...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:12hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Faces behind Zimbabwe's first Netflix hit
The cast and crew of Zimbabwe's first feature-length film to be featured on Netflix -Cook-Off - were recent guests on Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube's (TVN) talk show In Conversation with ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:08hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
1976: The year Bosso lost its entire junior squad to the armed struggle
HIGHLANDERS Football Club has over the years been viewed as more than a soccer outfit, in the process earning itself countless monikers such as Ithimu Yezwe Lonke, Ezikamagebhula and Bosso just to nam...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:45hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
No longer the Sunshine City
The Zimbabwe capital city which was once called Salisbury during the colonial era changed its name to Harare on 18 April 1982.During the second anniversary of Zimbabwean independence, th...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 14:37hrs | 967 | by Leonard Koni
The great Moses Chunga
A rare talent , top marksman. He was a football genius, a complete footballer and did not shy away to make his views and feelings known - Can't play for peanuts.Moses 'Razorman' Chunga -now Ba...Published: 27 May 2020 at 10:13hrs | 2859 | by Leonard Koni
Cimas announces cover for COVID-19 positive members
Cimas Medical Aid Society has announced that it will provide any of its members who test positive for COVID-19 with medical aid cover for subsequent treatment and clearance tests at the end of their t...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:45hrs | 698 | by Agencies
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 | 1249 | by Wellington Toni
'Chamisa is danger to Zimbabwe,' says Ex MDC legislator
FORMER MDC legislator for Zaka West and Masvingo provincial secretary for domestic affairs, Festus Dumbu, has taken aim at MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa claiming he was flouting the party constit...Published: 11 May 2020 at 16:02hrs | 3356 | by Staff reporter
MDC's ex-Zaka MP hits out at Chamisa
FORMER MDC legislator for Zaka West and Masvingo provincial secretary for domestic affairs, Festus Dumbu, has taken aim at MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa claiming he was flouting the party constit...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 1494 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP accident: More details emerge
MAronDErA Central legislator Caston Matewu (MDC Alliance), who was involved in a road accident on Friday night, was coming from a party and not on CoVID-19 business as earlier reported.The pol...Published: 05 May 2020 at 09:00hrs | 3117 | by Staff reporter
Cop in US$80 bribe storm
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police constable, who allegedly released a suspected illegal miner after receiving a US$80 bribe, last week appeared before Karoi magistrate Godknows Mavenge who remanded him in cu...Published: 04 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP rescued by soldiers
MDC Alliance Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu says he was trying to avoid an unregistered vehicle when his car veered off the road on Friday evening, leaving him and six passengers badly inj...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:37hrs | 4530 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP in near-fatal road accident
FIREBRAND Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu (MDC Alliance) was last night involved in a road accident near Rufaro Dam, about 7km from the central business district.The legislator (38)...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:59hrs | 3529 | by Staff reporter
Why we interrupted Solomon Mujuru: Ex-fighter speaks out
There is an Associated Press Television News (APTN) video clip played repeatedly by the national broadcaster, ZBC TV, during Independence and Heroes Day commemorations.What captures the imagin...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2325 | by Staff reporter
Zim @ 40, A New Dispensation that never was minus Mugabe's booming voice
It's dreary Saturday and somewhat overcast midmorning in Pretoria as I watch live news feeds from the North across the mighty Limpopo River. Life away from home has turned many into creatures ...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:42hrs | 306 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Premature death of independence
BITRHDAYS are important days in one's life. They are observed to mark the passage of time, reflecting on achievements of the past year and recreating new dreams to carry one through the new year. Or c...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:40hrs | 270 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
WATCH: Zimbabweans risk Coronavirus...flood Mbare market
It was business as usual on Tuesday at Mbare Musika as hordes of farmers flocked to the market to sell their wares after President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave green light for the market to be opened. ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1644 | by Mandla Ndlovu
James Makamba breaks silence on Zororo's death
PROMINENT businessman and politician James Makamba yesterday opened up for the first time about his son Zororo's death, saying it has left a void which cannot be filled.Zororo, 30, became Zimb...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:13hrs | 1917 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu wants a Sunday Marimo statue at Rufaro Stadium
FORMER Warriors star striker and captain Peter Ndlovu has implored local football authorities to build a statue at Rufaro Stadium in honour of Sunday Chidzambwa, who recently announced retirement from...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1951 | by Staff reporter
Castle Lager Premiership football season delayed
THE start of the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership football season has been postponed following Government's intervention as the country intensifies its fight against the threat posed by coronavirus. ...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:35hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
No PSL games in Harare this season
NO Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match will be played in Harare this season unless the National Sports Stadium and Rufaro Stadium meet minimum requirements to host football matches. Pirai...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:56hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Round-the-clock work in NSS facelift as BF is ignored
WORKMEN at the National Sports Stadium are targeting to complete the first phase of renovations in the next 10 to 14 days as Government and football stakeholders rally to upgrade the facility to meet ...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:39hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
G40 tearing up Chamisa's MDC
Former Zanu-PF kingpins, who for years determinedly worked to obliterate the MDC, but now claim undying love and loyalty to the party and its leader Nelson Chamisa are causing great discord in the cou...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 08:02hrs | 4127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stadia ban has always been coming, says Sibanda
FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association vice-president, Omega Sibanda has castigated the Zifa leadership for lacking good public relations skills which has resulted in the country's stadia being banned f...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:48hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo accused of dividing Chamisa's MDC
A NEWLY formed pressure group, Citizens Under Bondage, Friday accused former Zanu-PF Politburo member, Jonathan Moyo of interfering with the operations of MDC and causing serious fissures within the m...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1895 | by newzimbabwe
MDC councils in stadium ban storm amidst abuse of office
The disqualification of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to hold an AFCON qualifier match between Zimbabwe and Algeria has opened a can of worms within the MDC run urban Councils. Their ...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 12:03hrs | 2656 | by Tapiwa Mutonhodzi
Kirsty Coventry commits to refurbish stadiums
YOUTH, Sports, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry has on Thursday, spoken out on the dilapidated state of the local stadiums and made a commitment to refurbish them.She however categ...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 12:11hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter
Minister to issue statement on stadium ban
A ministerial statement on the ban of local stadiums by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) now has to be made by Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry. The instru...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Hararians must stop this nonsense! - The Warriors are coming to BF
THIS week as I was driving home from work I listened to news from my car radio by this respectable radio station and as usual and as per template the last news item was sports. The fella was t...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:17hrs | 461 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
BF to face rigorous Caf test ahead of Warriors Afcon 2021 qualifier
BARBOURFIELDS faces another rigorous Caf test in two weeks' times and, if the stadium fails to satisfy the inspectors, the Warriors could be forced to play their next 2021 Afcon qualifier on neutral s...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:46hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Taking a look back at the hey days of Zimbabwean football
It was on a very beautiful Sunday afternoon and at exactly 1450hrs listening to the Chibuku Sunday Soccer on the then Radio 1 or Radio 2. The action was fantastic. The late Evans Mambara...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 11:44hrs | 2681 | by Leonard Koni
Victoria Falls mayor granted $1 500 bail
Cop sets police dog on fellow copA POLICE officer from Victoria Falls has been arrested for unleashing a police dog on a fellow cop for allegedly blocking him from searching for drugs in a car tha...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:43hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Awards season reaches climax
THE 19th National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) will be held on February 29 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC).Battling it out in the category will be The Sunday Mail's Senior Rep...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Zesa top brass purging plot brews storm
A STORM is brewing at the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority Holdings (Zesa) after the newly-appointed executive chairperson Sydney Gata's plot to purge senior managers was exposed this week, leadi...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:15hrs | 1704 | by Staff reporter
Fresh invasions in Mbare
HARARE's oldest and most populous suburb, Mbare, has been overrun by vendors, a situation that has seen council battling to take control of the area's haphazard market stalls.A survey by NewsD...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:56hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA to attend continental symposium in Morocco
ZIFA'S top brass will get a chance to exchange notes on football development with about 200 representatives from across the continent when they attend a study day to be held at the Mohamed VI Football...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 09:29hrs | 614 | by Bulawayo24 Correspondent
Mucherahowa blasts Dembare
United Kingdom-based former Dynamos captain Memory Mucherahowa has made a scathing attack on the club for its current player-buying spree which he says is a consequence of the death of the club's juni...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:31hrs | 2563 | by Staff reporter
Algeria to play at BF
BULAWAYO soccer enthusiasts are drooling at the opportunity of watching the Warriors in a "real" competitive match when Barbourfields Stadium plays host to reigning continental champions Algeria in a ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:43hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Cimas Launches Information Campaign
CIMAS Medical Aid Society on Thursday has launched an information campaign, dubbed "Secure With Us", to correct misconceptions about medical aid societies and increase awareness of the services it off...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:23hrs | 1246 | by Edward Makuzva
Relegation fight goes to the wire
TWO DOWN, and two more to follow. As many as six teams are involved. That is the story of this year's relegation battle, a fight which will go to the last round matches of the season.Mushowani...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:30hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Dembare thrashed
Dynamos 1-3 Harare City HARARE City coach, Lloyd Chitembwe, says he was relieved after they got a lifeline in their fight to avoid relegation in this Castle Lager Premiership match at Rufaro yeste...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 19:58hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Herentals FC summoned for 'match fixing'
RELEGATION threatened Herentals FC have been summoned to appear before the Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee to answer to allegations of match manipulation raised following their 3-0 win ov...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:45hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Bosso to hold awards ceremony
HIGHLANDERS will this year hold an awards ceremony as part of honouring their players' strong finish to the season.Club chairperson Kenneth Mhlophe told Sunday News Sports that the impressive ...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:47hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
MDC in Harare turning into Mthuli cousins
DIFFERENTIATING Zanu-PF and the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa is not an easy thing, particularly for people who are not swayed by political rhetoric, and rally optics, but those who slowly and methodicall...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:22hrs | 2348 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe's stadia crisis
Zimbabwe is facing a stadia crisis after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) condemned the National Sports Stadium and others, warning that national teams and clubs playing in continental comp...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
CAF OKs Barbourfields, bans NSS
THE Confederation of African Football has given the greenlight to Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo to host international matches, while banning Zvishavane's Mandava Stadium and the National Sports St...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:02hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
De Jongh takes pressure off his players
HIGHLANDERS coach Hendrikus Pieter De Jongh has attempted to relieve his players of the pressure of expectation by telling them to play for fun when the Bulawayo giants clash with Ngezi Platinum Stars...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:44hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Harare sells 1 000 cattle, beerhalls to pay debts
THE cash-strapped Harare City Council is selling 1 000 cattle and some of its beerhalls to finance its businesses and pay debts, it has emerged.Council is planning to use proceeds from the sal...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
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