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The Two Other Times the Premier League Had a Genuine Three-way Title Fight
In the annals of Premier League history, few title races have captivated the imagination of football fans around the world as much as the ongoing 2023/24 season. With just ten games remaining, Arsenal...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:25hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Italian investor Francesco Marconati flouts mining regulations...poses threat to national security
Italian investor Francesco Marconati's contentious actions in Zimbabwe's mining sector have raised serious concerns about regulatory compliance, worker safety, and ethical standards. Despite being ord...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 13:00hrs | 1087 | by George Tshuma
Russia urged to put nuclear weapons in Cuba
Russia should place its nuclear weapons in "friendly countries" near the US in response to Washington's alleged plans to move its own tactical arms to Europe, lawmaker Aleksey Zhuravlev has suggested....Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Best Defenders of the Modern Football World
Football defenders are unwavering guards whose incredible dedication and skill affect the outcome of every game. They are the backbone that teams rely on in the most critical moments and a key factor ...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 20:47hrs | 599 | by Staff Reporter
Insiza: The land of gold and glory
INSIZA is a district in Matabeleland South Province and its capital, Filabusi, is 100km south of Bulawayo, along the Mbalabala/Zvishavane Road. The district boasts of a diverse landscape, with gentle ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:21hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
The elusive promise of a democratic breakthrough
SINCE 2000, there have been several attempts to dislodge the ruling party, Zanu –PF, from government. The ruling party's mismanagement of the economy has led to an economic crisis that has rendered ...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:19hrs | 154 | by Liam Kanhenga & Youngerson Matete
ZANU PF too Strong for SADC: Mzembi
ZANU PF has proved to be too strong for SADC, the former Minister of Tourism Dr Walter Mzembi has admitted. Speaking on his X handle last night, Dr Mzembi said the Liberation movements i...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 12:28hrs | 4069 | by Desmond Nleya
Bosso jolted by first defeat
IN the wake of their first 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League defeat they were handed by defending champions FC Platinum on Saturday, Highlanders gaffer Baltemer Brito has reckoned it was actuall...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:02hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Senate and PR, the maxim gun firing at Bulawayo
The Senate, Youth and PR lists for the 2023 harmonised elections in Bulawayo Province, are the newest metaphorical maxim gun whose bullets are brutally firing at the tender heart of the City of Bulawa...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 20:03hrs | 23 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube (Secretary General)
Bosso in tricky Ngezi test
HIGHLANDERS' breathtaking performance in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League will this afternoon face a litmus test from equally good Ngezi Platinum Stars in a potential blockbuster tie that will b...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:54hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi boast of player depth over Bosso
AHEAD of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League top of the table clash against log leaders Highlanders set for Baobab Stadium on Sunday, Ngezi Platinum head coach Takesure Chiragwi has said they wil...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
English Premier League 23/24 fixtures out
Manchester City will begin their push for a record fourth consecutive Premier League title away to Vincent Kompany's Burnley. The Treble winners will visit Turf Moor to face their former captain's pro...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 11:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Maswanhise set for Leicester City breakthrough
ENGLAND-BORN Warriors' prospect Tawanda Maswanhise is expected to graduate into the first team of relegated premier league side Leicester City after he scooped the developmental side player of the yea...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's harmonised elections: Die is cast
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday proclaimed August 23, 2023, as the day on which harmonised elections will be held, opening the door for political parties' to start their campaigns in earnest and ending ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube weaponising foreign trade to fight local firms
ZIMBABWE'S rulers think that it is within their rights to destroy their economy and turn to neighbours for stop gap solutions.This weird belief was passed from the late strongman, Robert Mugab...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Marshall Munetsi celebrates new contract at Reims with sixth league goal
Zimbabwe international Marshall Munetsi has signed a contract extension that will keep him at French Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims until the end of the 2026/27 season.The 26-year-old midfielder,...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
The new Big Six: Is there a changing of the guard in the Premier League?
For football enthusiasts, the English Premier League is a captivating arena where the best clubs in the country lock horns. Over the past few years, six teams have consistently remained in the spotlig...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 11:03hrs | 315 | by Staff Reporter
Bumper crowd expected at BF
OF course, no alcohol will be sold inside Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon, as teams are yet to comply with requirements set by the Premier Soccer League at their annual meeting.Nonetheles...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Are today's 'Pan Africanists' the most colonially-brainwashed?
I am one of those who, at times, receives the fury of those who claim to be 'Pan Africanists' - on accusations of pandering to western interests, and being a victim of a colonial mindset.My cr...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 10:54hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jordan Zemura shines in battle against Saka
FOOTBALL can be very cruel.For Warriors' Jordan Zemura's struggling English Premier League football side AFC Bournemouth, the game cannot be more painful than taking the lead with the first at...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
What if US president is wrong on Ukraine?
Since the once great newspapers, the New York Times, the Washington Times and Los Angeles Times have been captured by the Democratic Party, they are all blowing President Joe Biden's narrative about t...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Time running out for Nakamba?
MARVELOUS Nakamba could be running out of time to find suitors before the close of the transfer window amid reports yesterday that his club Aston Villa is yet to receive any formal offers for the bani...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Detained Arsenal fans freed in Uganda
Some eight Arsenal fans who were arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club's win against Manchester United in the English Premier League have been released.They were wea...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 15:06hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba working on Villa exit
ASTON Villa are yet to receive a formal offer for Marvelous Nakamba whose departure the club is trying to fast track before the mid-season transfer window deadline at the end of this month.Vil...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Arsenal fans arrested after celebrating Manchester United victory
Jinja-At least eight Arsenal fans have been arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club's win against Manchester United in the English Premier League.The fans were wearing...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 01:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Aston Villa manager tells Nakamba to leave club on his birthday
ASTON Villa manager Unai Emery has told Marvelous Nakamba that he can leave the club in the transfer window as he is not in his plans.The Zimbabwe international player, who turned 28 on T...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:24hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military shops for arms in Pakistan
A HIGH-POWERED delegation of military officers led by Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono was in Pakistan this month to inspect modern aircraft and armaments during a d...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:22hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Paul Kagame: Cruel Betrayal of Matebeleland
In the first week of September 2022, Emmerson Munangagwa visited the Rwanda Genocide Memorial while he was attending a continental African Green Revolution Forum Conference in that country. Many peopl...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 08:56hrs | 16 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Nakamba might fit well in Unai Emery's philosophy
WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba might just fit well in new Aston Villa manager Unai Emery's philosophy.The 28-year-old Zimbabwean has not seen game-time at the Clarets and Blue in the En...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe speaker of Parliament addresses Russia's State Duma
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe Jacob Mudenda addressed members of the State Duma at the plenary session yesterday.Earlier, the Chairman of the State Duma Vyac...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'West wants to partition Russia like USSR'
The Russian president accuses the US and its allies of seeking to subjugate his countryRussia is under an attack by the West, which wants the country to be broken up into warring pieces, Presi...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 20:22hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Forest, Fulham in race to sign Nakamba
MARVELOUS Nakamba still has a lot to offer for Aston Villa after all.The Warriors midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at Villa Park but the Birmingham side can't let him go, entirely....Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ukraine now a weapons hub for international crime
At last, the West is beginning to realise what a monstrous mistake the European countries made when they started deliveries of lethal weapons to Ukraine.For experts, the situation had been cle...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:47hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Ukraine is having problems with American weapons
Debate has been raging about problems around the deployment of American armored vehicles in Ukraine.We are talking about MaxxPro armored vehicles that were recently delivered in the interests ...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:40hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
ZimRights national director says Zimbabwe heading towards bloodbath
ZIMBABWE is faced with a multifaceted economic, political and social crisis. Observers say the challenges bedevilling the country will likely get worse ahead of the 2023 general elections as rival pol...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Jesus creates 'chaos'
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said Gabriel Jesus's ability to create "chaos" is exactly what they need after the Brazilian continued his impressive pre-season form in a 2-0 win over Everton in Baltimor...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bruce Grobbelaar 'turns down' BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar is set to slip through the fingers of Strictly Come Dancing bosses after turning down an opportunity to appear on the show later this year.BBC producer...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Jesus signs
Arsenal have signed Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City for £45m on a long-term deal.The 25-year-old is manager Mikel Arteta's fourth signing of the summer, following the arriva...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | 14 | 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 | 17 | by Staff reporter
Top govt official in messy land fight
A COMMISSIONER at the Public Service Commission (PSC) Tsitsi Choruma is at the centre of a farm invasion storm that has rocked the Lands ministry in the Mazowe area after being allocated part of the l...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inflationary pressures choke Zimbabwe industry
A rising bout of inflation is posing a severe threat to Zimbabwe's industries amid growing fears most companies will struggle to restock, which could potentially trigger a significant reduction in pro...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 09:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Manchester City beats Liverpool to the Premier League title
Manchester City have beaten Liverpool to the Premier League title on a remarkable final day of the campaign.Pep Guardiola's side came from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadiu...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers have guns, teachers and nurses have empty threats, so government will always favor the military!
It is common knowledge that rights and freedoms are seldom given or awarded - but, always need to be demanded and taken.That is why it is virtually unheard of to come across a country that was...Published: 19 May 2022 at 15:59hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Professor Ncube says lending ban to prick the bubble
The ban on bank lending announced by President Mnangagwa at the weekend to ward off attacks on the Zimbabwe dollar, stabilise the exchange rate and rein in on rising inflation, is only a temporary mea...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who exactly are Zimbabweans waiting for to come and save them?
As the economic situation in Zimbabwe speedily deteriorates on a daily basis - maybe, to be more accurate, on a minute by minute basic, since some supermarkets chains are already warning their "valued...Published: 03 May 2022 at 14:54hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fireworks expected at BF
ONE thing that any spectator is almost always guaranteed whenever these two Bulawayo rivals meet is goals.The last five league meetings between Chicken Inn and Highlanders have produced 18 goa...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba set to return for training
Aston Villa trio Marvelous Nakamba, Lucas Digne, and Kortney Hause will all return to training ahead of the English Premiership football clash with Wolves this weekend. Villa's season run-in b...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:34hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba to step up return
Marvelous Nakamba is set to step-up his recovery from a knee injury which had ruled him out of action for over three months.The Aston Villa midfielder has missed 13 games after suffering a ser...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo Philosophy
During our War of Liberation, we had a huge rear base in Mozambique called Mudzingadzi.As with many of our rear bases, Mudzingadzi suffered repeated Rhodesian air raids.One such raid c...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:18hrs | 12 | by E.D. Mnangagwa
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