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Mnangagwa challenges sportspersons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged sports-persons to value the Zimbabwean badge whenever they are called to represent the country in international competitions.He was the Guest of Honour at th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants Rahman Gumbo state-assisted funeral
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accorded late Rahman Gumbo a state assisted funeral as Zanu-PF appeared Wednesday to have hijacked the Zimbabwe national football team and Highlanders legend's funeral...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Inside Nakamba's Marvelous car collection
ENGLAND-BASED Zimbabwe international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba might be going through a very difficult season at Premier League side Aston Villa, but his incredible car collection suggests that awa...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 15:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rewards female boxer Chiwandire with US$15,000
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday cheered the spirits of female boxer Kudakwashe "Take Money" Chiwandire with a US$15 000 reward for her exploits after winning the World Boxing Council Interim Super...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets 5th dan karate black belt
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa was yesterday honoured with a 5th dan karate black belt as part of a recognition of his contribution to the country's sport.His footprint in sport has seen more resource al...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry backs Mnangagwa's son-in law
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has broken her silence on the impasse between the Sport and Recreation Commission (SRC) and ZIFA, which resulted in FIFA suspending Zimbabwe ...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry speaks out on FIFA suspension
To my fellow Zimbabweans who love their footballI know some of you are angry, some of you agree with the steps taken and some of you are in the middle.I also know, we have unwavering l...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vaccination deadline for civil servants
As Zimbabwe hit 2 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, all civil servants were placed under legal orders to be fully vaccinated with both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine by October 1...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK celebrates in 10th Anniversary in style
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) commemorated their 10th Anniversary in a colorful celebration of Zimbabwean excellence at a fully packed Mayfair Hotel in London on Saturday night.The ZororoPhu...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 12:47hrs | | by Agencies
Loga now in a better mood
WARRIORS coach, Zdravko Logarusic, is hoping his players will get the game time they badly need to put them into fine shape for the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopi...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
AG unearths gross COVID-19 funds abuse
THE Auditor-General (AG) Mildred Chiri has exposed gross irregularities and deliberate manipulation of figures to facilitate theft of donations meant for COVID-19 relief allowances and projects that s...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba meets Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE international midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba, says he is honoured to have met President Mnangagwa, at State House, yesterday. The Aston Villa midfielder was in the company of former Nottingham...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zifa seeks national hero status for David Mandigora
ZIFA has written to the Sports and Recreation Commission requesting for the conferment of national hero status to the late Dynamos player David 'Yogi' Mandigora.Mandigora died on Saturday at t...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba shows off US$400 000 Lamborghini Aventador
ZIMBABWE international football star Marvelous Nakamba is living up to his status as the country's highest paid professional sportsperson following viral pictures on social media of the star showing o...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamombe deserves justice, not mercy
BRITISH actress Melanie Thandiwe Newton Parker has found her voice. For more than 30 years, she has been known as Thandie Newton, an anglicised version of her name. The missing "w" was dropped careles...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba targets one million kids
WARRIORS midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba, has set himself a target to assist, at least, one million kids in Zimbabwe to have access to education. This will be done through his Marvelous Nakamba Foundati...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel earmarked for Goodwill Ambassador post
EVANGELICAL preacher, Prophet Uebert Angel, will be appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Zimbabwe contrary to widespread reports that he has been appointed to serve as an envoy in one of the coun...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Vusa Mkhaya opens up on life outside the studio
AUSTRIA-BASED Zimbabwean imbube crooner Vusa Mkhaya has been in the showbiz industry for several years as a member of Insingizi.This is the group that put him on the showbiz map since the rele...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dominic Thiem looking to continue Grand Slam success in 2021
While 2020 was a tumultuous year, with difficulties and setbacks aplenty, Dominic Thiem will always remember it as the year he finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title - a bright spot amidst the da...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff writer
The best sports in the World
There are many sports that you can play, but there are some which are more popular than others. Some of these sports have made the players of the sports millionaires. If you are looking for sports tha...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:05hrs | 7 | by Staff Writer
Tino visits Mnangagwa
WARRIORS hotshot Tino Kadewere shed a tear of joy when he realised one of his professional dreams on Wednesday evening after paying a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House. The 2...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister named African Female Swimmer of the Millennium
FOUR years after calling time on her competitive days, Zimbabwe's swimming icon Kirsty Coventry's exploits in the pool continue to follow her after she was named the African Female Swimmer of the Mill...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Visit Zimbabwe Campaign
President Mnangagwa yesterday launched the Visit Zimbabwe Promotion Campaign which seeks to leverage on the sports and tourism sectors to market the country as a premier tourist destination. T...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reorter
Zimbabwe assumes regional police chiefs role
GOVERNMENT has applauded the police for assuming the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) chairmanship saying it was an honour bestowed on Zimbabwe. Polic...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
9th Anniversary ZAA UK Nominees Out
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK (ZAA UK) have released the much anticipated list of nominees for the 9thAnniversary ZAA UK event set for Saturday 25 May 2019 in London at The Millennium Gloucester Ho...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 09:28hrs | 5 | by Agencies
Fixing Zimbabwe's broken reputation chain
The Economist Intelligence Unit's livability survey 2018, pitches Harare, in Zimbabwe, in the 10 least "livable" in the world out of the 140-city sample.Harare is ranked number 135, only eclip...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe highlights for 2018
January ED visits sick TsvangiraiApart from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to the home of the late Morgan Tsvangirai, another highlight for January 2018 was the arrest of se...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Death robs Zimbabwe sport
This year has not been so kind to the Zimbabwean sporting fraternity after three of the country's arguably biggest luminaries took their last breaths.Former Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) president Paul...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Let's take sports seriously
Women cricket and under seventeen girls soccer tournaments have reached dizzy heights worldwide. Recently an under 17 World Cup soccer bonanza was underway in Uruguay where South Korea, Cameroon, Ghan...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 20:05hrs | | by Thomas Murisa.
Soccer stars lost to the war
THE liberation struggle was an inevitable development in the history of the country.So many sporting talents were lost to the war because of the call to serve. Football was among the biggest l...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Lovemore Dube
Kirsty Coventry pregnant
Swimming legend Kirsty Coventry yesterday announced that she was pregnant, ending an eventful week in which she became the first ever former Zimbabwean professional sportsperson to be appointed the co...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry named Zimbabwe's sport minister
Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic champion and a current member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC's) executive board, has been appointed minister of sport in Zimbabwe.The 34-year-old...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 16:31hrs | | by AP
'School boy' Tinago gets hero status
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday conferred boxing legend Langton 'Schoolboy' Tinago with a provincial hero's status. Tinago will be buried tomorrow at Gweru's Provincial Heroes' Acre. The legendary boxer...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:11hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Tuku distances self from appointment
MUSIC superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi has distanced himself from claims that he was appointed as welfare officer for the Zimbabwe Hupenyu Hunokosha Artistes/Sportsmen Road Awareness Union (ZIMHHASRAU...Published: 28 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Big winners at the eighth UK Zim Achievers Awards in London
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards raised the bar last night, putting on a spectacular event for the eighth edition at the Grange City Hotel in London.Running under the theme Plough Back, the award...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Heath Streak is not racist
Heath Streak's wife, Nadine has jumped to the defence of her husband after Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board chairperson Tavengwa Mukuhlani accused the (former) national team coach of being racist.S...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 17:45hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Shun corruption in sports, says Mnangagwa
Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged the sporting fraternity to shun corruption in all its forms and to uphold high moral ethics, honesty and integrity. Speaking at a reception for nine cricket teams that arr...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blackjack Switch - A highly interesting Blackjack variant!
Blackjack has always been considered one of the most popular online casino games, preferred by a great multitude of online gamers, including celebrities and ...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 12:34hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
We are all dynamites
I BELIEVE everyone carries great potential inside of them, it is like a dynamite.A dynamite can do wonders in the right hands. It can pave the way for new explorations, highways and numerous o...Published: 15 Jan 2018 at 14:56hrs | 1 | by Clive Chiridza
Prophet Magaya rewards Warriors
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Prophet Walter Magaya gave Warriors players US$1000 each yesterday for winning against Liberia on Sunday.The Warriors left Yadah Hotel smil...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
CR7 accused of tax evading tax of $16 million
Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax.The prosecutor's office in Madrid says it has filed a la...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Manny Pacquiao set for Manyuchi bout
ZIMBABWE boxing superstar Charles Manyuchi is set to have a rare opportunity to showcase his skills in front of global boxing icon Manny Pacquiao when he defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) wel...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry quits swimming
ONE of Zimbabwe's revered sportspersons, swimming sensation Kirsty Coventry has officially called it quits from competitive swimming.Coventry made the announcement in an emotional-fi...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff reporer
Zim Rio 2016 team unveiled
The Zimbabwe team to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games was on Wednesday evening unveiled during a fundraising dinner gala at a local hotel in the capital.The Rio 2016 team is biggest in Zimbabwe'...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 16:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP Masvingo Central dominates 2016 PROPOL sports gala
ZRP Masvingo Central District came in tops at the provincial commander's sports gala held at Zimuto camp last week in preparation for the 2016 Commissioner General's gala to be held in Harare in Augus...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Coventry up for top AU awards
SEVEN-TIME Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry is up for the Sportsperson and Sportswoman of the Year awards at the inaugural African Union Sports Council Region Five Regional Annual Sports Awards set f...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Ellina Mhlanga
Tuku, Zahara divide Harare
THIS week, two high profile South African artistes - Ringo Madlingozi and Zahara - will jet into the country for two separate shows that are set to split Harare's music loving populace.Madlin...Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 10:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sports administrators accused of destroying sports by taking more money
Zanu PF Senator Tapera Machingaifa has accused the country's sports administrators for taking a lot of money in their payouts at the expense of layers who are sweating always to entertain the nation....Published: 23 Nov 2015 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-T plunge onto the battlefront of the ZIFA elections
MDC-T have plunged onto the battlefront of the ZIFA elections with the party yesterday saying politicians should not be allowed to be involved in sports administration.The statement, released ...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
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