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South JetOne demands US$50m for planes' software from Air Zimbabwe
THE two Airbus A320 planes at the centre of a wrangle between Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) and an Isle of Man company, South JetOne Ltd, were leased to the troubled airline with the latter demanding a US$50 ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe gets fresh hope for international flights
STRUGGLING flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) might regain its wings to fly internationally after a Netherlands-based company, Knighthood Capital (Knighthood), recently tabled an offer to partner the ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1580 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa rallies behind Mthuli Ncube
FORMER Finance Minister, Patrick Anthony Chinamasa, (P.A.C) who is also the ZANU-PF secretary for finance has rallied behind the current Minister of Finance, Professor Mthuli Ncube, saying the country...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:29hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe, South Jet fight over planes
TROUBLED Air Zimbabwe is involved in a tug of war with Isle of Man company South Jet One Ltd over the ownership of two Airbus A320 aircrafts which the state entity claims it was given as a donation in...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 2237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government speaks on missing planes
The permanent secretary in the ministry of transport and infrastructural development Engineer Amos Marawa has rubbished recent media reports alleging that three Air Zimbabwe's MA 60 aircrafts were mis...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | 4496 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa travels bankrupting Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa could have blown in excess of US$200 million in travelling expenses since he came into power in November 2017, former Finance minister Tendai Biti has said.Mnangag...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 17:54hrs | 2246 | by Staff reporter
'Operation Restore Legacy has collapsed'
The time is now for New Freedom Fighters and war veterans .The Job Wiwa Sikhala MDC Bikita rally declaration to "overthrow " the ED government before 2023'has generated a lot political.and legal talk....Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 13:28hrs | 7744 | by Sindiso Mazibisa
AG report puts ZACC to test
The efficiency of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) will be put to test by its response to the scathing Auditor- General's report that exposed serious rot in government and parastatals....Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 18:48hrs | 873 | by Mona Lisa Dube
Air Zimbabwe, Mack Air in flights deal
The national airline Air Zimbabwe and Botswana based charter airline Mack Air today signed an agreement for the launch the "Flame Lilly Hoppa" domestic and regional air service.The agreement, ...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 16:58hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter§
Botswana boosts troubled Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe and Botswana's MackAir announced a deal for flights linking tourist spots inside Zimbabwe. The flights will also link tourism hubs in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa. Air ...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 16:38hrs | 2022 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Latest on 3 'missing' Air Zimbabwe planes
Air Zimbabwe has denied that three MA60s acquired from China in 2005, had disappeared. The airline says the planes are there and not working but what the Auditor General's office found a...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 12:01hrs | 10194 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Air Zimbabwe is not missing any planes'
Air Zimbabwe says it is not missing any planes, following weekend newspaper reports citing comments by the Auditor General.The Daily News on Sunday reported that three MA60 planes purchased fr...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1627 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Damning Auditor General's report
Auditor General Mildred has released a report that reveals the amount of corruption happening in different government parastatals.Highlights of the reports include Zimbabwe Tourism Authority's...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 21:15hrs | 4023 | by Mandla Ndlovu
3 planes disappear at Air Zimbabwe
The national Airline Air Zimbabwe has failed to account for 3 planes the Daily News on Sunday has reported. The aircrafts which have disappeared are MA60.The Auditor General Mildred Ch...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 11:58hrs | 92593 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More heads to roll at parastatals
PUBLIC officials in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and Government departments might soon face the music after the Auditor-General, Mrs Mildred Chiri, uncovered continued dereliction of duty and deep-s...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:02hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC exposed on transformer purchases
THE Zimbabwe Electricity and Distribution Company, a subsidiary of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, has not taken delivery of transformers it paid US$4,9 million for nine years ago, the Audi...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:42hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube slams debt takeover practice
Government may not take over the debts of State-owned entities such as Air Zimbabwe and Zisco, touted as critical to make them more attractive to investors, after Finance and Economic Development Mini...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter
Sunshine journalism: What happens on cloudy days?
I RECENTLY read on the ZBC website that Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa had "urged the media to write positive developmental stories about Zimbabwe in the new dispensation", and this reminded m...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 175 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Air Zimbabwe to restrict foreign operators to Harare
Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int'l) has proposed restricting foreign carriers to Harare Int'l given concerns their use of Victoria Falls and Bulawayo has cannibalised traffic from the Zimbabwean capital, ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 17:24hrs | 5694 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has an artisan shortage, here is how to fix it
ACCORDING to Zimstat, Zimbabwe had 93 714 university students as at August 2017, but only 25 952 polytechnic students. Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city, has six universities, but only one polytechnic....Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1123 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chinamasa appointment above board, claims Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa has said the appointment of Patrick Chinamasa as Air Zimbabwe board chairman is above board. In an interview with Capitalk 100.4FM last Friday, President Mnangagwa said he ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to review landing rights
Air Zimbabwe has proposed to review its landing rights, particularly for Victoria Falls International Airport, a development which, if successful, will see all international flights into the country b...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:34hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Comprehensive analysis of the current political, socio-economic developments in Zimbabwe
Politics requires strategy and there are several political and economic connotations evolving around our situation in Zimbabwe. Every aspect of politics or economics has its own indicators. Never make...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 20:05hrs | 1224 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
'Zanu PF is burning Zimbabwe down to stop anyone else ruling' - we are insane to let them
Zimbabwe is in a serious economic and political mess. The country's economy is in total meltdown unemployment has soared to nauseating heights of 90% plus; ¾ of the population is living on US$30 or l...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:21hrs | 3085 | by Wilbert Mukori
Confusion reigns over Chinamasa's Air Zimbabwe appointment
Confusion is reigning supreme in legal circles following the alleged irregular appointment of former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa as board chairperson of struggling Air Zimbabwe by President Emm...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to auction old airplanes
The national airline has written to treasury to grant them permission to auction some of its old airplanes so that they can at least salvage something from the fleet which is lying idle.The US...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 17:46hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa appointment to Air Zimbabwe board 'dubious'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named former finance minister Patrick Chinamasa as the new chairman of the Air Zimbabwe board – but the validity of the appointment was immediately thrown into quest...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | 2401 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa elbows out Rugeje
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pushed out Lieutenant-General Engelbert Rugeje (retired) as Zanu-PF political commissar, replacing him with loyalist and long-time ally Victor Matemadanda as the battl...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:17hrs | 6905 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe needs $12m to stay afloat
AIR ZIMBABWE judicial manager Reggie Saruchera says he is pushing authorities to avail a $12 million package to maintain the airline's fleet and acquire additional aircraft.Saruchera told parl...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda takes over from Engelbert Rugeje
Zanu-PF has re-assigned, the secretary general for Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) Victor Matemadanda to the position of Secretary for Commissariat with immediate effec...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Chinamasa appointed Air Zimbabwe Board Chaiperson
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed former Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa as Chairperson of the national airline Air Zimbabwe. The public broadcaster also announced the following ZA...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 14:15hrs | 5447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa now mirror of Mugabe's patronage system
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent appointments of High Court Judge Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo to lead the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and Gerald Mlotshwa to the Sports and Recreatio...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1928 | by Staff reporter
'New Binga-Karoi highway a game-changer'
ZIMBABWE'S tourism is a cash-spinning industry employing thousands and widely considered as one of the low-hanging fruits of this economy. However, it has not been spared by negative publicity in the ...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 4635 | by Staff reporter
Airlink blasted over Dabengwa body fiasco
South African airline Airlink has been branded "rude and insensitive" after failing to apologise for offloading national hero Dumiso Dabengwa's casket in Johannesburg without informing his family on S...Published: 27 May 2019 at 15:13hrs | 10340 | by ZimLive
Air Zimbabwe stashes US$5m in UK
INSOLVENT flag carrier Air Zimbabwe Private Limited (AirZim) is still active in the United Kingdom (UK) under the same name, with financial records showing that the moribund airline has £4 million (U...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe legacy debts spook investors
GOVERNMENT'S delay in moving on the Air Zimbabwe's US$381 million debt assumption plan continues to weaken the airline's chances of courting new partners, an official has said.Grant Thornton, ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:37hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe gets two Boeing 777-200 ER planes
TWO of the four Boeing 777-200 ER planes purchased by Government from Malaysia are expected in the country within two months, Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Joel Biggie Matiza has s...Published: 21 May 2019 at 23:26hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's failures may trigger public anger
Over the past year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have totally ignored calls from Zimbabweans to change the corrupt and inefficient way in which government is run. Zimbabweans from a...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1317 | by Martin Tarusenga
Joram Gumbo's tenure littered with allegations of corruption
FORMER Energy and Power Development minister Joram Gumbo was this week unceremoniously demoted to a junior ministerial post due to a string of corruption allegations, gross incompetence and fuel short...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:19hrs | 2645 | by Staff reporter
Govt takes over Air Zimbabwe's $300m debt
The government is expected to finalise the takeover of more than $300 million in debts owed to creditors by struggling national airline, Air Zimbabwe, by June.Transport and Infrastructure Deve...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:28hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe gets another plane
National Airline Air Zimbabwe had added an airbus to its fleet barely two weeks after securing an Embraer E145.Aviation expert Jerry Haas said, "Finally after years on the ground in Harare and...Published: 10 May 2019 at 19:08hrs | 7184 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo's transport network affects tourism
Bulawayo's poor transport network is negatively affecting tourism in the city, Bulawayo Publicity Association (BPA) has said.BPA recently had an opportunity to market the City of Kings and Que...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Embraer delivery marks Air Zimbabwe revival
THE delivery of the Embraer ERJ-145 last week, with two more Embraers and two Boeing 777-200ERs set to join the fleet this year, marks a major milestone in the revival of Air Zimbabwe, and crucially, ...Published: 05 May 2019 at 09:37hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe buys plane from US
National carrier, Air Zimbabwe, yesterday took delivery of an Embraer ERJ145 aircraft bought from the US as efforts to revive its fortunes gather momentum. The plane landed at Robert Gabriel M...Published: 01 May 2019 at 09:08hrs | 9826 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Boeing B767 back in skies
A foreign object absorbed by Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 767-200ER on the left engine at take-off caused an engine surge resulting in the "brief" tail pipe fire, a probe by a team of the national airline's ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:32hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Air Zimbabwe purchases new plane
Air Zimbabwe has purchased a new plane, an Embraer ERJ-145, bringing the number of planes owned by the company to two. The Post Cabinet briefing on Tuesday reported that Zimbabwe has tak...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 17:24hrs | 10768 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Air Zimbabwe engineers probe fire incident
Air Zimbabwe engineers have launched investigations into the cause of an engine malfunction that resulted in a "brief" tail pipe fire on its Boeing 767-200ER on its way from Johannesburg, South Africa...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:32hrs | 1410 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe assures safety despite fire incident
Air Zimbabwe has assured the nation and the international community of its commitment to the safety of passengers despite its only aircraft, the Boeing 767 200 ER had a fire spark mid air on Fri...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 16:48hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe engine catches fire during flight from OR Tambo, lands safely
An Air Zimbabwe plane experienced "a malfunction" in one of its engines causing a brief fire on Sunday evening from OR Tambo International Airport to Harare.The airline confirmed that a Boeing...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 4098 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to import spares duty free
ONGOING efforts to turnaround the operations of Air Zimbabwe have received further boost following revelations that Government recently extended the dispensation for the national air carrier to import...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
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