UNWTO and Barça Innovation Hub Launch Global Sports Tourism Start-up Competition

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in collaboration with Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) and with the support of the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), has announced the launch of the 1st UNWTO Sports Tourism Start-up Competition. The initiative is designed to identify projects and innovations that can transform the sports tourism sector in the near future….

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Honourable Tinodaishe Machakaire Commited to Sport Development

By Tatenda Mujeyi Hwedza South legislator, MP and businessman Tinodaishe Machakaire is committed to the development of sport as he has constantly been central in Zimbabwe’s sporting development. The MP for Hwedza, and businessman has in the past shown commitment in the sporting arena through supporting and sponsoring the Charles Manyuchi and Pablo Acosta fight…

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All the Afcon Action to air Live on DStv

African national football to take centre stage on your World of Champions this month! DStv’s SuperSport channels are gearing up for one of the highlight of the year, providing saturation coverage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said SuperSport would broadcast all 52 matches from host country…

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Last Weekend sports review

By Edward Makuzva As the Castle Lager premiership soccer league, match day 10 gathers momentum, last week Saturday, Harare football giants Dynamos locked horns with the defending champions FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium and the match ended 1 nil in favour of Dynamos courtesy goal from Jarrison Selemani. Since his return to the glamour boys,…

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Kwesé Free Sports to broadcast Castle Africa 5-a-side football across the continent

Castle Lager, South Africa’s most loved and iconic brand, has joined forces with pan-African sports and entertainment channel, Kwesé Free Sports, to deliver the second edition of Africa’s Premier Social Football League, Africa 5-a-side (Africa 5s), to football fans across the continent.   The partnership will afford football loving fans across the continent an opportunity…

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All set for David Mascott Sports and Wellness Day

By Byron Mutingwende Sports and wellness are key ingredients for fitness and wellbeing and in that regard, all roads lead to David Mascott Country School for this noble initiative on Saturday 29 June 2019. Mrs. Gertrude Mandizvidza, the proprietor of David Mascott Country School and Good Care Pre School said the wellness of pupils and…

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Qualifiers for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, a first for Africa!

In August 2019, Rugby Africa will host the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, a qualifying competition for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which will take place in New Zealand in 2021 Together with their partner Société Générale, Rugby Africa’s (www.RugbyAfrique.com) official bank, and with the support of World Rugby, Rugby Africa will…

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Rugby Africa’s U20 Barthés Trophy final: Zambia prevails over Uganda

The third and final tournament of Rugby Africa’s U20 Barthés Trophy concludes with a first victory by Zambia over the Ugandan hosts Zambia qualifies for Pool B for the next U20 Barthés Trophy tournament For the first time Ghana, Zambia and Uganda participated in Rugby Africa’s (www.RugbyAfrique.com) Under-20 tournament, from 7th to 12th May, 2019, and competed…

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Zimbabweans Championing Sport Tourism and community development

By Staff reporter A Zimbabwean based in the diaspora, Farai. Chishaka Mutsunguma of Chishaka village in Chief Svosve’s village in Hwedza is championing sport tourism locally and abroad. The Zimbabwean who resides in the United Kingdom says he has combined his passion for sport through initiating a soccer-tourism tournament he hopes will turn into an…

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ZTA facilitates borehole donation In Hwedza

By Tendai Mujeyi The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, has facilitated the donation of  a borehole to  Chigwedere Primary school in Mashonaland east province under Chief Svosve by a  Zim Diaspora football team. The donation comes to the relief of the school as it has  managed to alleviate variant challenges that the school had been facing in…

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Millionaire Sekuru Banda partners Boxer Mosquito’s Academy

Millionaire Sekuru Banda partners Boxer Mosquito’s Academy

By Byron Mutingwende Cognisant of the drug abuse problem rampant among street children, millionaire Sekuru Banda has entered into a partnership with boxing legend Mosquito Alphonso Zvenyika. The partnership seeks to keep the young people busy through learning boxing so that they would find an occupation and leave the streets in which drug abuse is…

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Homeless 8-year-old Chess Champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi Gets a new home, scholarships and Movie Offers

Homeless 8-year-old Chess Champion Tanitoluwa Adewumi Gets a new home, scholarships and Movie Offers

Just a week ago, 8-year old Tanitoluwa Adewumi was living in a New York City homeless shelter. But a story in the New York Times about his success at the NY State Scholastic Chess Championship launched the boy to international prominence and prompted a GoFundMe campaign which has raised nearly $250,000 dollars. | Photo: “Just…

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Rugby Community to assist towards Cyclone Idai relief

Rugby Community to assist towards Cyclone Idai relief

The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) is joining the nation in charitable work to support victims of Cyclone Idai that largely affected the eastern province of Manicaland The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) is joining the nation in charitable work to support victims of Cyclone Idai that largely affected the eastern province of Manicaland. Cyclone Idai which…

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Cebisani Ndlovu undergoes surgery with Zimnat help

Cebisani Ndlovu undergoes surgery with Zimnat help

Cebisani Ndlovu, the young Bulawayo resident for whom Zimnat organised a fund-raising marathon last November, is recovering at home after undergoing spinal surgery at Mater Dei Hospital last month. Speaking from his home in Bulawayo’s Ntumbane suburb, Mr Ndlovu expressed his appreciation of the assistance Zimnat had given him and the support of the 740…

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Zimbabwean Stephanie Travers is new Mercedes-AMG F1 Trackside Fluid Engineer

24 year-old Zimbabwean Stephanie Travers is the 2019 PETRONAS Trackside Fluid Engineer, beating over 7,000 applicants for the lucrative job. She will work with five-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, providing Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Motorsport, with a comprehensive suite of fluid support services during the 2019 season. Stephanie Travers was part of the more than 7,000…

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David Mascott Country School now better positioned to offer best, unique education

By Byron Mutingwende   The rising academic giant, David Mascott Country School has once again stamped its authority as a pacesetter in the education field by offering unique learning facilities and services.   The imposing modern facility located in the pristine area of Norton exudes an aura of excellence. The Spiked Online Media crew caught…

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Econet Leads in Staff Wellness

Telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, continues to blossom in the employee wellness turf as part of its broader business strategy. Corporate health and well-being programmes are cost effective ways for employers to harness talent while improving the well-being of their employees. Besides funding events like the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon through the EcoSure brand, the…

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Sport and Recreation Council (SRC) Grilled Over $USD1,2m POTRAZ Loan to ZIFA

Debt-ridden Zifa has sunk into deeper financial problems, as the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) pursues the $1,2 million they loaned out to the football governing body. Zifa board member finance, Philemon Machana once mentioned that they were pinning their hopes on the government settling the Potraz debt, as it had the…

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All Eyes on Adesanya – Catch UFC’s next breakout star LIVE on DStv this weekend

All DStv customers to enjoy a complimentary UFC Open Weekend to cheer Nigerian-born star in his bout against Silva on SS11 Straight from the octagon to your screens, DStv brings you Israel Adesanya, Africa’s fast-rising MMA athlete, takes on legendary Anderson Silva in UFC 234 in Melbourne this weekend with one thing on his mind:…

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We have not lost case against BAZ: Econet Media

Econet Media sets the record straight Kwesé parent company Econet Media (Mauritius) says reports that it has lost a court case against the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) are malicious, misinformed and misplaced.   Responding to reports in the Herald newspaper that the Supreme Court had ruled that “Econet Media (Mauritius) cannot distribute Kwese TV…

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