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Zimbabwe boxer banned for doping
Zimbabwe's rising boxing star, Issa Aliyah Phiri, has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for Furosemide, a prohibited substance listed under the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) 2024 P...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:26hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda born female boxer making big strides
Monica Mkandla, a 24-year-old boxer from Gwanda, Zimbabwe, has been making significant strides in her boxing career across the Limpopo River in Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite her success, she rem...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:06hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
UFC star Themba Gorimbo blasts Kirsty Coventry
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) standout Themba Gorimbo finds himself in conflict with Minister of Sports Kirsty Coventry and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) due to their refusal to gr...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Z.A.A South Africa Nominations Announced
The nominees shortlist for the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) South Africa 8th Edition has been released, featuring some of the most enterprising personalities in South Africa as well as a list of ho...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 19:58hrs | 10 | by Agencies
Bid to reverse 2007 Harare land deal flops
A group seeking to reverse a 2007 land deal between Harare City Council and Augur Investments has, for the second time, failed to get permission to appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing it for...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:34hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Monalisa Sibanda retains WIBA title
FINALLY, boxer Monalisa "Queen of the Jungle" Sibanda had her day in the ring.She had waited for what appeared to be like eternity to have a chance of defending her WIBA intercontinental light...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We'll get him dead or alive': Reid's Mpiranya trail to Zimbabwe
A BESPECTACLED white man of medium height probably in his early 60s walks into the hotel restaurant where I am seated outside on patio couches basking in the sunshine while surfing social media platfo...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:20hrs | 13 | by Dumisani Muleya
Sisulu tko Ronald Lamola in an open letter
I ask you, why are some so irritated with my opinion piece? Until all daggers, some agonizingly blunt, are drawn, and some have already assumed my head must go to the guillotine in the narrowness of m...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Lindiwe Sisulu.
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
By-elections TKO and below the belt politics
If the Matabeleland North by-elections held recently were a boxing match, the MDC-Alliance would have been dealt a technical knock-out (TKO).After jabs and uppercuts, then a flurry of combinat...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mai Tombi's bananas are now 50 cents each
Aaah! I am tempted to believe magic is for real, abracadabra. How can 2 lts cooking oil price climb down from 21 rtgs to 16 rtgs in one week at TM Chadcombe? Even anointing oil cannot match that...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
The girl at the market
They stood at the edge of the busy market, two complete opposites like night and day, winter and summer. The light-skinned girl was a life-size cut-out from a fashion magazine; smooth caramel skin...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 8 | by Jera
Defining and identifying the new leadership trajectory in MDC-T
The last days of President Morgan Tsvangirai will always be remembered as the episode when the truth was the biggest casualty as the succession debate moved from his office to his death bed. After a w...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda
Zimbabwe Davis Cup team fall in Poland
THE Zimbabwe Davis Cup team missed an opportunity to progress to the Euro/Africa Zone Group I promotion play-offs after falling 4-1 in a Group II second round tie that concluded in Sopot Poland yester...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber untouchable in Africa
HEAVYWEIGHT champion Elvis 'Bulawayo Bomber' Moyo believes he is now untouchable in Africa.He said this soon after defending his World Boxing Federation All-Africa heavyweight title against Kn...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 09:08hrs | | by Staf 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Bomber’s UK fight cancelled
WORLD Boxing Federation (WBF) All-Africa heavyweight champion Elvis Moyo's hopes of fighting overseas have been dealt a blow after his British opponent Adam Machaj pulled out of a non-title fight set ...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 02:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa: Dirty, dirty politics
THE ruling African National Congress (ANC) is going for its elective congress in December to choose who is going to replace President Jacob Zuma as his term at the helm of the revolutionary party expi...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Grace Mugabe's alleged criminal conduct dents Zimbabwe's image
Zimbabwe's main opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change party and pro-democracy groups have slammed First Lady Grace Mugabe over her alleged bashing of a model that she reportedly saw in the co...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 10:19hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Introducing RedGud
When one is asked for a list of Zimbabwean dancehall artists, only Buffalo Souljah's pops up, but we are glad to introduce to you another amazing dancehall acts based on the other side of Limpopo....Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 09:49hrs | | by Agencies
WATCH: Zimbabwe Independence protests 18th April 2017 in London
Zimbabwe Independence celebrations 18th April 2017 in London.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83XBN2phOykhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yozLP1oTL1E...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 10:40hrs | | by Peter Marks
Germany clamps down on social media freedom
BERLIN - Germany's cabinet approved a plan yesterday to fine social networks up to 50 million euros ($53 million) if they fail to remove hateful postings quickly, prompting concerns the law could ...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Manyuchi clowns around, knocked out in round 1
Zimbabwean Boxer Charles Manyuchi was yesterday knocked out in the first round of his WBC Welterweight Silver title defence fight against Uzbekistan's Quadratillo Abduqaxorov in Singapore....Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manyuchi, much ado about nothing
IN just two minutes, 52 seconds the much-hyped bout was over and Charles Manyuchi had relinquished the World Boxing Council silver welterweight title at the OCBC arena in Singapore yesterday....Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manyuchi knocked out in round 1
Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi today (Saturday) surrendered his WBC Silver Welterweight title after losing to Qudratillo Abduqaxarov of Uzbekistan.Manyuchi's defeat came via a knockout ...Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 18:22hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean eyes British boxing title
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwe boxing sensation Tamuka Muchapondwa will be hoping to further boost his chances of challenging for the highly coveted British welterweight title when he takes on Northern...Published: 23 Oct 2016 at 11:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Micro-grids open door to rural electrification across sub-Saharan Africa
The growth of micro-grid solutions for power supply is gaining momentum across the globe, with both developed and undeveloped regions increasingly realising the value of energy solutions that do...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 10:17hrs | | by Agencies
Ali boasted AND delivered, some people boast endlessly but never ever deliver
"I shook up the world! I shook up the world!" screamed Muhammad Ali after beating Sonny Liston in 1964. His critics were quick to call him "big mouth" and no matter how much many of them wished someon...Published: 01 Aug 2016 at 06:16hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Karadzic and Mugabe murdered 8k and 30k, one is punished the other rewarded
I have read two articles which have left me totally confused and angry in equal measure! "More than two decades after the deadly siege of Sarajevo and the massacre of some 8,000 Muslim me...Published: 26 Mar 2016 at 17:56hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
WATCH: UZ student protests led by Jongwe
University of Zimbabwe students led by late Learnmore Jongwe staged an anti Mugabe demonstration in Harare on 30 May 1998.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gETwtKobqvQ ...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 13:40hrs | | by youtube
Man axes wife, commits suicide
A 27-year-old Chivhu man allegedly stabbed his wife with a knife in the face and struck her seven times with an axe before he committed suicide following a domestic dispute.Mashonaland East pr...Published: 09 Oct 2015 at 08:18hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Bosso fans based in South Africa invited to meet at Domain Lounge tomorrow
The great Zimbabwe soccer derby is finally here! Bosso vs Dembare! Sunday 28th June 2015 at 3pm. The match will be screened live on SS9. All South African based Bosso fans are invited ...Published: 27 Jun 2015 at 15:20hrs | | by Daniel Molokele
Putin vowes to punish killers of Kremlin critic
Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as opposition figures denounced what they called a "political murder" and Western leaders called f...Published: 01 Mar 2015 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Uhuru to make UK appearances after dominating African music charts with distinctive sound
A new age African quartet is taking the charts by storm with the release of a fresh new album called Our Father. Blending rap, gospel, dance and jazz, the Uhuru sound is an eclectic fusion of sty...Published: 06 Sep 2014 at 10:15hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Stop Writing Lies - Onazi
Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, has reacted angrily to the recent newspaper reports in Nigeria that suggested his future with Italian giants Lazio is threatened.On Thursday 18th Ap...Published: 18 Apr 2013 at 17:14hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku - freelance Nigerian journalist
Tuku, DJ Tira, Shabalala Rythms collaboration nominated for SAMA
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's song with Shabalala Rythms and Dj Tira has been nominated for a South African Music Award, Three Men On A Boat reports....Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Highlanders FC Membership cards, more details unveiled
Pursuant to perpetual requests and enquiries, from ...Published: 14 Aug 2012 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Colls Ndlovu
Haye TKO Chisora
THIS fight started in a press conference room in Munich and ended on West Ham's pitch as David Haye crushed Dereck Chisora at Upton Park without needing came...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 08:03hrs | | by Paul Hayward I Daily Telegraph
Russian plane crash in Indonesia kills all people on board
A rescue team found no survivors but several bodies on Thursday when it arrived at the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed into an Indonesian mountain during an exhibition flight with 45 people...Published: 10 May 2012 at 08:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Suspected criminals who got themselves caught via Facebook
1, Setting up deadly human traps along hiking trails Two Utah men were arrested April 21 for setting crude, potentially deadly medieval-style booby traps a...Published: 04 May 2012 at 01:13hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Zahara bags 8 SAMA awards
Cape Town - MUSIC sensation Zahara bagged an astonishing EIGHT awards at the MTN South African Music Awards held in Sun City on Monday night.The singer, born Bulelwa Mkutukana, won in all the...Published: 01 May 2012 at 11:35hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Independence Without Freedom, Without Peace - 21st Movement
April 21st, 2012 will be Round 4 of the 21st Free Zimbabwe Global Protest demonstrations (or 21st Movement for short). The USA, London, South Africa and Australia have already confirmed that they wil...Published: 03 Apr 2012 at 01:24hrs | | by Den Moyo Chairman of the 21st Free Zimbabwe Global Protest Movement
Zimbabweans demand SADC action to bring free and fair elections
April 21st, 2012 will be Round 4 of the 21st Free Zimbabwe Global Protest demonstrations (or 21st Movement for short). The USA, London and Australia have already confirmed that they will hold their l...Published: 30 Mar 2012 at 06:24hrs | | by Den Moyo
Body of one of the five missing SA rugby players found
Johannesburg - The body of one of the five missing rugby players swept out to sea in Port Elizabeth was found at the Ngqura Harbour, Eastern Cape police said."We have had a discovery of one of...Published: 29 Mar 2012 at 16:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenyan presidential hopefuls to stand ICC trial
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan finance minister and son of the country's founder president, must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for directing a militia to murder and rape after a disputed 200...Published: 24 Jan 2012 at 05:26hrs | | by Reuters
Thembani Mthembo Dube's Journey of Political Quotations
1, 'Pluralism is good if its intentions are to liberate a people. Pluralism that is meant to undermine and compromise a revolution is dangerous and counter-rev...Published: 31 Dec 2011 at 11:27hrs | | by Thembani Mthembo Dube
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