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Why Hollywoodbets appeals to both casual and serious bettors in South Africa
Hollywoodbets is a South African betting company that was established in 2000. The company initially started as a publishing company that was involved in distributing and publishing horse racing cards...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 12:36hrs | 160 | by Staff Reporter
SA-based Zimbabwe entrepreneur wins top award
South Africa-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur Nyasha Chisoko has been crowned Female Personality of the Year 2024 at the prestigious Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA). The annual event celebrates the remar...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 15:23hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zim entrepreneur nominated for top award
Nyasha Chisoko, a Zimbabwean entrepreneur based in South Africa, has been nominated for Female Personality of the Year at the prestigious Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA), recognizing her success in tw...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:03hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Africa is full of contradictions; Qwabe twins are still VIRGINS at 26 years!
Seeing their photo on Bulawayo24 today, I wonder what is cultural, and traditional about these twins? This photo shoot looks like big German barbies on sale. There is nothing that tells me that these ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 11:01hrs | 2916 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man cuts off manhood, eats it
THIS would read like a script from Hollywood, except that it happened in real life.And the incident has left the Kwekwe community puzzled.The informant in the matter is Priscah Saungwe...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:58hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors win opening fixture of Cosafa Cup
Zimbabwe 1 - 0 ComorosZimbabwe has registered an opening win at the Hollywood Bets Cosafa Cup 2024 competition after beating Comoros 1-0 in Gqeberha, South Africa on Thursday.Interim head ...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 16:18hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo leverages proximity to power to make a fortune
AS flamboyant Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknell Chivayo splurges money on an imposing mansion and donates cars to selected individuals weeks on end, while also making cash donations, questions abound as to w...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabwean star in talent search
South Africa-based actor Chrispen Nyathi has launched an initiative to support young, talented actors from Zimbabwe who aspire to join Mzansi's television and film industry.Nyathi, known for h...Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:30hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Uncle Sam not letting go of little Zimbabwe
THERE is something interesting about the new United States sanctions regime announced this week. Besides President Joseph Biden making a statement, the US National Security Council made one too. What ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:16hrs | 5 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Shepolopolo: Zambia's Copper Queens Conquer African Football
The Zambian women's national football team, affectionately called the Copper Queens or Shepolopolo, have been making giant strides in African football over the past decade. From qualifying for their f...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 20:59hrs | 58 | by Staff Reporter
Biden calls Putin a 'crazy son of a b***h'
The President of the United States, Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as "crazy son of a bitch" during a fundraising event held this Wednesday, 21st, in California. "We...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 16:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders are from Mars!
I WAS touched by an impassioned plea by a fellow Zimbabwean.He appeared on local television, imploring the government to remove VAT (value added tax) on rice. His logic was that rice w...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:19hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cont Mhlanga's widow dies
IT has been a year since the arts sector mourned the death of arts guru, Cont Mhlanga and now, his survivor and widow, Thembi Ngwabi, has died, a family member has confirmed.Wenzile Mhlanga sa...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe showbiz awards rigged?
HOLLYWOOD actor Denzel Washington once said, "man gives an award, God gives the reward", which suggests the thought of the validity and relevance of awards ceremonies and the worth of the gongs....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 07:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
If peace overshadowed justice, then there wouldn't have been a liberation struggle!
There is a common thread that defines oppressive leaders. They subjugate the population - stripping them of all their rights, whilst unleashing some of the most horrendous injustices - thereaf...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 20:11hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The Rock gifts homeless Zimbabwe UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo fully-furnished house
Struggling Zimbabwean MMA fighter, Themba Gorimbo, 32, finally has a roof on top of his head, thanks to a generous surprise gift of a fully furnished Miami house by American professional wrestler-cum-...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora should plan for post-Zanu-PF era
LAST week Wednesday was yet another heart-breaking day for me as I made my way through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to catch my flight.Many people, who came to greet me at the a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Zanu-PF defends lavish spending on Mayweather
Zanu-PF has come out guns blazing defending the lavish spending and Hollywood-style treatment given to former world Welterweight boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather Jnr by gold dealer Pedzisai "Scott" S...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hollywood great Dwayne Johnson wants to meet Zimbabwean UFC Star
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, while being one of the greatest entertainers, recently demonstrated why he is also a fantastic human being. After learning about the predicament of a UFC fighter, the former...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland's untapped acting talent impresses film producers
AUDITIONS for the upcoming Zimbabwean film featuring Tongayi Chirisa have closed with producers now finalising the selection for the lead role.Auditions for the film which is set to be shot in...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson steps up to help Zimbabwean UFC fighter Gorimbo
HOLLYWOOD superstar and former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson has come forward to offer financial help to a UFC fighter.After an unsuccessful debut in the multi-billion dollar promotion,...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Indeed life was hard under colonialism but there were plenty of opportunities
Over the weekend I drove my mother to her rural home in Rusape for an important family gathering.To be expected, as soon as we hit familiar territory, which held significant memories for her -...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:01hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
I'm grateful to have been born and bred in Rhodesia!
Ever since I started writing current affairs and social justice newspaper articles in 1989, at the age of 16 years, this is probably the most painful, frank and heartfelt piece I have ever authored....Published: 19 May 2023 at 14:04hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Scott Vincent: the Zimbabwean golfer who won the golden ticket
Even in Scott Vincent's wildest dreams, it's unlikely that he would have been able to imagine how much his life would change over the space of a year. He's seen such a dramatic shift in personal circu...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 17:25hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Are Zimbabweans the easiest people to oppress?
Zimbabweans never cease to amaze! I was watching a local news bulletin, when there came a report, whereby villagers in Chingwaru, Murewa North, were celebrating and praising the ruling ZANU PF...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:08hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans in fake marriages for ticket to the UK
THE script sounds like a Tyler Perry production of one of his Hollywood blockbuster movies except that it's real and the characters are real people in Zimbabwe.A WhatsApp group message is call...Published: 11 Feb 2023 at 14:44hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
Hollywood-based Zimbabwean actor visits Victoria Falls
Hollywood Zimbabwean actor and star of multiple American film productions, Tongayi Anorld Chirisa visited Victoria Falls during the first week of February 2023.Mbano Manor boutique hotel - ren...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 08:55hrs | 7 | by Shelton Muchena
Africa and Technology in Sports
Technology is now being incorporated into sporting events evidenced by the introduction of technological innovations like Video Assistant Referees in soccer.Although some of these innovations ...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | 4 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Zimbabwe among top 24 tourists destinations
GLOBAL business and financial media group, Bloomberg, has listed Zimbabwe among top 24 destinations to visit in 2023, despite widespread negative foreign publicity and a southern African nation's tank...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-Australian actress co-stars as Will Smith's wife in slavery epic 'Emancipation'
Zimbabwean-Australian actress Charmaine Bingwa (37) who was born and raised in Perth starts as Will Smith's wife in slavery epic Emancipation which debuts in theatres on December 9.Speaking at...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean socialite Paloma shines in 'Queens of Mzansi'
Earlier this year, fans of Netflix were mesmerized by the television reality series "Young Rich and Famous", which featured some of Africa celebrities as they work, play, flirt, and feud in Johannesbu...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs 'blocking' parastatal reforms
CONCERTED efforts by Treasury to push for key parastatal reform and privatisation of the loss-making entities have been frustrated by some hawkish cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats, who have fo...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hollywood star goes on a safari in Zimbabwe
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi continued to explore the African continent on Friday as they went on a safari in Zimbabwe, after recently traveling to Rwanda.The comedian, 64, shared four ...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZTV should adapt to technology changes
Technology is changing the way Zimbabweans watch TV; 90% of all Zimbabwean urbanites now watch TV over their mobile devices through streaming services, other than traditional TV sets.Keeping a...Published: 27 May 2022 at 20:15hrs | 1 | by Jacob Mutisi
Zimbabwe won't fall prey to Western fables, fabrications
DRUMS are beating, so high to a deafening crescendo as Zimbabwe hurtles towards the 2023 elections. Of course, the ground is already uneven because President Mnangagwa has been implementing pro-people...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thandiwe Newton axed from film after furious bust-up with Channing Tatum
LINE of Duty actress Thandiwe Newton has been axed from the new Magic Mike film after a bust-up with Channing Tatum — about the Oscars slap.Witnesses said the row on set escalated to "astoni...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 20:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Naysayers will be buried in own ignorance
For Bishop Lazi and his ilk, today - Palm Sunday - marks the beginning of Holy Week.It is a sacred period that commemorates Jesus Christ's ‘triumphal entry' into Jerusalem for the Passover w...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazi
Women should be wary of the 'Black police chief phenomenon' but strive to hold real power and influence in society
It is always encouraging reading news reports of women raising up the most treacherous ladder of power - which is usually fraught with seemingly insurmountable challenges, and much resistance from tho...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 14:02hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prison officers in dock over convict escape
THREE Bulawayo prisons officers are in the dock for helping a dangerous prisoner serving 53 years in jail for armed robbery escape from a maximum-security prison in broad daylight.Talent Bheki...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is changing the game
Within a few days, President Mnangagwa threw serious warning shots.Some are already calling them silencing shots.The President gave opposition opportunists a teaser of forthcoming attr...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Major Action Mandingo (Retired)
Firing of 'Mudha' Ncube attracts mixed reactions in Midlands
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired his long-time ally and confidant, former State Security minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube (pictured) on Monday for misconduct, some of the Midlands hardliner's staunc...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-British actor among frontrunners to be next James Bond
British-Zimbabwean actor Regé-Jean Page finds himself among Hollywood's best British actors who are favourites to replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.The up-and-coming star, who was n...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF monitoring Chamisa's movements
Zanu-PF acting national political commissar Patrick Chinamasa has said the ruling party was monitoring all movements made by Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance to make sure it does not receive foreign fund...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Safari hunting companies urged to consider human rights-focused rural development
The days of hunting season-focused employment of a handful of locals and hand-outs of a few chunks of protein-boosting game meat are over. This development approach is unfair to the Afri...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 10:39hrs | 10 | by Emmanuel Koro
Hichilema to work with leaders from neighbouring countries
President Hakainde Hichilema has emphasised the importance of child rights and the need to place a high premium on the plight of children who are leaders of tomorrow, adding that together with his fel...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe changes prison garb to orange
EVER imagined being turned away from a lunch-hour visit at a prison for donning a trendy orange jump suit and white sneakers or open-toed shoes worn by inmates in most Hollywood movies or South Africa...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 13:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr President, even a husband who makes excuses for failing his family soon finds himself with divorce papers!
Excuses, excuses, excuses! Thats is what the people of Zimbabwe have come to expect from their government, ever since coming to power in 1980 - after the country attained political independenc...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 18:40hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police, Zanu-PF alliance exposed
THE opposition MDC Alliance and civic society organisations (CSOs) yesterday accused the police of working with Zanu-PF to block opposition leader Nelson Chamisa from meeting villagers in Masvingo pro...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt shouldn't cry foul when given taste of its own bitter bullying medicine
I could not help laughing my head off, listening to some so-called political analysts - who were, in fact, nothing more than the ruling elite's shameless apologists and defenders - crying foul, on the...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Missing Zimbabwean actress has been found
A Zimbabwean actress who had been missing in Los Angeles for several days has been found, police said Monday.Tanyaradzwa "Tanya" Fear, 31, was found safe and her family has been notified, acco...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
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