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Colonial master pledges stronger trade and investment ties with its colony
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening relations with Zimbabwe, placing a particular focus on boosting trade and investment between the two countries. This was revealed by B...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:16hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA hosts Southern Africa Inter-Revenue games: Promotes Tourism
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) recently hosted the Southern Africa Inter-Revenue Games tournament, where Zambia and Lesotho dominated by winning most of the medals.Held from April 18 t...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 16:54hrs | 448 | by Agencies
8 Zimbabwe schools participate at SA sports festival
As the world marked the Easter holiday in honour of Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection, symbolising hope, life, and triumph over adversity, St Dunstan's College in Rynfield, Benoni brought that spirit ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 09:37hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry relocates to Lausanne, Switzerland
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has praised former Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry for her outstanding contributions to Zimbabwe's sporting achievements, highlighting her instrumental role in the nation'...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 08:44hrs | 3554 | by Staff reporter
Massive blow for Gems World Cup hopes
THE Zimbabwe netball team's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the 2023 Netball World Cup suffered a massive blow after they suffered a shock 52-48 defeat to lowly-ranked Fiji in Cape Tow...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Gems face English test
THE Zimbabwe senior national netball team will today get an idea of their state of preparedness for the 2023 World Cup when they face England in a friendly game in Cape Town, South Africa.This...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Prostitute' jibe lands CCC activist in trouble
A Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist spent a night in police cells in Karoi on Thursday after she was arrested for allegedly calling a Zanu-PF supporter a prostitute.Consider Chidimu...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:17hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
National Foods hires Sikandar Raza as brand ambassador
National Foods has engaged Chevron's star, Sikandar Raza as the brand ambassador for their new range of cereal products.The Pearlenta Nutri-Active range comprises a wide array of breakfast cer...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gems on brink of WC qualification
The Gems yesterday suffered their second consecutive defeat at the on going netball World Cup qualifiers but even after the heavy 62-41 loss Malawi alarm, bells were not tolling for the Zimbabwe senio...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Manduna Christmas Soccer tourney sponsor share prize money among teams
The sponsor of the Manduna Nketa social soccer Christmas tournament that was meant to pit eight male and two female soccer teams on Sunday had to share the total prize money among all the teams due to...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 11:56hrs | 24 | by Stephen Jakes
English netball club re-sign Zimbabwe captain
Zimbabwe senior netball team captain Felistas Kwangwa is delighted after renewing her contract with English side Surrey Storm for the 2022 Super league season.The club announced the re-signing...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sports stars shine amid Covid-19 pandemic
THE outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year did cast its dark shadow over the 2020 sporting season.Some sport codes lost at least four months while others resumed...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
From Njube to Surrey-Kwangwa's story
GROWING up in Bulawayo's Njube suburb, Zimbabwe netball team captain Felisitus Kwangwa never really liked sport.If anything, she was forced to play netball by the teachers while she was in Gra...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Prisca Mupfumira paying for frustrating the repatriation of Nehanda
Prisca Mupfumira is a Zimbabwean politician and former Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry. She is also the former Minister Of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. She is also the Senat...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 07:46hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Gems get $20 000 each
THE national netball team, the Gems, was yesterday feted with hampers by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, while Government also chipped in with a $20 000 bonus for each player to celebrate their e...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Mnangagwa honours national netball team
The national netball team, the Gems, was yesterday feted with hampers by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, while Government also chipped in with a $20 000 bonus for each player to celebrate their exploit...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, pupils forced to Mnangagwa event
GWERU teachers and pupils from Grades 4 to Form 6 were yesterday compelled to attend the official opening of the Zimbabwe Youth and Paralympic Games at Mkoba Stadium, where President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Express Links Money Transfer backs ZimFest 2019 as headline partner
UK based financial services company Express Links Money Transfer is backing Zimfest Live as the headline partner this year and also launching a promotional competition with prizes for people to be ann...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
From Lupane to Liverpool
AT the age of three, she was abandoned by her own mother.The bottled up anger of not understanding why a parent, particularly a mother, would leave her child, made staying with her stepmother ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Gems deserve better than that Chipe... something
Forget the Warriors that were recently aptly coined 'Worries' after their dismal performance at Afcon in Egypt and their 'turncoat' 13th man goalkeeper. That Chipe.....something man was no goalkeeping...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:17hrs | 2 | by Thomas Murisa
Stunning finish for Zimbabwe as New Zealand are crowned champions
It was the end of an intriguing world cup at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool where eight teams showcased their last and best performances of the world cup.It started with Zimbabwe's Gems t...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Daniel Itai
Another resounding victory for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's senior netball team the Gems, took no time in writing their wrongs at the M&S Bank Arena yesterday evening in Liverpool England, where they are contending for the world cup.Mond...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Daniel Itai
Zimbabwe should have sent the Gems to AFCON
Like a lot of the country, we have been clinging to the Gems for light in these cold, dark, Zesa-less times. And the netball team has not disappointed! The Gems qualified for the second stage ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 17:55hrs | | by Kubatana
Zimbabwe Gems suffer second defeat
THE Zimbabwe senior national netball team suffered their second defeat on Monday when they went down 36-79 to New Zealand in their first game of the Preliminaries Stage Two at the M&S Bank Arena....Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 13:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
The loved opposition
I hope I can be brief enough to be witty but concise enough to be understood and effectual. I know the natural instinct for people when they see someone questioning the political party that they suppo...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Jason Huntley
Zimbabwe's Gems thrash Northern Ireland
It was yet another thrilling encounter at the Liverpool arena in Liverpool England, where Zimbabwe 's netball team the "Gems" locked horns with Northern Ireland's "Warriors" in their group A third and...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:43hrs | 3 | by Daniel Itai
Jobless and witless Sikhala
Well, when I see jobless and witless Sikhala what comes to mind are Tom and Jerry gimmicks! The MDC-Alliance might have tried hard to openly disown him on his utterances, but we are not fooled...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
ICT to cascade to rural areas: Kazembe
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday said the digital transformation and increased use of ICTs being experienced in urban areas must also cascade to rural...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
UK diaspora prepares to welcome Zimbabwe netball team
Zimbabwean diaspora organisations and companies in the UK have come together in a show of support for the Zimbabwe National Netball Team, who are set to participate in the Netball World Cup in Liverpo...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 19:19hrs | 14 | by Tinashe Mukono
Chidzambwa unfazed by Warriors' result
It was supposed to be a must win for the Zimbabwe football national team the "Warriors," at the Cairo International stadium on Wednesday evening against Uganda the "Cranes," in their group stage champ...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 12:52hrs | 2 | by Daniel Itai
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabwe to be a football powerhouse by 2030
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says the country should transform itself into a football powerhouse by 2030 and has challenged the nation to rally behind the Warriors in their 2019 AFCON finals adventure in Egypt...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK celebrates 9th Anniversary in style as winners are announced
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK hosted an excellent awards dinner gala on their 9th anniversary at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London on Africa Day which saw a number of people and organisations i...Published: 28 May 2019 at 09:36hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Government throws dinner for Netball team
The Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation in partnership with netball stakeholders will be hosting a Fundraising Dinner for the senior netball team on Tuesday at 1800Hrs.The dinn...Published: 21 May 2019 at 09:10hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government dumps Netball team in Mbare?
The President of LEAD Linda Masarira has alleged that the Emmerson Mnangagwa led government has dumped the Netball team after promising to fly them to Uganda for a friendly match ahead of their World ...Published: 02 May 2019 at 17:42hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe sends Netball team to Uganda
The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services has announced that the Zimbabwe senior netball squad, Zimbabwe Gems leave for Uganda on Wednesday on government fully funded frien...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 13:41hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fiscals hindering sports growth
2018 is a year that has been marked with traverse disappointments in the area of sport especially due to financial challenges.Regardless of having rich talent the government doesn't seem t...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 16:21hrs | 2 | by Daniel Itai
PHOTOS: Airforce bus in head-on collision near Bindura
One person died on the spot when a Toyota sedan collided with an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) bus some 5km outside Glendale along the Bindura-Harare highway.The driver of the Toyota Sedan, who ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 19:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Warriors get $1,000 each
GOVERNMENT last night underlined their new thrust on sport when they rewarded the country's sportspersons for their success with the 2018 COSAFA Cup champions, the Warriors, the mainstay of reception ...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The birth and death of Beatar Mangethe
WHEN Beatar Mangethe organised a concert at the Large City Hall hot on the heels of the success of her smash hit song, I Come from Makokoba, she did so against the wishes of her long-time mentor Cont ...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:11hrs | 2131 | by Staff reporter
Opposition alliance: reflections on failed politics
It is indeed interesting times when calls for unity among Zimbabwe's opposition political parties turns out to be the cause of disunity and acrimony. In normal political discourse, calls for unity sho...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 16:25hrs | | by Bevan Musoko
MRP holds yet another rally in Kumbudzi business centre at UMzingwane constituency
Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo, the NEC leadership and provincial leaders from the four provinces of Mthwakazi addressed another rally at Kumbudzi village Matabeleland South on Satur...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Traditional leaders castigate violence…call for peace and unity ahead of the 2018 elections
Traditional leaders in Gokwe Sesame and Mbire have publicly condemned violence and called for unity and peace ahead of the 2018 elections. This came out during two Sports for tournaments condu...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Gokwe, Gutu youth pledges to uphold peace ahead of the 2018 elections
Youth in Gokwe South and Gutu Central have commended Heal Zimbabwe for initiating sports for peace tournaments in their areas as they help to promote peace and tolerance among community members....Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Chipinge youths vow to campaign for peaceful 2018 elections
In a move that is expected to ensure that peace and tolerance prevails ahead of the 2018 elections, youth in Chipinge South have vowed to intensify peace campaigns that will ensure that co...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bosso centenary fest
A year after celebrating 90 years of sporting excellence aptly referred to as Bosso@90 Highlanders has decided not to lose momentum towards the Bosso@100 Centenary Celebrations by ensuring that merrim...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Youths vow to uphold Peace ahead of the 2018 elections
Youths in Tsholotsho North and Zaka have vowed to uphold peace and encourage tolerance ahead of the 2018 elections. Heal Zimbabwe Trust said this came out during two Youth Sports for Peace tou...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 09:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Peace campaign gathers momentum, community leaders publicly condemn violence
Heal Zimbabwe has conducted sports for peace tournaments in Buhera and Rushinga on Saturday, 24 June 2017.The tournaments brought together youth, community members, duty bearers and community ...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 15:36hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Why I'm running for the Presidency'
AFTER several months of speculation, former Industry and International Trade minister Nkosana Moyo (NM) yesterday launched his 2018 presidential election bid at a time the economy is underperforming, ...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heal Zimbabwe encourages youth to peacefully participate in 2018 elections
Heal Zimbabwe on Saturday, 17 June 2017 joined the Mazowe North community in commemorating the Day of the African Child through a Sports for Peace Tournament held at Bare High School. The day ...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 10:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe celebrates the Day of the African Child
Heal Zimbabwe has said it is joining the nation and the rest of Africa in commemorating the Day of the African Child.The day is commemorated every year on the 16th of June."It was set ...Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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