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Battle lines drawn as Indlovu Iyanyathela and Lupinyo Bullets meet in Championship finals

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3 years ago

November 26, 2022

BY BHEKIMPILO WEZA

When Champions League games began, every team wanted to be in the finals and none was willing to give Lupinyo Bullets a chance at that stage, but the team from a small village has found itself in the finals against a most assembled Indlovu Iyanyathela from the Monde League.

The two teams will square up in what has been dubbed a David and Golliath affair at Sinyore Stadium in Chidobe on Sunday.

Indlovu are the champions of Monde League and have a bulk of former Division One players who are well known to cause problems in any game provided their presence.

Ricardo Ncube, who is a goalkeeper and one of the players in the running for the keeper of the tournament and player of the tournament, once featured for Hwange Football Club as a reserve keeper to the teams first choice.

By the time, Hwange was in the First Division and they have since clinched the championship and have been promoted to the elite Premier League.

His skills as a goal minder were evidenced last weekend when they knocked Chidobe Kachecheti Champions, Dragons out of the cup through a penalty shoot out.

Ricardo saved the first three penalties and converted the winner to send Indlovu to the finals.

They also have Thabani Moyo who has been brilliant throughout the competition, often backed by Adrian Nyoni and their top challenger Bongani Ndlovu who was the league top scorer in the just ended Mosi League with twenty eight goals.

For them to lift the trophy ,they will have to guard against Lupinyo Bullets marauding strikers Tyrol Ncube and Brightman Dube who were top joint scorers in the championship build-up games.

Lupinyo also have Mthokozisi Sibanda to pin their hopes on as they march towards their first ever trophy since their formation ten years ago.

Meanwhile Dragons and Masters will meet in a third place play off before the finals.

The Championship cup is sponsored to the tune of US$500 and only top four teams from the two leagues Chika and Mosi qualified.

lt is expected to expand to other leagues like Mvuthu Football League and Jambezi Football League next season.

There will be medals for the top three teams and a trophy for the winners.

Awards for the player of the tournament, goalkeeper of the game, most disciplined player, top scorer and the coach of the season will also be presented.

The cup is sponsored by Victoria Falls Veterinary Service, Agricultural Zone and Chidobe Business Complex.

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Cabinet approves review of tourism levies, licenses and fees

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2 hours ago

August 27, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY STAFF REPORTER

The Cabinet has approved a review of levies, licences, fees, and permits of tourism sector , aimed at streamlining the regulatory environment and enhancing competitiveness.

The announcement was made during Tuesday’s post-Cabinet briefing, attended by Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Barbara Rwodzi.

The review, conducted through a consultative process, covered various subsectors, including accommodation, hospitality and catering, tour guides and operators, boating services, and vehicle rental services.

Previously, these subsectors were constrained by a complex regulatory environment, which the review aims to simplify by removing unjustifiable licences and permits, streamlining duplicative requirements, and reducing excessively high fees and levies.

Significantly, the review introduces a range of reductions, with some fees being cut by 25-50% and others scrapped off completely.

The reviewed instruments will undergo further refinement to ensure they fully support a competitive and thriving tourism industry.

This reform is part of the broader ease-of-doing-business agenda, designed to lower operational costs, enhance competitiveness, and drive sustainable growth in Zimbabwe’s economy.

The tourism sector is one of Zimbabwe’s key drivers of economic growth, and this development is expected to provide a significant boost to the industry.

Source: Zimbabwe Tourism Authority

In the community

Hwange duo sentenced to 26 months for wildlife crimes

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3 hours ago

August 27, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY WANDILE TSHUMA

Two Hwange men have been sentenced to 26 months imprisonment for setting 49 wire snares, including 48 class one snares, in Sinamatela Game Park, resulting in the killing of one impala and two female kudus, with a total value of US$6 000 worth of dried game meat.

Lungisani Moyo (38) and Joel Nyathi (27), both from Madumabisa Village, were convicted of contravening the Trapping of Animal Control Act.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the state presented a case that the two unlawfully set the snares this month, resulting in the illegal killing of one impala and two female kudus.

The matter came to light after a joint patrol by police and Zim-Parks officers intercepted a man in the Lwendulu area carrying a suspicious black bag. Upon searching him, authorities recovered 12 bundles of dried game meat.

Upon probe, the man led officers to Moyo’s residence, where further illegal game products were discovered.

Subsequent searches at both Moyo and Nyathi’s homes yielded a total of 22 bundles of dried game meat, kudu hooves, intestines, and other animal parts.

Police investigations confirmed the use of wire snares to hunt the animals within protected parkland.

The total value of the poached wildlife is US$6 000.

Of the 26-month sentence, 10 months were suspended for five years, leaving the two to serve an effective 16 months imprisonment.