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Try Ncube charms Bosso bosses
HWANGE assistant coach Try Ncube is set to be appointed as one of Kelvin Kaindu's assistant coaches at Highlanders after impressing in interviews held last week.While Ncube arrives at Bosso, s...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Bosso's title hopes fade
Highlanders 1 - 1 SheashamHighlanders' aspirations for the title continue to diminish as they settled for a draw in their crucial Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Sheasham at Barbo...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso aims to bounce back from their Chibuku Super Cup elimination
Highlanders will aim to bounce back from their Chibuku Super Cup elimination at the hands of Caps United on Sunday as they host Sheasham in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields ...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rhinos threaten Bosso
BLACK Rhinos FC have threatened to hand Bosso their first defeat of the season when the two sides clash at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.Highlanders FC are unbeaten in 18 league matches and ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bosso coach cries foul over Chirinda
AHEAD of their Week 16 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie against equally high riding Manica Diamonds set for Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday, Highlanders head coach, Baltemar Brito yesterda...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zemura tips Bosso to end title drought
HIGHLANDERS legend Zenzo Moyo has tipped the Bulawayo giants to win the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title, judging by the team's performance so far.Bosso are looking good to finall...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bosso invade Mandava for Herentals tie
BULAWAYO football giants Highlanders will be hoping to continue with their juggernaut when they invade Zvishavane's Mandava Stadium for this afternoon's date against Herentals in a Premier Soccer Leag...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Lizwe Sweswe resigns
BULAWAYO Chiefs coach Lizwe Sweswe has stepped down. The reasons for his resignation are not yet clear. Bulawayo Chiefs confirmed the development in a statement. "The Executive at Bula...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 13:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bosso make move for Chirinda
FOOTBALL giants Highlanders FC have made an official inquiry about the availability of their prime target, Bulawayo Chiefs striker, Obriel Chirinda.With the mid-season transfer window set to o...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brito parks the bus
Highlanders 1-0 Bulawayo ChiefsHIGHLANDERS Football Club heaved a huge sigh of relief as they ended a five-match winless run, thanks to a 20th minute headed goal by central defender Mbongeni Ndlov...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misfiring Bosso face high flying Chiefs
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders Football Club will host in-form Bulawayo Chiefs in what is anticipated to be an explosive blockbuster Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter at Barbourfields Stadium ...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso seek missing spark against 'noisy' neighbours
With 19 points on the board, Bosso are on the cusp of greatness, they are within the chasing pack, yet one lingering question remains: Can they find the fire-power to secure crucial goals and turn dra...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso face Chiefs
DERBIES are always tricky by nature, with present form sometimes meaningless as even the side that has been struggling to get the formula right might come to the party.A potentially explosive ...Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs to build on Dembare win
IT was a weekend of firsts for Bulawayo Chiefs Football Club who registered their first win of the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season, recording their first win against giants Dynamos in H...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe crash pilots named
The two Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots who perished in an air crash near Gweru last week Thursday have been named as Group Captain Ben Munyanduki and Wing Commander Daniel Manyenga.The two died ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders sign 'Kung-Fu Panda'
HIGHLANDERS Football Club have announced 21-year-old FC Talen Vision tear-away winger Calvin "Kung-Fu Panda" Chigonero will be joining them on a season's loan.The exciting athlete, who can pla...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Norman Maroto delighted to meet hero Arsene Wenger
FORMER Dynamos striker Norman Maroto has expressed his delight after meeting hero, the former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, on the sidelines of an ongoing seminar in Switzerland.Maroto, toget...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bosso in coach dilemma ahead of Sunday tie
HIGHLANDERS run the risk of playing Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League game against Harare City at Barbourfields Stadium with only a goalkeepers' coach on the technical bench if interim coach...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'I killed my abusive husband in self-defence'
A woman from Bulawayo who was jailed 18 years for stabbing to death her husband, keeping the body for two days before dousing it with paraffin and burning it to conceal evidence in 2016 still insists ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goblins unleashes a reign of terror
Randy goblins have unleashed a reign of terror in Nkayi's Hojeni Village, with their insatiable sexual attacks forcing teachers at Hojeni Primary School to flee their dwellings amid claims by villager...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Hwange to feast on Quality Foods?
ZIFA Southern Region Division One pacesetters Hwange will make the long trip to Bulawayo to take on seventh-placed Quality Foods in a potentially exciting fixture that will be played at White City Sta...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Talen Vision grabs maximum points at Mthwakazi Stadium
ZIFA Southern Region Division One 2019 runners up, FC Talen Vision recovered from their opening day defeat to Ratanang by clobbering Binga Pirates 4-0 at Mthwakazi Stadium in Filabusi yesterday, on a ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Talen Vision shift home ground to Mthwakazi Stadium
ZIFA Southern Region Division One 2019 runners up, FC Talen Vision have opted to use Mthwakazi Stadium in Filabusi as their home ground, a move away Bulawayo.Mkhululi Mthunzi, the Talen Vision...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chunga plots Chapungu Premiership comeback
WITH Division One football finally set to resume after a year-and-half of dormancy, revered tactician Moses Chunga is set to make his return to the dugout five years after his last job with Premier So...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso players vow to push out chairman, bring back Mhlophe
A CLIQUE of Highlanders players allegedly working with some influential people within the Bosso ranks have vowed to push out the club's executive committee chairman, Johnfat Sibanda, which they hope w...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare ship in turbulent waters
HARARE giants Dynamos' preparations for the 2021 season were yesterday thrown into disarray following the shock suspension of goalkeepers' coach Gift Muzadzi while goalkeeper Simb...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns crash victims
An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) aircraft, SF 260 Genet trainer, crashed near Dabuka Railway Siding in Gweru around 2pm on Tuesday killing instructor Squadron Leader Mkhululi Dube (37) and trainee pilot...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airforce plane crashes
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe instructor and a female student pilot died when a training plane they were flying developed a technical fault and crashed at Dabuka in Somabula on the outskirts of Gweru yeste...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blow for FC Platinum
ZIMBABWE'S representatives in the 2020/2021 Caf Champions league FC Platinum have been dealt a major blow after the continental body turned down their plea to have coach Hiendrikus Pieter De Jongh (pi...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Harrison still tied to Bosso'
HIGHLANDERS never conducted any interviews for the post of technical manager as they still have a contract with Briton Mark Harrison who is presently holed up in his country. He is expected to return ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff writer
Harrison's Bosso return in doubt
THE Covid-19-induced pullout of giant cellular network provider NetOne from sponsoring football clubs in the country has dealt a heavy blow to Highlanders' hopes of retaining the services of their Bri...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuz represent Bosso players at hearing
THE Footballers' Union of Zimbabwe (Fuz) on Monday represented Highlanders players at a hearing for embarking on a three-week strike during the club's pre-season preparations between February and Marc...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Banda hits back at Zifa boss
Suspended Zifa vice-president Gift Banda has accused association president Felton Kamambo of flip-flopping over the firing of Warriors assistant coaches Rahman Gumbo and Lloyd Mutasa, alleging his sus...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills hubby, burn body
A WOMAN from Bulawayo who stabbed her husband, kept the body for two days before dousing it with paraffin and burning it to conceal evidence, has been slapped with a 18-year jail sentence.Lake...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 years for woman who killed hubby, burned body
A WOMAN from Bulawayo who stabbed her husband, kept the body for two days before dousing it with paraffin and burning it to conceal evidence, has been slapped with a 18-year jail sentence.Lake...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Husband killer stashed corpse for two days
A 25-year-old Bulawayo woman who stabbed her husband following an adultery dispute says she kept the corpse for two days before dousing it with paraffin and burning it to conceal evidence as she was i...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
'Dembare remain big club despite lean spell'
FC PLATINUM have said Dynamos remain a powerful force on the domestic Premiership despite their recent challenges which have led them to sack coach Lloyd Mutasa and replace him with his assistant Bigg...Published: 17 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum roll past Rhinos
FC Platinum 1-0 Black RhinosDEFENDING champions FC Platinum scrapped a narrow victory over a battling Black Rhinos in a tightly-contested Castle Lager Premiership match at Mandava yester...Published: 02 May 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngezi, Bosso maintain fine run
ONLY Ngezi Platinum Stars and Highlanders remain the two unbeaten teams in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after seven rounds of ecstasy for them and torment for others.FC Platinum suff...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs shock FC Platinum
Bulawayo Chiefs 2 - 0 FC PlatinumPREMIER Soccer League debutants Bulawayo Chiefs pulled a shocker when they handed champions FC Platinum their first defeat of the season with two first half goals ...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza on recovery path
REIGNING Castle Lager Coach of the Year, Norman Mapeza is making steady progress from a back operation he had last month.His assistant Lizwe Sweswe has been in charge of Zvishavane-based FC Pl...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum beats Harare City
FC Platinum (3) Harare City (1) THERE are days when the absence of the SuperSport cameras is felt most. Yesterday was one of those days.This Castle Lager Premier Soccer League classic ...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mapeza undergoes physiotherapy
FC PLATINUM'S championship-winning coach, Norman Mapeza, is now undergoing physiotherapy sessions as part of his back treatment programme but his employers said they are waiting for a progress report ...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum edge Chapungu
Chapungu 0 - 2 FC PlatinumFC PLATINUM stand-in coach Lizwe Sweswe is happy with his side's progression despite failing to beat personal target of winning his opening five Castle Lager Premiership ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum drop points
Caps United 0-0 FC PlatinumHE might have played for only 39 minutes but teenage midfielder Tinotenda Chiunye, the latest fine product from the Aces Youth Soccer Academy, cast a spell on this C...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso on the road!
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders travel to Masvingo tomorrow for their last preparatory match before the season kicks off next weekend while a number of clubs have opted to give their players a break....Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman languishes in remand
A BULAWAYO woman who fatally stabbed her husband before burning his corpse after he accused her of infidelity is languishing in remand prison since July 4, 2016, as her matter is yet to be transferred...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Investigation on how Tsholotsho Stadium funds were used
Stakeholders from Tsholotsho are appealing to the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) to investigate how funds meant for the construction of Tsholotsho Stadium were used following the shooting ...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho players on strike
TSHOLOTSHO FC players' industrial action entered day three on Thursday and the club's head coach Darlington Dodo is worried.The players are demanding their salaries and allowances which report...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
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