German athletics coach Gunter Lange showed up at White City Stadium in Bulawayo to run a weeklong World Athletics Level Two course for middle-distance and long-distance training methods, and 15 coaches from Zimbabwe plus Botswana signed up for the program. National Athletics Association administrator Manuel Mpofu said getting someone with Lange's resume matters because the knowledge trickles down from coaches to athletes across the whole country.
The curriculum focuses on biomechanics and physiology while teaching coaches how to design training programs that translate theory into actual track workouts. Lange has worked in over 70 countries during his career, and participants will walk away with internationally recognized credentials...
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele told residents to lock down their houses before heading out for holiday trips because criminals scroll social media looking for posts about vacation plans. She said thieves watch platforms waiting for people to announce they left town, and posting travel details basically hands over your address to robbery crews. Police Commissioner Jealousy Nyabasa from Matabeleland North launched a festive season safety campaign in Hwange and warned about spikes in theft, domestic violence, and road crashes when travel picks up.
Msebele suggested getting neighbors to check on empty properties and stopping newspaper deliveries that pile up as a signal nobody is home. Nyabasa called out how...
The Apostolic Faith Church of Southern and Central Africa kicked off its two-week camp meeting at headquarters in Nhlozamandla Mabindisa Village under the theme of prayer strength, and Reverend Jeriphanos Shumba opened the gathering that runs through early January. Board secretary Reverend Osias Mutasa said around 400 people already showed up from Zimbabwe, plus international branches in Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and the UK, with more expected as holiday schedules open up.
The church is celebrating 70 years since Reverend Morgan Sengwayo founded it back in the 1950s, and the program features baptisms along with a kids' nativity performance on Christmas. An overnight music event will bring everyone into the new year...
Former Zimbabwe striker Matthew Rusike thinks AFCON Group B is stacked with legitimate threats even though Egypt and South Africa look like the obvious favorites on paper. The ex-Cape Town City forward said Angola and Zimbabwe both have squads capable of causing problems for anyone in the pool, and African tournaments always get unpredictable once kickoff happens.
Rusike gave props to Bafana Bafana for their solid showings during the World Cup and AFCON qualifying rounds, and he pointed out how their PSL talent from Mamelodi Sundowns, plus Orlando Pirates, knows how to grind out results. Egypt still gets the nod as group winners because their roster is loaded with players performing at top European clubs, but the defender admitted he...
Johannesburg Water told residents to brace for sketchy water pressure while Rand Water handles maintenance across three separate windows stretching into early January, and the utility company rolled out its own tanker fleet to keep hospitals plus neighborhoods supplied when taps run dry. The shutdown hits bulk infrastructure feeding zones like Midrand, Sandton, Soweto, and Lenasia through systems at Palmiet, Zwartkopjes, Daleside, and Eikenhof.
The board said the maintenance cannot be avoided if they want long-term reliability upgrades, but they activated contingency plans with daily updates and technical fixes to soften the blow. The new tanker fleet cuts down its reliance on outside contractors, and it fits into their TAS24...
Gwanda Municipality started digging trenches around town after storms wrecked homes and left five families without roofs last month, and Mayor Thulani Moyo said the council brought in tractors plus a tipper truck to haul away sand blocking the drainage pipes. Residents are pitching in by clearing out debris manually while machines handle the bigger channels, but Moyo called out people for dumping trash and building walls without gaps for water to pass through.
Benjamin Ncube from Spitzkop North said the lack of proper drainage systems in unserviced zones is setting everyone up for disaster if heavy rainfall hits for more than a few days straight. Sbongiwe Msipha mentioned the business district basically shuts down when it pours because...
William Geach sits in 44th place in the Race to Sunshine Tour Qualifying School standings after the Hayes Family Trophy wrapped up at Waterkloof Golf Club in Pretoria, and he leads all Zimbabwean players in the series. The golfer banked 20.70 points by finishing tied for 30th with scores of 74 and 71 across the shortened 36-hole event that got cut down because of bad weather.
Michael Wallace is the only other Zimbabwean in the competition, and he landed at 47th overall after tying for 55th at the tournament without adding any points to his total. South African Daniel Cronje runs the whole leaderboard with over 500 points from winning two of his three starts.
The Bushveld Tour series feeds players into the Sunshine Tour pipeline...
Beitbridge RDC boss Kiliboni Mbedzi said the council is teaming up with development groups to throw up more schools across the district since kids are walking way longer than the 5km target distance right now. World Vision Zimbabwe just helped rebuild stuff at Fula and Tshaswingo primary schools by adding climate-resistant classroom blocks, and they also set up fish ponds plus solar water systems at one of the sites.
The district serves around 150,000 people with only 66 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, which clearly is not enough coverage. Tshaswingo got six new classrooms after termites wrecked 10 of their old ones, while Fula picked up two classrooms and some offices for their 260 students. Council chairperson Oscar Chiromo...
Delta Beverages threw a Golden Pilsener jazz show at Bulawayo that gave the city a break from the usual Amapiano stuff everyone listens to, and the lineup had Jeys Marabini, Vuyo Brown Samuzik, Mimmie, and Ngoma Ingoma performing for a mature crowd. Vuyo Brown kicked things off with chill vibes before Ngoma Ingoma came out swinging with energy, and their singer, Ronald Stone, covered hits from Sylent Nqo and Ringo that got people hyped.
Marabini closed the night by getting the audience dancing and singing along to his classic tracks, and he ended his set by forming a circle with fans on stage. Sotja Moyo from Black Umfolosi even showed up to film Marabini's performance as a solidarity move between veteran musicians. People left wanting...
