Econet Wireless founder and Group Chairman, Dr. Strive Masiyiwa has set the record straight on his nationality. This comes after an international publication claimed that he was Britain’s first black billionaire. The statement that Masayiwa was Britain’s first black billionaire sparked mixed reactions from Zimbabweans and the rest of Africa as they questioned his nationality. […]
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All is set for the inaugural Geraldine Winter Festival that is set to kick off next Saturday. The fete that will also be run virtually will have five theatre groups, Stanslavysky, Roar, Jahunda Community Arts, Vulindlela and Loxion Theatre entertaining audiences at the Bulawayo Theatre. On June 5, Loxion Theatre will perform followed by Vulindlela […]
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President Mnangagwa and other dignitaries admire the statue of Mbuya Nehanda at the intersection of Samora Machel Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way in Harare yesterday The great continent of Africa has now awakened and will tell its own story for the benefit of present and future generations, President Mnangagwa said as he unveiled the statue […]
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TWENTY five-year-old model, Sheron Ndlovu walked away R5 000 richer on Saturday after she was crowned the inaugural Miss Gwanda Culture. She beat competition from 11 models at an event held at Asima Conference Room in Gwanda. Twenty one-year-old Phantell Phiri was crowned first princess and walked away with R2 500 while 22-year-old Genteel Moyo […]
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ONE of the most celebrated performing arts schools in Zimbabwe, Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) is on a drive to spruce up their team and are calling for dancers, musicians and actors to join the group. Having been in the creative sector for over 20 years, Iyasa started off as a drama club. As […]
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Highlanders members have questioned the club’s wisdom to give free mileage to mobile network operator NetOne after Bosso donned a NetOne branded kit in their opening Chibuku Super Cup encounter against Bulawayo Chiefs last Sunday. NetOne withdrew its sponsorship for Bosso last year, stating that it wanted to channel resources towards the fight against Covid-19 […]
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THE Zimbabwe Volleyball Association (ZVA) is inviting clubs to register with their provincial associations to take part in the Zimbabwe Open qualifiers set for next month. The Zimbabwe Open qualifiers will be played in regions due to Covid-19 restrictions and each interested team will be required to pay $10 000 in registration fees. Harare, Mashonaland […]
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HIGHLANDERS players have refuted claims circulating on social media that they threatened to strike over failure by the club to fulfill its January promise to raise their salaries by 78 percent. The players said a club official had tried to incite them to down tools “if we feel aggrieved by the club’s failure to honour […]
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THE Zimbabwe Junior Sables return to competitive action this week to face Zambia and Namibia in a series of matches for the first time since the suspension of sport was lifted. The national Under-20 side will be away to Zambia on Saturday before hosting the same opponents a week later in Harare and travel to […]
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ONE doctor suffered a fractured leg at Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday after a staff residence was gutted by fire around midnight. Property with an estimated US$500 000 was destroyed in the fire where 39 health workers were forced to jump out through a window to save their lives. Witnesses said the fire, caused by an […]
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