PACE PARADISE! . . . Zim seamers take all 20 wickets in a Test for the first time in 33 years

ZIMBABWE’S seamers picked up all 20 wickets in a Test match, for the first time in 33 years, and for only the second time in their history, in their crushing…

Citizenship, national image and the cost of self-sabotage

Garikayi Chipfunde, [email protected] EVERY country in the world has its imperfections. Public institutions stumble, policies sometimes fail and systems require constant reform. What defines a mature and forward-looking nation is…

Tribute to Roy Barreto: Zim’s football scientist

Charles Mhlauri Zimpapers Sports Hub Correspondent THE death of Roy Barreto is a huge loss to Zimbabwean football. He was a coach par excellence — a gifted football mind whose…

CAPS, Hunters tussle for Monga . . . Highlanders put a US$200 000 price tag

Fungai Muderere, [email protected] THE battle for the signature of Highlanders midfielder Mongameli Tshuma has exploded into a full-blown transfer war after giants Caps United and ambitious Castle Lager Premier Soccer…

BANGLADEAD SPILLS INTO BANGLADESH

Metros Editor H-METRO’S back-page headline, in which the newspaper described the Bangladesh cricket team as “BANGLADEAD,” was trending in the Asian country yesterday. The country’s leading tabloid was reacting to…

Zim professor helps change bilharzia treatment for children in Africa

On January 27 2026, in Zimbabwe, a young boy became the first child to receive a child-friendly formulation of praziquantel, the treatment for schistosomiasis (bilharzia). For Professor Francisca Mutapi, it…

Import influx weighs on AVM capacity utilisation

Martin Kadzere  LOCAL bus manufacturer AVM Africa’s capacity utilisation has dropped to between 5 and 10 percent, weighed down by weak demand emanating from an influx of imports, managing director…

Manwa bounces back as ZIFA CEO

Petros Kausiyo Zimpapers Sports Hub YVONNE MAPIKA MANWA has sensationally bounced back as ZIFA general secretary (CEO), just seven months after her initial tenure at the football association had ended.…

ZC TRY TO CATCH THEM YOUNG BY EXPANDING NPL AGE-GROUP PROGRAMME

Don Makanyanga-Zimpapers Sports Hub ZIMBABWE Cricket have expanded their National Premier League (NPL) age-group programme following a successful inaugural season. NPL Manager Ed Rainsford has described the competition as the…

Arubi, Takwara return sparks fresh debate

Langton Nyakwenda Zimpapers Sports Hub THE signings of veteran goalkeeper Washington Arubi and Gerald Takwara have reignited debate over whether the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League is becoming a retirement…

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