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Olympian Cyprianos comes home
Bulawayo's Stingrays Swimming Academy has organized a welcome ceremony for Denilson Cyprianos, the Zimbabwean swimmer who competed in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Cyprianos, who finished six...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:04hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Cyprianos sets new national record
Swimmer Denilson Cyprianos made his debut appearance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this morning, setting a new personal best and a national record in the men's 200m backstroke at the Paris La Defens...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 13:52hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo boy sets new national record at the Olympics
Swimmer Denilson Cyprianos made his debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this morning, setting both a new personal best and a national record in the men's 200m backstroke at the Paris La Défense Are...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:08hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
BCC re-opens public pools
THE Bulawayo City council (BCC) has reopened all municipal swimming pools to the public for the 2023-2024 swimming season.In a statement Bulawayo town clerk Mr Christopher Dube said the pools ...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 14:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister joins world's swimming immortals
The inaugural class of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1965 held a special place in the annals of aquatic sports history. It was a star-studded lineup featuring luminaries like Johnny Weiss...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe minister to be inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame
Finally, the long-awaited moment has arrived.Tonight, Zimbabwe's very own Kirsty Coventry will take her place among the legends of international swimming as she is officially inducted into the...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen swimming sensation Katai accepted to join Princeton University
ZIMBABWEAN Olympian Donata Katai is set to continue her promising swimming career in the US after securing a scholarship with Princeton University.Princeton women's swimming and diving team, w...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Icy Water, a warm heart (and sharks): Russell's doing it ForAfrika
Zimbabwean-born Russell Raath, now a successful corporate team coach in the United States, wanted to do something impactful for the continent of his birth. But what?Running was never his thing...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:56hrs | 16 | by Ayanda Siswana
Zimbabwean teen swept away at sea resort while swimming on Xmas Day
A ZIMBABWEAN teenager was swept away to sea on Christmas Day while swimming at a South African resort in the Eastern Cape.The 14-year-old has not yet been identified.Local reports indi...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
President Joe Biden receives warm welcome from Congress, for now!
United States President Joseph Biden has a unique advantage over his rivals. He believes in nothing. He will say whatever is needed at the time as long as he stays in power. The proof of his methodolo...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwean minister honoured in United States
FIVE years after retiring from swimming, Zimbabwe's swimming icon Kirsty Coventry is still being regarded as one of the greatest swimmers to compete at university level in the United States.Co...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Teachers fear violent school gangs
TEACHERS at Msiteli High School in Mpopoma suburb say they are living in fear of violent pupils gangs as some of them bring dangerous weapons to school to scare other learners.Two weeks ago, t...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
End of the road for Makusha
SPRINTER Ngoni Makusha's journey at the Tokyo Olympics ended in disappointing fashion after he finished 7th in heat 6 of the men's 100m race in a disappointing time of 10.43 seconds yesterday....Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 Bulawayo swimmers get US scholarships
STINGRAYS Swimming Academy from Bulawayo is on cloud nine after three of its senior swimmers were awarded scholarships to study in the United States of America.The Kumalo-based academy, which ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 16:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Katai sets new personal record
ZIMBABWE's swimming starlet Donata Katai might have failed to reach the semifinals, but showed why many believe she is destined for greatness after clocking a new personal best time in the heats of th...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen swimmer qualifies for next round at Olympic games
ZIMBABWE teen swimming sensation Donata Katai showed her potential to become one of the best swimmers in the world in the future after clocking a new personal best time in the heats of the women's 100...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 18:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC full member
AFTER serving as a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes, Commission since 2013 and a member of its executive board since 2018, Zimbabwe's Sports minister and twotime Olympic ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tokyo Olympics: Purcell-Gilpin storms into rowing quarter-finals
ZIMBABWEAN rower Peter Purcell-Gilpin made the most of the second chance he got at the Tokyo Olympics after he comfortably stormed into the quarter-finals of the men single scull competition through t...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies Team Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Team Zimbabwe competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and said he is proud to see young swimmer Donata Katai leading as one of the flag bearers at the world's biggest...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean swimmers in SA for trials
PROMISING swimmer, Donata Katai, says she is motivated by the support she has been getting. She left the country yesterday for the South Africa Olympic trials that get underway tomorrow in Port ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:43hrs | | 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
Businessman commits suicide?
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman and Stingrays Swimming Club coach Eddie Cyprianos has died.Information surrounding his death remain sketchy, but his body was reportedly found in the Matobo area...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry salutes new pool queen Mikayla
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Kirsty Coventry has saluted child sensation Mikayla Makwabarara and backed her to grow into a world-class swimmer.This comes as Makwabarara broke the...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lupane East By-election: A deceptive delineation of the narrow, gorged and mountainous pathway to democracy in Zimbabwe
The recently held parliamentary and council by-elections in Lupane East, Ward 23 Nkayi South and Ward 22 Bubi constituencies respectively, on the 3rd of August 2019, and many others before, are a dece...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:19hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses
PHOTOS: Maps Maponyane goes bungee jumping while on vacation in Zimbabwe
Maps Maponyane crossed another item off his bucket list when he went bungee jumping while on vacation in Zimbabwe. The presenter shared a video of himself taking the plunge asking fans if it i...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 19:56hrs | 1 | by channel24
Why Mnangagwa's been wooing Zimbabwe's white sports heroes
Sport in general, and particularly gifted sports people, have been known to rouse feelings of national unity. In the process, they instil a sense of patriotism and pride in their countries. Good examp...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:40hrs | | by Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg
Mpopoma, Luveve swimming pools re-open after 15 years
THE Mpopoma and Luveve Bulawayo City Council-run swimming pools re-opened on 1 October after being closed for 15 years.This was much to the joy of school going children who have been thronging...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC re-opens swimming pools
In notices advertised in daily papers, City of Bulawayo wrote: "Notice is hereby given that Mpopoma, Luveve and North End Swimming Pools will officially open to the public on Monday, 1 October 2018....Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 13:10hrs | | by Sithabile Mafu
It's checkmate for Grace Mugabe
Government has invoked legal measures to protect the Mazowe Dam from a takeover by former First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe, who has targeted the picturesque area 30km from Harare for inclusion in her spraw...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fikile Mbalula sparks diplomatic spat between Zimbabwe and South Africa
THE Government has engaged South Africa over remarks by its Police Minister Fikile Mbalula alleging that the Zimbabwean ex-soldiers were responsible for violent crimes in the neighbouring country....Published: 27 Apr 2017 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean student swept out to sea in South Africa
Port Elizabeth - A 22-year-old Zimbabwean man studying in Port Elizabeth was swept out to sea in rip currents on Sunday afternoon, NSRI spokesperson Chris Lambinon said.According to ...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 07:17hrs | | by news24.com
Kirsty Coventry's bid fails
KIRSTY COVENTRY'S bid to win a medal in the 100m backstroke at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ended at the semi-final stage after the swimming icon finished sixth in her heat.Only th...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 08:50hrs | | by Sports Reporter
Welshman Ncube on Friday - Celebrating Zimbabwe's Women of Excellence
This Friday, I find it so refreshing to for once write in celebratory mode, following the successful qualification of our women's soccer team, the Mighty Warriors into the Olympic Games in Rio de Jane...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 19:17hrs | 1 | by Professor Welshman Ncube
Bulawayo primary school embarks on an ambitious project
IN a first for Bulawayo, a primary school, Mawaba, located in the high-density suburb of Lobengula West has embarked on an ambitious project to construct a double-storey lecture theatre block and mult...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 11:02hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Kumalo Primary School pupils drown
TWO PUPILS from Kumalo Primary School drowned this afternoon in a neighbour's swimming pool where they had gone to take a swim without supervision.Initially, three Grade Two children - a s...Published: 10 Jun 2015 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
My Roots, my proud identity - Part three
Taken from a eBook: "Sweet mother" Lomamqhaka died and left the boys in the care of the community. The boys where about 16 and 17 years old. But the boys could not take it kindly the passing o...Published: 18 May 2015 at 12:58hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata,
Aunty Charity: Get rid of armpit hair
PERSONAL hygiene is desirable at all times but certain aspects of personal hygiene are not only important but also compulsory. Cleanliness is of three kinds, purification, or keeping the body, clothin...Published: 10 May 2015 at 10:16hrs | | by Aunty Charity
Tiles begin to peel off at the Bulawayo City Pool two weeks after Youth Games
TILES at the Bulawayo City Pool have started peeling off hardly two weeks after the hosting of the Africa Union Region 5 Under-20 Youth Games. The water has also turned green. R...Published: 25 Dec 2014 at 07:09hrs | | by Sports Reporter
8.2 magnitude earthquake hit Chile
SANTIAGO - An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile Tuesday, leaving five people dead and three severely injured, while thousands of people have been evacuated due to a tsunami ...Published: 02 Apr 2014 at 22:01hrs | 8 | by Xinhua
Kirsty Coventry to assess Byo swimmers
The visit to Bulawayo by swimmer Kirsty Coventry next month is one of the sport's season highlights, according to the Matabeleland provincial swimming board. Coventry is Zimbabwe's most successful sw...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 05:45hrs | | by Sports reporter
Kirsty Coventry through to semis
London - Zimbabwean swimming sensation Kirsty Coventry is through into the semi-finals of the women's 200m backstroke after registering a time of 2.08:14 minutes in her heat at the 2012 London Olym...Published: 02 Aug 2012 at 09:22hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Swimsuit makers produce swimsuits that turn athletes into barracudas
NEW YORK - The sharkskin has been retired. The swim bladder, too. For London's Olympic swimmers, the watchword is more "barracuda", the Reuters reported.Swimsuit makers...Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 03:25hrs | | by Reuters
Kirsty Coventry named the Female African Swimmer of the Year for 2011
The Zimbabwean swimming sensation, Kirsty Coventry was on Tuesday named as the Female African Swimmer of the Year for 2011 after her exploits in the pool at this year's 10th All Africa Games in Maputo...Published: 29 Nov 2011 at 21:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
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