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Bulawayo to host spinning contest
Spinning fans in Bulawayo are in for an adrenaline-filled weekend as the 6th edition of the ZKS spinning contest takes place on Saturday. This much-anticipated event will feature some of the best spin...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 19:31hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggle with the bat against Sri Lanka
PLAYING in front of a sold out Queens Sports Club, Zimbabwe batters had a tough outing against Sri Lanka as they were bowled out for 165 runs in 32,2 overs.Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza were...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 13:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses ear in fight over man
DON'T mess around with my man!This is a stern warning that a 22-year-old woman from Glendale, Mashonaland Central province will always live to remember after about half of her right ear was bi...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warning shots fired
ALL-ROUNDER Sikandar Raza smashed a brilliant century before excelling with the ball as Zimbabwe warmed up for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier with a victory over minnows Oman in a high-s...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Chevrons smashes Scotland to make Twenty20 World Cup Super 12
Zimbabwe made history by qualifying for the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time in their history after beating Scotland by five wickets and nine balls to spare in a winner-takes...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Raza stars as Zimbabwe make India sweat for victory
India 289 for 8 (Gill 130, Kishan 50, Evans 5-54) beat Zimbabwe 276 (Raza 115, Williams 45, Avesh 3-66) by 13 runsA CLASSY maiden ODI century and a stunning catch in the penultimate over of a ...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
IDC throws out bids for Deven
TWO local companies seeking a shareholding in Deven Engineering had their bids thrown out after they failed to offer the "best value for money" for the coach builder.Deven's core competence is...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo makes retirement U-turn
Uncertainty continues to cloud Chimurenga musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo's retirement arrangement following his affirmation of two shows slated for South Africa early next month and possibly, one i...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inside the cotton value chain
Cotton has been grown in Zimbabwe from as far back as 1940, even though production was enhanced after the establishment of the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB) in 1969. The white Gold is the second most i...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 8 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chevrons beat Ireland to earn Super League points
ZIMBABWE 266 for 7 (Ervine 64, Raza 59*, Singh 1-22) beat Ireland 228 (Porterfield 75, Tector 50, Muzarabani 4-29) by 38 runs Blessing Muzarabani grabbed four wickets, as Zimbabwe gained ten crucial S...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 16:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police to pounce on music gigs
SEVERAL artistes who continue to stage illegal live concerts attracting huge numbers in defiance of the Covid-19 restrictions face the full wrath of the law, police have warned. The honeymoon ...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zahara arrives in London for Mzansi Festival, promises to light up the stage
SOUTH African songbird Zahara, arrived in London Friday ahead this year's Mzansi Festival set for Saturday at Willen Lake in Milton Keyes approaches, with a variety of musical acts and activities on t...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zahara to ignite Mzansi Festival UK 1st Edition
Festival goers in the UK are set for a treat as the 2019 edition of the Mzansi Festival set for Saturday 24 August at Willen Lake in Milton Keynes approaches, with a variety of musical acts and activi...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tax scam costs Govt billions
Some players in the garment-making sector are allegedly skimming the Government of billions of dollars in potential tax revenue and suffocating downstream textile industries by abusing a special cloth...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bev falls in love with Bulawayo
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly "Bev" Sibanda, who had temporarily moved to neighbouring South Africa, seems to have fallen in love with Bulawayo as she is making a return to the city for the second time in fi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ama Big Sundays a hit in Bulawayo
Sunday afternoons are known to be a time when imbibers take time to nurse hangovers acquired from Friday and Saturday night drinking sprees, but a visit to the newly-opened Township Vibes last Sunday ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Indian firm to set up $40 million textile plant in Bulawayo
ONE of India's biggest and international acclaimed textile firms Shreejikrupa Spinners is considering investing over $40 million towards setting up a plant in Bulawayo soon.Industry and Commer...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
We are boycotting the elections: Chigumba concede
Enough is enough! We won't be fooled by the current fake democracy any longer! This electoral system is fundamentally undemocratic and a fraud. We have a choice and a right to withhold our vot...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Themba Mthethwa
Koffi Olomide's Zimbabwe show in limbo
CONGOLESE artiste Koffi Olomide's concert set for August 3 at the Harare International Conference Centre might be in limbo following indications that he has been banned from entering Zambia for crimin...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Davido in Harare for weekend show
Nigerian superstar, Davido, who is expected to perform at Harare International Conference Centre this weekend landed Thursday afternoon at Robert Mugabe International airport. He was welcomed ...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 16:02hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Streak delight to join Indian League
ZIMBABWE national cricket team coach Heath Streak is delighted to be heading off to the Indian Premier League, this time around as the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders.For the third year...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe destroy Ireland
Zimbabwe 211-9 (Raza 69*, Murtagh 3/36) beat Ireland 104 (Stirling 41, Chisoro 3/22, Cremer 3/18) by 107 runsZIMBABWE climbed to the top of the log in the International Cricket Council Cricket...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 14:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PDP resolutions on the MDC Alliance, the Economy and Elections
People's Democratic Party Management Committee Resolutions on the MDC Alliance, the Economy and Elections.07 February 2018Yesterday, the People's Democratic Party held its first Management...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 09:01hrs | | by Settlement Chikwinya, PDP
Zimbabwe readies to migrate to digital broadcasting
Forty people from Victoria Falls are attending a four-day training course on creative content creation, as Zimbabwe prepares to migrate its broadcasting services from analogue to digital.The w...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo scents industry revival
Diversification and innovation are the buzzwords for Bulawayo's surviving industries whose resilience in the face of a difficult macro-economic climate deserves applause. While the city has seen a dem...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai and Mujuru Should listen to the right advisors; Open Letter to opposition leaders and members
Advisors play a critical role in the policy making processes of political parties. Most of the time leaders of political parties áre much removed from the people and their advisors therefore play án...Published: 25 Dec 2016 at 08:35hrs | | by Nqobizitha Dumakude Khumalo
Weekend entertainment diary Bulawayo, Harare
Bulawayo diary NUST National University of Science and Technology student representative council in partnership with WerasEntertainmen...Published: 04 Nov 2016 at 09:40hrs | 3 | by Thobekile Zhou
New spot in town
IF you want a club experience mixed with VIP status then Club 263 is the place to be in Bulawayo. The joint which opened its doors on Thursday night amid pomp and fanfare joins Copa Cubana, BAC and Pr...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 08:01hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
New Zealand jets in
TOP cricketing side New Zealand flew into the country yesterday afternoon for a series of Test matches against rebuilding Zimbabwe with their opener Tom Latham expressing excitement to return to Zimba...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Eddie Chikamhi
Zimbabwe bowled out
Sharjah - Afghanistan bowled out Zimbabwe for a paltry 82 to win the first one-day international by 49 runs on Friday.Afghanistan had been dismissed for just 131 with more than 10 overs to spa...Published: 25 Dec 2015 at 20:39hrs | | by AFP
Winky D, Africa Revenge to headline Intwasa fiesta
AWARD-winning dancehall chanter Winky D real name Wallace Chirimuko and re-united afro-jazz duo, Africa Revenge will headline this year's Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo. Intwasa Arts Festiva...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 09:02hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Zimbabwe score 175/3 against Pakistan in 2nd T20I at Lahore
Led by Sean Williams' combative fifty, Zimbabwe posted a competitive 175 for three against Pakistan in the second T20 International in Lahore. The first T20I was won by Pakistan by five wickets, in a ...Published: 24 May 2015 at 17:20hrs | | by Nishad Pai Vaidya
List of companies that are currently offering apprenticeship
The Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Dr Gandawa yesterday released a list of Zimbabwean companies that currently offer apprenticeship.The companies recr...Published: 20 May 2015 at 20:35hrs | 36 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwe a potential banana skin
Dubai: If any of the top teams in Pool B want to take Zimbabwe lightly, they can do so at their own peril as the African minnows could be a potential banana skin and provide a twist in the tale....Published: 10 Feb 2015 at 16:14hrs | | by A.K.S. Satish
Zim Cricket ODI preview
Zimbabwe enter into the ODI series against Bangladesh having little in confidence after an emotionally bruising 3-0 whitewash in the Test series and an uninspiring 88-run loss during the warm up game ...Published: 20 Nov 2014 at 12:49hrs | | by Prosper Tsvanhu
Masakadza, Chakabva rise on ICC rankings
Zimbabwe may have lost all the three Test matches against Bangladesh, but there are some few positives that came out of their performance in foreign conditions that were largely expected to favour the...Published: 19 Nov 2014 at 06:56hrs | | by Zimcricket
Prosper Utseya banned for an illegal bowling action
Zimbabwe has been dealt a major blow after off-spinner Prosper Utseya has been banned for an illegal bowling action by the International Cricket Council (ICC).Utseya, who has taken 130 ODI wi...Published: 08 Oct 2014 at 19:04hrs | | by Sports reporter
Australia's shock one-day defeat to Zimbabwe raise alarm bells
Melbourne - Australia's shock one-day international defeat to minnows Zimbabwe has raised alarm bells five months before the country co-hosts the World Cup while exposing the team's continued stru...Published: 01 Sep 2014 at 14:20hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Bulawayo's oldest hotel faces closure
One of Bulawayo's oldest hotels, Waverley Hotel, faces closures as it is facing a serious financial crisis resulting in mounting debts.The hotel, which owes local and national authorities huge...Published: 12 Feb 2014 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Ntombikayise Mangena
'Goche's intimidation of the civil servants is totally unacceptable' - MDC-T
The Morgan Tsvangirai led MDC today [Friday] said threats made this week by the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Nicholas Goche against civil servants who intend to engage in...Published: 10 Jan 2014 at 11:18hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwean club DJ shoots self dead
Club wheel spinner Lennin 'DJ KB' Cassily has died. He was 32 years old. The wheel spinner known for spinning records at night spots such as Rugby Bar and most recently Butlers Bucket died on ...Published: 24 May 2013 at 03:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bangladesh levels the series againt Zimbabwe
The Bangladesh spinners imposed themselves on Zimbabwe as they successfully defended a moderate total to register a 34-run win. Shakib Al Hasan was the hero with bat and ball, helping the visitors to...Published: 12 May 2013 at 17:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 6 runs
Zimbabwe 168 for 5 (Masakadza 59, Taylor 40, Shakib 2-20) beat Bangladesh 162 for 8 (Shakib 65, Shamsur 53, Panyangara 3-32) by six runsZimbabwe held their nerve to register a six-run vict...Published: 11 May 2013 at 21:44hrs | 11 | by Sports reporter
Vusi Sibanda ton secures rare series win
25 overs Zimbabwe 123 for 1 (Sibanda 41*, Raza 32*) need 125 runs to beat Bangladesh 247 for 9 (Mahmudullah 75*, Nasir 63)Zimbabwe sprinted to 123 for ...Published: 08 May 2013 at 13:41hrs | | by Mohammad Isam
Last throw of the dice for Mangongo and his Takashinga cronies
From all indications, the powers that be at Zimbabwe cricket have seemingly thrown caution to the wind by summoning Steven 'MFire' Mangongo to be at the helm on an interim basis when Bangladesh arriv...Published: 04 Apr 2013 at 13:25hrs | 8 | by Prosper Tsvanhu
Zimbabwe cricket!
The end of every cricket tour provides a chance for reflection and Zimbabwe's recent tour to the Caribbean Islands is no different. Brushing aside the twin temptations of romance and sentiments, it is...Published: 27 Mar 2013 at 10:38hrs | 7 | by Prosper Tsvanhu
Elton Chigumbura omitted from the cricket squad
Elton Chigumbura is the major absentee from the Zimbabwe cricket teams' 24-man provisional squad that will be gearing up for a tour to the West Indies next month.Brendan Taylor leads the 24-ma...Published: 09 Jan 2013 at 13:30hrs | 1 | by Sports reporter
Zimbabwe slaughter South Africa by 29 runs
Zimbabwe beat South Africa by 29 runs...Published: 20 Jun 2012 at 13:25hrs | | by Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo South Africa correspondent
Sibanda, Masakadza give Zimbabwe 176
Zimbabwe 176 for 4 (Sibanda 58, Masakadza 55, Parnell 2-33) v South AfricaTeams that are considered little brothers tend to up to their game when doing battle against their big brothers and...Published: 20 Jun 2012 at 13:58hrs | | by Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo South Africa correspondent
Independent Media Caught Offside
Who is fooling who? ...Published: 02 May 2012 at 08:49hrs | | by Dingizulu Mahlathini Moyo
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