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Discord at Scottland
Big-money spenders Scottland FC are under fire from their own fans after another underwhelming performance in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, with pressure mounting on head coach Tonderai Ndir...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:44hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Grand Tour can now be yours - for US$21 000 per person
You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about US$21 000 (per person) to s...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Top Gear Grand Tour Finale, Zimbabwe in the Global Spotlight
Zimbabwe is gaining recognition for its stunning landscapes, diverse natural beauty, and as the home of Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. As the country gradually reopens to inter...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 10:01hrs | 5091 | by Staff reporter
The Grand Tour: One for The Road - Zimbabwe edition to premiere on September 13
Prime Video has now unveiled a first look at the final episode of The Grand Tour: One For The Road.The first look snaps reveal emotional Grand Tour stars Jeremy Clarkson, 64, Richard Hammond, ...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 15:32hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Excited by the killings: How The Chronicle covered the Gukurahundi genocide
AbstractTHIS paper examines and interrogates the role of the state-controlled media during the Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe. Gukurahundi is a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe betwe...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 13 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
Victoria Falls Bridge to close on Saturday for The Grand Tour filming
This Saturday, starting at 10.30 am in Victoria Falls, Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond will be filming an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe for Amazon Productions.An advert...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 08:35hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Clarkson, May and Hammond filming The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond recently embarked on the filming of an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe. The popular Amazon motoring show is entering its fifth season after a hiat...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Dembare target ex-Caps star
DYNAMOS are desperately looking to sign a striker in the current player transfer window with their coach Herbert Maruwa yesterday revealing his club will not give up in their search for a proven goal ...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Arsenal buckle under the pressure
The only real surprise about Manchester City's march to a fifth Premier League crown in six seasons is that a callow Arsenal side managed to keep Pep Guardiola's serial winners honest for such a long ...Published: 20 May 2023 at 20:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Die cast in Zanu-PF primaries
THE stage has been set in what promises to be a tough contest in the much-awaited Zanu-PF primary elections to choose the candidates that will represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mobilisation drive in top gear
THE reintroduction of District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) in Zanu-PF structures has injected renewed impetus into the ruling party's mobilisation activities, with the party now on a strong footin...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF hunts for rebellious elements within the party
ZANU PF is allegedly hunting for and seeking mischievous elements who are circulating a rebellious petition aimed at undermining the authority of the party's President and First Secretary Emmerson Mna...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 10:53hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Davos meeting a major breakthrough'
ZIMBABWE'S re-engagement drive will shift into top gear this week when President Mnangagwa joins hundreds of world leaders and heads of multinational corporations in Davos, Switzerland, for the World ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination roll-out kicks off
Vaccination against Covid-19 starts tomorrow with 49 000 health workers and thousands of other high-risk frontline staff being scheduled for stage one of phase one using the first batch of the Sinopha...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZEC ready for polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is ready to hold by-elections that are Covid-19 compliant once the ban imposed on health grounds is lifted. Voter registration has reached top gear, wit...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must call the midwife for a proper re-birth
After the opposition MDC Alliance commemorated its 19th anniversary last Saturday, one hopes that there will be a lot of introspection on the part of its leadership and supporters about their perpetua...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Kuda Bwititi
Gwanda to host Zanu-PF's December conference
ZANU-PF will in December hold its annual conference in Matabeleland South, Gwanda, the party's Secretary for Administration, Dr Obert Mpofu, has said.This will be the first time for the ruling...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 23:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has stabilised
We, (as Zanu-PF), follow the constitution of the party on restructuring at all levels.However, when certain developments that warrant restructuring occur, we do (the) restructuring.We ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:44hrs | | by Dr Obert Mpofu
+70 Zimbabwean farmers in Zambia yearn to return home
farmer_farmerOver 70 Zimbabwean white commercial farmers living in Zambia are yearning to return home and assist redevelop the agriculture sector in the once Southern African Development Commu...Published: 07 May 2018 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice calls for Africa Magic awards entries
AFRICA Magic and MultiChoice, organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, are calling on filmmakers and actors to enter the 2018 edition taking place on September 1.Liz Dziva, publi...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by staff reporter
Mugabe deploys massive election campaign machinery
A HIGH level Zanu-PF Elections Directorate, composed of senior Politburo members, is seized with the party's 2018 election roadmap which is targeting a robust winning strategy that encompasses voter r...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
400 voter registration kits arrive
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has taken delivery of 400 Biometric Voter Registration kits, kick starting the first major phase of the 2018 harmonised elections.The equipment arrived ...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's office asked Grace Mugabe to resume rallies
The Zanu-PF faction rallying behind embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa could soon be on the backfoot after it emerged that powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe has been asked to resume her high-o...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's failing health takes centre stage
As political parties begin their intense preparations for next year's make-or-break polls, there is concern within and outside the ruling Zanu-PF on whether President Robert Mugabe would be able to ha...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 14:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coalition vital for voter mobilisation
Zimbabwe has a busy election calendar going into general elections mid next year.Thousands of Zimbabweans will seek elective office next year, running for municipal, legislative, and president...Published: 31 May 2017 at 12:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
All set for independence celebrations
ALL is set for the 37th Independence Day anniversary on Tuesday, with thousands of Zimbabweans from all walks of life expected to throng the giant National Sports Stadium, in Harare for the ma...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gift Banda tipped for Senatorial seat
Senior MDC-T Bulawayo provincial officials have hit top gear in jostling to land the vacant senatorial and MDC-T national executive seat.Officials are keen to replace the late Victor Mapungwan...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 12:37hrs | | by Alice Dube
Zesa issue pre-congratulatory message to Zanu PF
ZESA Holdings has upped Zanu PF bootlicking stakes as it has rushed to congratulate the party for holding a 'successful' conference.Zesa has splashed newspaper advertisements predicting the ou...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Violence worries mar Msipa burial
Friends and relatives of late nationalist Cephas Msipa, who are opposed to President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF, say they fear attending the much-loved former Midlands governor's burial at Heroes A...Published: 22 Oct 2016 at 14:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru ups security
Spooked by the recent barbaric attacks on her close allies, as well as the increasing violence targeted at opposition parties generally by suspected Zanu-PF thugs, former vice president and now le...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders is an ordinary team-, says Rahman Gumbo
Chicken Inn coach Rahman Gumbo reckons that Highlanders is just an ordinary team that can easily be beaten.Gumbo says once Bosso's supporters are silenced the players struggle to rea...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 08:40hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
ZAPU NPC statement
At its quarterly meeting on 2 April 2, 2016 in Bulawayo the ZAPU National People's Council (NPC) set the end of August 2016 as the date for the Party's 10th National Congress which was postponed last ...Published: 02 Apr 2016 at 21:20hrs | | by Zapu
Zimbabwean defender shines in Europa League
ZIMBABWEAN international defender Costa Nhamoinesu put in a man-of-the-match performance in his 19th Uefa Europa League match and said soon after that his mind is on winning his first match in Warrior...Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police shoot man without warning under unclear circumstances
Police allegedly shot and seriously injured a Kadoma mine manager when they fired at him and his colleagues without warning and under unclear circumstances, it has emerged.The victim, Mr Norbe...Published: 22 Nov 2015 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Buyanga's accolades, allegations and alliances
"I don't know how many cars I have, of course I don't. How am I supposed to know? It's not like I wake up in the morning and start counting how many cars I have everywhere," Frank Buyanga revealed dur...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 08:39hrs | 2 | by Lifestyle Reporters
Buyanga makes it into the Forbes and Ventures Africa rich list
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman has been named among some of Africa's youngest United States dollar millionaires with "incredible success stories" by a South African newspaper.The New Age described p...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 15:45hrs | 3 | by Showbiz Reporter
Mujuru's only political option
THE allegations against the Vice President, Cde Joyce Mujuru, have migrated from being mere party fictional or congress electioneering rhetoric to serious matters with far reaching consequences on nat...Published: 22 Nov 2014 at 16:22hrs | 8 | by Qhubani Moyo
Victory and Going to Top Gears - Itai Dzamara
Victory and Going to Top GearsDay 3 of our occupation of Africa Unity Square was unique and typical in several ways, which have a lot of meaning to how our programme has quickly evolved....Published: 24 Oct 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Itai Dzamara
Nigerian to fight terrorism, crime with fresh requirement
The Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria has said it is putting a new regulation in place to ensure that unfit and improper people do not register firms or use such for fraudulent and terrorism pur...Published: 02 May 2013 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rural areas a delicate political domain
Finance Minister Tendai Biti on the Friday of 16 November 2012 put aside a total of US$50 million in allocation for a constitutional referendum and the general elections this year, 2013. This ann...Published: 04 Jan 2013 at 06:55hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Bosso outclass Shabanie
Shabanie 0 - 2 Highlanders (Milton Ncube and Graham Ncube)Dynamos 0 - 0 Motor ActionWankie 5 - 1 MonomotapaQualaton 1 -1 Blue RangersHighlanders pr...Published: 23 May 2012 at 16:59hrs | | by Tse Ndex
SA president in top gear to create more jobs
South African President, Jacob Zuma has moved to shore up support among a key Cosatu ally by directing two heavyweight cabinet ministers to convince automotive bosses to increase production and create...Published: 01 Oct 2011 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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