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Air Zimbabwe flies 12 passengers to SA on board the Boeing 737

2013 May 17 | 4449 Views

THE cash-strapped national airline Air Zimbabwe on Wednesday hit new lows as it reportedly flew with only 12 passengers on board the Boeing 737 from Harare to Johannesburg.The Boeing 737 has a carrying capacity of over 100 passengers.An engineer with the airline said the development was an indicati...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans will get what they expect

2013 May 02 | 3189 Views

Our mantra should rather be "no elections without reforms""I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." and so said Mark Twain many years ago. This is so true in Zimbabwe where, nearly every analyst is anticipating and actually talking up violence before th...

by Vince Musewe

A New Zimbabwe is beckoning

2013 May 01 | 2922 Views

The end is nigh. This is the beginning of the end. Indeed, this is the endgame.They had built their own Tower of Babel since independence in April, 1980. Over the years, they convinced themselves that only them, and them alone, had the right to rule Zimbabwe and to enjoy the fruits of our hard won i...

by Senator Obert Gutu

Travel House UK - providing bookings for Air Zimbabwe

2013 April 30 | 2127 Views

Air Zimbabwe has aligned itself to another milestone by covering all domestic routes on daily frequency, serving Johannesburg along with Bulawayo and Victoria Falls with daily flights from Harare. TravelHouseUK has serviced widespread flight connectivity across the continent of Africa from the UK. A...

by TravelHouseUK

The Zimbabwe Land Issue - the Truth - the Only Reasonable, Just and Fair Solution

2013 April 20 | 2300 Views

The word justice refers to being right and fair. And thus this is the most appropriate word to use in discussing legality concerning the cliff hanging issue of ‘THE ZIMBABWE LAND ISSUE'. The other word(s) which cannot be avoided is/are the term(s) ‘adverse occupation' and ‘adverse possession'....

by Njabulo

Independence message to fellow Zimbabweans

2013 April 18 | 1684 Views

Today Zimbabweans of all color, tribe and race converged in Harare and elsewhere possible to celebrate Independence which they attained thirty-three years ago. There had been campaigns and counter campaigns; it's a fact, but all this was behind scenes facts, what lay before everybody was the new hop...

by Moyo Joakim

Zimbabwe @33 - 'A-loota-Continua'

2013 April 18 | 1880 Views

Zimbabwe celebrates 33 years of independence today; and as the country of my birth enters these uncertain waters of middle age; I am left wondering whether I should be celebrating this milestone or cringing away in embarrassment at this young adult who seems to be eluded by the peace, maturity and ...

by Thamsanqa N.Ncube

Air Zimbabwe resumes daily flights to Vic Falls, Byo and Joburg

2013 April 08 | 2359 Views

Air Zimbabwe has resumed daily flights to Victoria Falls, Bulawayo and Johannesburg to cater for the increasing demand on these routes, particularly as the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair approaches.Airzim last year struggled to operate effectively due to accumulating debts, causing it to suspend ...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe snubbed by China?

2013 April 01 | 2378 Views

AS Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Africa last week, Zimbabwe could only longingly stand-by as the country was not on the Chinese leader's itinerary.Xi is the second leader to give Zimbabwe the wide berth, raising questions whether the country's much vaunted Look East Policy was anything more t...

by Staff Reporter

Makoni's MKD falling apart

2013 April 01 | 2194 Views

Former Finance minister and Zanu PF politburo member Simba Makoni's political project Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) is falling apart, the Daily News revealed.Formed by a group of disgruntled Zanu PF leaders on the eve of the March 2008 elections and fronted by Makoni, MKD garnered about eight percent ...

by Staff Reporter

Obama's wife is a Zimbabwean!

2013 April 01 | 20488 Views

HARARE - Newspapers in Zimbabwe's major cities are selling like hot cakes after reports suggesting that United States First Lady Michelle Obama's father was born in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP).Fraser Robinson, Michelle's father was a plumber in Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare,then Salisbury in ...

by Conilious Toga

Madhuku blasts Western donors and MDC

2013 March 31 | 2736 Views

Western donors feel that they have lost the battle to remove President Mugabe from power and they are now interested in any political arrangement in Zimbabwe which serves the interests of the West, National Constitutional Assembly leader, Professor Lovemore Madhuku has said.He attacked the MDC-T lea...

by Staff Reporter

Former advisor to Gono launches mining consortium

2013 March 30 | 2067 Views

Former advisor to Reserve Bank governor Munyaradzi Kereke, in collaboration with various partners in Bikita, has launched the Bikita Community Mining Consortium (BCMC) aimed at reviving mining in the district and empowering locals.Addressing a Press conference in Harare on Wednesday, Kereke said...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's $700 million road project to resume soon

2013 March 29 | 3075 Views

The dualisation of the Chirundu-Harare-Beitbridge Highway will resume soon after Government secured US$350 million for the project.Transport, Communications and Infrastructure Development Minister Nicholas Goche said feasibility studies on the project had been completed.The project is expected to co...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Bill to be debated on 7 May

2013 March 29 | 2178 Views

The Constitutional Bill is expected to be tabled before parliament for debate on the 7th of May.As the constitution making process continues, before the final law is adopted, constitutional lawyer Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana says the process of introducing the Constitutional Bill to parliament has begu...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe, Britain agree on bilateral engagements

2013 March 27 | 5690 Views

The meeting between Zimbabwe's re-engagement committee and Britain together with her allies ended in London with parties agreeing to turn a new leaf on relations through bilateral engagements on the land issue and other matters between Harare and London.In an interview with the state media on the de...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe cricket!

2013 March 27 | 3122 Views

The end of every cricket tour provides a chance for reflection and Zimbabwe's recent tour to the Caribbean Islands is no different. Brushing aside the twin temptations of romance and sentiments, it is high time we confront the truths about cricket in this country. Once again Zimbabwe, by the most se...

by Prosper Tsvanhu

OK Zimbabwe sued over contaminated pie

2013 March 27 | 3138 Views

A Harare woman Silindeni Gangarabwe is demanding $10 000 from OK Zimbabwe, claiming the $1 pie she bought in October 2011 from the shop was contaminated. Gangarabwe filed a High Court application against OK seeking damages she suffered as a result of the firm's negligence. She claims after taking th...

by Staff reporter

Air Zimbabwe set to reintroduce daily flights to Johannesburg

2013 March 23 | 2882 Views

THE embattled national airline Air Zimbabwe is set to reintroduce daily flights to Johannesburg in the next two weeks as the carrier works towards a return to full schedule in preparation for the upcoming United Nations (UN) World Tourism Organisation summit in Victoria Falls in August.However, with...

by Staff reporter

Re-engineering Zimbabwe; the challenges ahead

2013 March 14 | 2568 Views

The vision of those that sacrificed their lives during the armed struggle has still to be met.The socio-economic system that has resulted from our past actions is not meeting our priority objectives which are; the eradication of poverty and the improvement in the quality of life of a majority of Zim...

by Vince Musewe

Lessons from Kenya for Zimbabweans

2013 March 12 | 4582 Views

There is a general consensus among the people I spoke to regarding the Kenyan elections that polls there hinged on tribal rivalry driven from the fact that the leading candidates, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, come from different tribes which have been at loggerheads for many decades.Given this b...

by Mathula Lusinga

Zimbabwean armed bank robber seeks plea bargain in SA

2013 March 11 | 5102 Views

Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo is seeking a plea bargain with the State on charges resulting from a series of armed bank robberies in Gauteng and the North West in 2011.Moyo, 29, Khumbulani Sibanda, 30, Leon Ncube, 27, and Thabani Sibanda, 27, appeared in the North Gauteng High Court in Pret...

by Staff Reporter

Air Zimbabwe to acquire new aircraft from Brazilian company

2013 March 08 | 4379 Views

STRUGGLING national airline Air Zimbabwe plans to acquire two new Embraer aircraft to service its domestic and regional routes as it seeks to turn around its fortunes, well-placed sources said this week.Air Zimbabwe board chairman Ozias Bvute on Tuesday told a parliamentary portfolio committee on st...

by Business reporter

Air Zimbabwe to resume international flights in July

2013 March 06 | 2865 Views

AIR ZIMBABWE board chairman Ozias Bvute says the national airline will resume international flights to London in July this year after beefing up its fleet as part of its turnaround strategy.Bvute made the remarks Tuesday while giving oral evidence on the current status of the airline before the Par...

by Business reporter

In Zimbabwe, learning Chinese is a lucrative investment

2013 February 27 | 3268 Views

Ni hao, Chinese for "hello," or ting bu dong, meaning "I hear you, but I don't understand," are two expressions one often overhears today in Zimbabwe's capital. It is one of the results of tenacious efforts by governments, private companies and individuals across Africa, but in Zimbabwe particularly...

by Tonderayi Mukeredzi

Air Zimbabwe to re-introduce Vic Falls-Johannesburg route

2013 February 26 | 2216 Views

AIR Zimbabwe has set in motion a plan to re-introduce the Victoria Falls-Johannesburg route before the country co-hosts the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly, a government official has said.Zimbabwe and Zambia co-host the tourism indaba scheduled for 24 to 29 August....

by Staff reporter

Air Zimbabwe readies for Airbus flights

2013 February 20 | 3170 Views

AIR Zimbabwe has engaged South African Airways (SAA) to carry out some maintenance check on one of its Airbus aircraft as the airline readies itself to re-launch regional and international flights next month.Insiders at Air Zimbabwe told Radio VOP that the aircraft maintenance which commenced last w...

by Staff reporter

Air Zimbabwe pursuing code sharing with leading airlines

2013 February 15 | 2610 Views

AIR ZIMBABWE HOLDINGS yesterday said it is pursuing some code sharing arrangements with leading airlines as it seeks to widen it route network. Acting group chief executive Mr Innocent Mavhunga said the company, which is saddled with debts amounting to US$188 million, was now focusing on expanding ...

by Business Reporter

Air Zim rolls out ambitious plan, to take delivery of 2 new planes

2013 February 07 | 3292 Views

ZIMBABWE's troubled state-run airline, Air Zimbabwe has rolled out an ambitious plan as it seeks to revive its fortunes following years of maladministration that at one time grounded the airline's aircraft.Under the ambitious plan, which was seen by Radio VOP, Air Zimbabwe will introduce new flight ...

by Staff reporter

PPC Zimbabwe celebrates its centenary and announces expansion plans

2013 February 07 | 2710 Views

Portland Holdings Limited (PHL), PPC's Zimbabwe subsidiary, has announced its intention to construct a new cement plant to service the Harare and central Mozambique markets. The new plant will have a capacity of approximately one million tons of cement per annum and will coincide with the constructi...

by Business reporter

Zimbabwe, Brazil in power generation deal

2013 February 06 | 2901 Views

Bazilian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Marcia Maro da Silva says a Brazilian company has forwarded a letter of interest to participate in the construction of the Batoka River Gorge Project, signalling the strengthening of economic ties between the two countries.Ms da Silva paid a courtesy call on Vice Pre...

by Staff Reporter

Think Zim, buy Zimbabwe

2013 January 25 | 2653 Views

I AM sure that I speak for every Buy Zimbabwe champion when I say that it is exciting to see more and more people buying local goods ahead of imports. Recently, we had the launch of the "Proudly Zimbabwean Promotion" that runs till February 3.The promotion is about celebrating being "Proudly Zimbab...

by Robert Garai Muganda Buy Zimbabwe

Air Zimbabwe upbeat ahead of IATA audit results

2013 January 25 | 3346 Views

RESULTS of the safety standards audit which the International Air Transport Association is carrying out on Air Zimbabwe will be out by the end of February. Air Zimbabwe acting chief executive officer Mr Innocent Mavhunga said the audit was progressing well."The audit, which is still in progress, is...

by Staff reporter

Air Zimbabwe leases two aircraft

2013 January 21 | 2907 Views

Air Zimbabwe said on Thursday it has leased two aircraft which it will deploy on regional routes in March this year as part of its revival plans.The national carrier resumed limited flights late last year after being grounded for a long period due to financial and other problems.Among other things,...

by Staff reporter

Are black Zimbabweans racists?

2013 January 20 | 5469 Views

African politicians are a strange breed indeed, quick to condemn and shout against colonialism and imperialism, but slow to shed their personal colonial comforts.It is always a dangerous occupation to generalize. As Mark Twain once said; "All generalizations are false including this one". However, ...

by Vince Musewe

Zimbabwe can be a success but ..........

2013 January 15 | 3204 Views

We inherited an unaccountable government from Ian Smith and have sadly continued the habits that we fought so much againstDespite the competing ideas about the future and the palpable tension now evident as we move towards probable elections, I am still convinced that we all can make our country eve...

by Vince Musewe

Zim record producer awarded gold and silver plaques in UK

2013 January 12 | 2857 Views

A 25-year-old Zimbabwean record producer has made history by being awarded gold and silver plaques after two of his productions reached number one and four respectively on the UK charts. Kariba-born Rodney Hwingwiri, aka Rymez, was awarded a gold plaque for producing British grime artiste Wil...

by Staff Reporter

UK adds compulsory TB test for Zimbabweans applying for visa

2013 January 04 | 3552 Views

THE United Kingdom (UK) has added a compulsory tuberculosis (TB) test for Zimbabweans and other African nationals applying for a visa to stay for more than six months.The requirement came into force on December 31 and applicants have to be tested only at UK Border Agency approved clinics at a fee of...

by Staff Reporter