Mid-Week Watch

12/04/2025

Sheasham in emphatic Matchday 1 victory

SYDNEY NCUBE

SPORTS REPORTER

MIDLANDS - Premier league aspirants Sheasham FC made an early statement in the opening day of the ZIFA Central Region Division 1 Soccer League with an emphatic 5-0 win over newbies Matobo FC.

The Gweru based side missed promotion last year having been relegated the previous year and they seem to have been rejuvenated.

Last year's runners up Tongogara FC started their campaign with a one all draw against Blanket Mine FC while West Nicholson FC registered a 1-0 win over Gokwe North FC.

Here are Saturday results in full :

*Central Region Soccer League Week 1 Results*

West Nicholson *1-0* Gokwe North
*Fulltime*

Matobo *0-5* Sheasham
*Fulltime*

MSU *0-1* Gwanda Pirates
*Fulltime*

Tongogara *1-1* Blanket Mine
*Fulltime*

Dulibadzimu United *PP* Grain Tigers
*Postponed*

*Tomorrow*

Shabanie Mine *15:00* FC Platinum U19
*Maglas Stadium*

ZRP Gwanda *15:00* Hardrock
*Phelandaba Stadium*

Dinson Mvuma *15:00* Jame West
*Mvuma Primary School*

Chapungu *15:00* Bishopstone
*Ascot Stadium*

12/04/2025

WiFi Boys turn off Ngezi Platinum Stars

SYDNEY NCUBE

SPORTS REPORTER

MIDLANDS - Match day 6 of the Castle Lager Premier League was characterized by a mixed bag of results as there was a win, draw and loss for the three Midlands sides.

The result of the Matchday belonged to TelOne FC who stopped the rampant train of Ngezi Platinum Stars after defeating them 2-1 through goals from Tawanda Macheke and Washington Navaya who grabbed his fifth of the season.
Ngezi had previously won four of their five matches with a draw before TelOne has inflicted them with their first defeat.

The WiFi boys now have 10 points from six games played, three behind their opponents.

Meanwhile, FC Platinum dropped yet another two points after drawing nil all against Greenfuel for their fifth draw of the season with one win to their name after six games.

Things are not cozy for Kwekwe United as they suffered yet another defeat, losing 5 -0 to ZPC Kariba.

Here are the results in detail :

TelOne 2 (Macheke 3' Navaya 59')
Ngezi Platinum 1 (Gaki 8')

Bikita Minerals 2 (Masiiwa 75' Kagudu 88')
Triangle 1 (Bamara 51')

Yadah 1 (Mustafa 44')
Scottland 1 (Billiat 26')

Fc Platinum 0
Greenfuel 0

Simba Bhora 4 (Makunike 27' & 44' Guribab 50' Meke 54')
Manica Diamonds 1 (Teguru 28')

Zpc Kariba 5 (Munyanyi 8' , 51' & 63' Kumwendo 17' Muleya 78')
Kwekwe United 0

11/04/2025

Moses Razorman Chunga l, the legend

Moses Chunga is a retired Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 footballer who played as a midfielder for Dynamos, Eendracht Aalst in Belgium and at one time captained the Zimbabwe national football team.
He was born to parents of Malawian descent, but chose to represent his nation of birth at international level. He is considered to be one of Zimbabwe's🇿🇼 greatest ever midfielders.

In 2002, following a spell in charge at Dynamos, he was appointed head coach of Shabanie Mine.
Chunga won his first managerial honours with Gunners F.C., who became Zimbabwe Premier League champions in 2009. He subsequently left the Gunners before the start of the following season and joined fellow Harare-side Shooting Stars.

In June 2011, CAPS United announced that Moses Chunga had left the club, a day after his team was knocked out of the quarter-finals of the BancABC Sup8r by Highlanders. He was re-appointed as coach at Gunners F.C. a few weeks later.

In December 2012, Chunga revisited Aalst and was honoured by his old club and by the City Council, being invited to sign the Golden Book of Aalst, the community's highest civic honour.
On 11 March 2015, Chunga quit Buffaloes F.C.

Moses Chunga's legacy extends far beyond his impressive playing and coaching career. He is a beloved figure in Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 football, known for his dedication, passion, and commitment to the sport. Chunga's story serves as an inspiration to many young Zimbabwean footballers, and his contributions to the sport continue to shape the future of Zimbabwean football.

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

Pan African Parliament President Chief Fortune Charumbira officially opens the Benin National Assembly.

10/04/2025

Veteran ZIANA journalist Herbert Mutugwi burial in Chirumanzu District Midlands Province on April 9.

10/04/2025

Burial of veteran journalist Herbert Mutugwi in Chirumanzu District, Midlands Province on April 9.

10/04/2025

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Ivayinerudo Magarazano

09/04/2025

Breaking!

Chipinge Regional prosecutor Thembalami Dhliwayo has allegedly been arrested on criminal abuse of office this afternoon.

He is in police custody and set to appear in court.
More details to follow...

08/04/2025

Masvingo Province athletics team came third at the recently held National Association for Secondary Heads (NASH) at Chipadze High School in Bindura, Mash East Province.

08/04/2025

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08/04/2025

08/04/2025

PART 1

Letter from Prison

Blessed Mhlanga, Harare Remand Prison

7 April 2025

Dear friends and fellow Zimbabweans

As I write from this discomfort of my overcrowded cell, I am suffering from a serious bout of flue which has drained my strength and now threatens my inner peace. Sleep hardly comes as deep thoughts and lice battle for my attention at the most undesirable times. Such is the life I have lived for the past 41 days.

The State has unleashed its worst to keep me here and mostly in total disregard of the Constitution.

I know I will be staying here longer for the sins of freedoms, particularly that of expression. I stay in the D class section with the most dangerous criminals.

My friends the journey has not been easy and it remains extremely difficult as we nudge forward; it’s a marathon, not a sprint. It’s very uncomfortable but unavoidable.

It’s a journey filled with frustrations and pain which at times overwhelms me to tears, anger and pushes me to the edge of emotional breakdown.

During these times of near emotional breakdown, I have fought with everyone around me. I have fought with my fantastic legal team, and my fellow colleagues in the media who have been standing head and shoulders in my defense. I have fought with my employer of choice and even with my own family.

Prison dear friends is a dark place it taints the soul and clouds one’s judgement, for when in pain, alone and closed out to the world life is not the same. We begin to see friends as enemies and all good efforts towards us as insufficient. I tell you friends, these walls of punishment built by Smith and abused by our own carry with them a curse that needs a strong heart and mind to survive.

Dear friends, I am in pain, lost and sadly broken. This experience is not just a today event, but it will traumatize me for the rest of my life. It’s a terrible battle which however I can’t afford to lose. It’s not easy to keep going but I have no choice to quit nor the desire to stop.

Honestly I can’t imagine how I would have survived without your voices of solidarity and love. Your donations towards my upkeep in this dark place will never be forgotten or taken for granted. My lawyers bring me all your encouraging words and deeds of compassion. I say this without fear of contradicting myself - it is you who have carried me.

As I write, shaking, not from the strong violent bouts of cough, which have erased my smile over the past week and at worst have rocked this pen out of my hands. I am overwhelmed with tears, not from the pain of pre-trial punishment. It’s tears not from the moving songs of worship sung by fellows in my cell, some who have killed and some have robbed others at gun point no. These are tears of joy and determination to go on, all this watered by the blood of your sacrifices and support. I wish to thank you all from the centre of my being, which center remains solid even in the face of adversity.

I am told that you have raised 4000 pounds toward my welfare through a GofundMe organized by fellow journalist and brother Hopewell Chin’ono appointed by family and myself to so lead. My heart is humbled by this act of love, which I have no doubt that I have not earned in anyway. There are many who have donated through other channels. These efforts have kept my kids in school and fed. They have also spared me the pain of of eating the sad story of food fed to fellow prisoners here. These rations which hardly pass the definition of meals are not even pleasing to the eye, I honestly wonder what extent of assault the tastebuds of those who eat this food endure. I thank you for not forgetting me or my family.

Although in pain, I remain unshaken and committed to my profession of choice. I strongly believe that it’s the ordinary people who matter more than those who control the levers of power.

07/04/2025

ZANU PF's national political commissar says Geza never fought at front, but lived luxuriously in Romania claiming to be Mugabe's son

ZANU PF National Political Commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, has made explosive allegations against former ZANU PF Central Committee member Blessed Runesu Geza, accusing him of being dishonest and greedy.

Machacha claimed that during the liberation war in Mozambique, Geza used to steal from the logistics warehouse and resell goods to villagers.

Geza, who recently broke ranks with some of his colleagues in ZANU PF over the party's push to amend the constitution and allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to serve a third term, has been accused of various crimes, including r**e, murder and theft.

What has raised eyebrows is that these allegations have only surfaced now, after Geza's fallout with the ruling party.

In a video shared by ZANU PF on social media, Machacha, while addressing party members at an undisclosed location, revealed that he is related to Geza. He said:

"I acknowledge that Geza is my uncle. You heard him rant that l am his nephew, yes, it’s true. I am not speaking of a person that l am not familiar with. We were together at Chimoio during the war."

Machacha claimed that Geza never spent a single day at Chimoio Camp, instead focusing on stealing from the logistics warehouse and reselling goods to villagers from nearby settlements. He said:

"There was a big hall which served as a logistics warehouse where clothes for guerilla fighters were stored. Bombshell would go there and steal jeans and shirts, which he would go and sell in the villages or exchange for beer or ci******es.

"He literally never spent a single day in camp. Each morning, he would go around villages and get chicken, beer ci******es and Saraveji."

Machacha also claimed that after being caught stealing, Geza would receive corporal punishment, including flogging on the buttocks by security details at the camp, yet he remained unrepentant.

Machacha also alleged that when Geza was sent to Romania for military training, he falsely told Romanian authorities that he was the son of nationalist Robert Mugabe, which resulted in him being treated as a Very Important Person (VIP). He said:

"The correct fact was that Geza’s elder brother was married to Mugabe’s sister. He would be chauffeured in limousines around Romania."

Machacha claimed that during a military operation in Mozambique, Geza tricked FRELIMO soldiers by intoxicating them before stealing the engines from their Scania trucks, which he then smuggled into Zimbabwe.

Geza was accused of raiding white commercial farmers' cattle during the land reform and taking control of abattoirs, where he slaughtered the stolen cattle for sale.

Machacha also alleged that during the Chiadzwa diamond rush, Geza, who was appointed as Mbada Diamonds' security officer, looted the diamonds.

The commissar suggested that Geza’s feud with President Mnangagwa started after he was disqualified from contesting the 2018 elections for the Sanyati constituency due to a pending r**e case involving a local schoolgirl.

Given all these allegations, one might wonder how many of the surviving war veterans truly fought in the liberation struggle, as it seems that when a veteran falls out of favor with the party, they are often accused of not having participated in the war.

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