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Rutendo Chikukwa
Rutendo is a Shona given name meaning "faith". Although it is a unisex name, the name is predominantly given to females. It may refer to: *Rutendo Makore (born 1992), Zimbabwean association football player *Rutendo Nyahora Rutendo Nyahora (born 11 November 1988) is a Zimbabwean long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 Wor ... (born 1988), Zimbabwean Olympic marathon runner References {{Given name Shona given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shona People
The Shona people () are part of the Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily living in Zimbabwe where they form the majority of the population, as well as Mozambique, South Africa, and a worldwide diaspora including global celebrities such as Thandiwe Newton. There are five major Shona language/dialect clusters : Karanga, Zezuru, Korekore, Manyika and Ndau. Regional classification The Shona people are grouped according to the dialect of the language they speak. Their estimated population is 16.6 million: * Karanga or Southern Shona (about 8.5 million people) * Zezuru or Central Shona (5.2 million people) * Korekore or Northern Shona (1.7 million people) * Manyika tribe or Eastern Shona (1.2 million) in Zimbabwe (861,000) and Mozambique (173,000). * Ndau in Mozambique (1,580,000) and Zimbabwe (800,000). History During the 11th century, the Karanga people formed kingdoms on the Zimbabwe plateau. Construction, then, began on Great Zimbabwe; the capital of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xulon Press
Xulon Press (pronounced "zoo-lon") is a hybrid publisher owned by the Christian publishing company Salem Media Group. In 2007 it claimed to be "the largest publisher of Christian books in North America", claiming more than 3,900 print-on-demand titles published by 2007. As of 2022, the website claimed Xulon Press published over 15,000 unique book titles and that more than a million copies of its books had been printed and sold. Its titles are mainly in the categories of Christian living, theology, church growth, discipleship, Bible studies, fiction, poetry, biographies, and others. For a fixed fee the press will publish an author's finished manuscript in paperback, hard cover, and electronic form. Once published, customers may order the book directly from online retailers, and retailers may order the book through distributors. According to their company contact page, the Xulon Press office is located in Maitland, Florida, USA. History Founded in 2000 by Christian author and publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutendo Makore
Rutendo Makore (born 30 September 1992) is a Zimbabwean association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for the Zimbabwe women's national football team, Zimbabwe women's national team. She represented her country in their Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic match versus Germany it was Makore who set up a goal that took their goalkeeper Almuth Schult by surprise. The ball was rebounded but Kudakwashe Basopo made it a goal leaving the score at 6–1 against Zimbabwe.Behringer, Germany cruise past Zimbabwe in women’s soccer opener Nicholas Mendola, 3 August 2016, NBC sports, Retrieved 5 August 2016 International goals References External links * 199 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutendo Nyahora
Rutendo Nyahora (born 11 November 1988) is a Zimbabwean long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. She finished in 21st place. In 2024, she participated in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ..., but did not receive a finishing position as she did not complete the race. References External links * 1988 births Living people Zimbabwean female long-distance runners Zimbabwean female marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Zimb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
