
24/07/2025
🎬 “THE DAY MADZIWA STOOD STILL”
🎤 A Sports Day Story Narrated by Sam Musiyiwa
📍 Live from Madziwa High School Grounds
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🎧 [Cue dramatic mbira with a touch of ghetto whistle and vuvuzela]
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🎙️ Narration by Sam Musiyiwa:
"It was the kind of morning where even the cows stood still to watch.
Madziwa High School wasn’t just hosting a sports day. Nah fam, this was the spiritual World Cup of Mash Central.
And trust me... the ancestors themselves were seated on the clouds watching."
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🔥 The Arrival – Schools in Formation
They came from every corner of Mash Central like it was a war call.
Chindunduma 1 and 2 pulled up like they were sponsored by Adidas, everyone with the same stride, same water bottle, and the same dangerous silence.
Mupfure Secondary arrived making noise before they even reached the gate. Singing, beating empty buckets, one of them already shirtless — and it was 7am.
Bradley High came stylish as usual — some in shades, others chewing gum like they were in a music video.
ChamTec’s Welly and Brian rolled in with Bluetooth speakers blasting Winky D. They came to win… and also flirt.
Of course, Madziwa High, the host, looked stressed. Hosting is pressure. You need to win. You need to feed people. You need to find 5 more chairs before the guest of honor arrives.
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🏐 The Netball Queens
The crowd screamed when the Madziwa High Netball Team stepped on the court. You would’ve thought Beyoncé had arrived.
Faith Marine was the queen shooter—she aimed like her crush was in the stands.
Faith Kugara held the center like her life depended on it.
Eudia’s defense? Ruthless. She once blocked a ball and scared the referee.
Tariro Muchefa moved like she was on roller skates.
And the coach? Mrs. M. Magore. The way she shouted, even people from other schools started running laps.
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🤾♂️ Handball Warriors
Then came the Handball team—a wild mix of ambition, sweat, and raw muscle.
Valentine Macheka threw the ball like it owed him money.
Terence Humbasha looked gentle, until the whistle blew—then he turned into a possessed cheetah.
Sam Musiyiwa (yes, me) was somewhere in the mix, doing both coaching and confusing.
Believe Dave was known for scoring… and forgetting the rules.
Coach G. Musiyiwa stood on the sidelines like a pastor waiting for demons to fall.
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⚽ THE MAIN EVENT – SOCCER MADNESS
This wasn’t a match… this was war disguised as sport.
Leading the line was Captain Kudakwashe Gomo, a legend. He wasn’t even supposed to be there, he had finished school… but the school begged him:
> “Just one more game, please.”
He agreed on one condition: “I don’t do warm-ups.”
Washington Gomo, his younger brother, had the speed of lightning and the anger of an unpaid kombi driver.
Tymon Gatsi had legs like tree trunks and tackled people like they owed him sadza.
In the stands? The top 3 vocal supporters:
Astage Gomo (with a whistle louder than the referee’s),
Gugigizabel (dressed like she came from Borrowdale),
and Melodianse, who didn’t understand the rules, but shouted the loudest.
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💃 Traditional Dance – Ganza Nation
Then came the moment that shut the entire field down.
The Ganza Family took over the stage like the spirit of Mbuya Nehanda had entered their spines.
Privilege Donza led the crew like a chief priestess.
Tedious Ganza, Innocent Ganza, Martin Ganza, and the Other Ganza’s — ehhh this family had the rhythm of thunder.
Drums were played till the dust became smoke.
Even teachers started ululating. A goat almost fainted in the distance.
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🎤 Meanwhile… Behind the Band Tent
Onisious Mhukuta aka Onman and his Bevhula Boys Band were somewhere behind the kitchen, setting up illegal speakers, and performing for the girls from Chindunduma 2.
He sang a remix of Jah Prayzah’s Dangerzone, called “Examzone” and it went viral on TikTok that afternoon. No rehearsal. Just vibes.
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👏 And Then Came The Ones Who Made It Home
We can’t forget:
Rutendo Kottie – selling freezits and winning hearts.
Justice Paiva – filming everything with a broken phone and a dream.
Vaida Onyimo – keeping girls in line and slapping boys out of line.
Ever & Mathew Kabaya – twin towers of energy and fashion.
Ipanogy Gomo – the cool cousin who made everyone laugh and almost got disqualified for "excessive swag."
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🏁 Final Scene: Sunset & Storytelling
As the sun set on Madziwa grounds, everyone knew… this day would never be repeated.
It wasn’t about medals.
It wasn’t about trophies.
It was about belonging, beef stew in takeaway plates, dusty socks, sore throats, and memories no camera can ever fully capture.
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🎙️ Sam Musiyiwa signs off:
> “You see… Madziwa didn’t just host a sports day…
…Madziwa gave us a memory our grandchildren will lie about.”
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