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Zimbabwe Airways $70m scandal sucks in Mugabe, Gumbo
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into the controversial Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) deal in a probe that has sucked in former president Robert Mugabe's so...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1975 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law under probe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-corruption unit has reportedly opened investigations into former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chikore's involvement in the botched ZimAirways deal, N...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:20hrs | 2924 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora Cholera Crisis Committee ( DCCC)
We have set up a Diaspora Cholera Crisis Committee (DCCC ) composed of the following people who are championing various fundraising activities to end this Cholera Outbreak.Caroline Nyakudya - ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 150 | by DCCC
Air Zimbabwe sued over debt
SAFEGUARD Security Services (Pvt) Ltd, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel Air Zimbabwe to settle a $47 164 debt for security services rendered at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Intern...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:05hrs | 326 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's new cabinet an average team
THE cabinet appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week dubbed the "dream team" by government publicists, though a marked improvement from previous ones, has shortcomings as it features minist...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:23hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe in trouble over internet services debt
NATIONAL airline, Air Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd has been taken to court by local internet service provider, Powertel Communications (Pvt) Ltd, over a $18 441 debt for services rendered.On August 17 t...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe should up its game, says Chiwenga
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, needs to up its game by quickly transforming its operations to be able to compete with international players an...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for open skies
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says there is need to open the skies to boost local tourism, which recovered significantly in the first half of the year.Officially opening the Hlanganani/S...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:49hrs | 5295 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa invites Chamisa to play a positive role in running the country
September is the first month of spring in Zimbabwe. The jacaranda trees that line Harare's avenues will soon flower into a sea of purple. Last November their blossom formed the backdrop to the people ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 21:15hrs | 5202 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa wants a healthy opposition
September is the first month of spring in Zimbabwe. The jacaranda trees that line Harare's avenues will soon flower into a sea of purple. Last November their blossom formed the backdrop to the p...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:23hrs | 931 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa silences critics with new Cabinet
A developmental Cabinet I would call it. Brilliant balance between old and trusted hands, technocrats and youthfulness. A well thought out Cabinet that balances the competing demands of the economy an...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 19:23hrs | 15355 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe aviation industry faces collapse
THE aviation industry faces collapse, owing to failure by monetary authorities to remit ticket sales to foreign airlines, which have now ballooned to $76 million, making Zimbabwe an unprofitable ticke...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Confusion rocks Air Zimbabwe debt plan
GRANT Thornton is in the dark over its alleged "appointment" as the caretaker administrator of troubled national airline Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) after the sacking of the board early this month, escalati...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:44hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa implored to 'refresh' cabinet
VICE-PRESIDENTS Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi yesterday took the oath of office at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing a litmus test over the calibre of ministers who will constitute...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa sued over poor service, $150 000 debt
FLY Africa Zimbabwe has been taken to court by the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Fund (ZAPF), which is claiming $150 000 in compensation, after the airline allegedly failed to provide proper flight ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Fake CIOs 'fund-raise' for Mnangagwa inauguration
An Air Zimbabwe employee and an accomplice allegedly misrepresented to the chief executive officers of ZB Bank and NetOne that they were intelligence operatives before seeking "donations" for the inau...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Air Zim leaves passengers stranded in Bulawayo
In Bulawayo, passengers travelling to Harare were stranded at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo airport as they failed to depart the airport at 7pm today with Air Zimbabwe advising them that the state run airline'...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 14:14hrs | 1345 | by Stephen Jakes
Air Zimbabwe depleted fleet causes flights delay
THE national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, which is tottering on the brink of collapse, has on two occasions delayed its Bulawayo flights after one of its aircrafts hit a bird during take-off, resulting...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:50hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to reintroduce China flights
AIR Zimbabwe (AirZim) plans to reintroduce flights to China as it battles to rebuild its operations following years of poor performance.Runesu Kwaramba, the parastatal's marketing and planning...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 06:04hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Airways chaos continues
THE policy flip-flop around Air Zimbabwe (AirZim)'s proposed merger with its equally controversial peer Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) has once again exposed the ineptitude of those superintending this...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 14:04hrs | 2105 | by Staff reporter
Boeing tech hub coming to Harare
BOEING'S plans to turn Zimbabwe into its Southern African regional hub where training and expert technical services would be provided to companies flying the company's aircraft are gathering pace amid...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:46hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's in-law tipped for top ZimAirways post
Former President Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chikore, is tipped to land a top post at Government's second airline, Zimbabwe Airways, which has roped in a British consulting firm - Evan Consulting - to ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 08:07hrs | 3593 | by Staff reporter
Western countries have supported Mugabe's tyranny - not surprising to be behind Mnangagwa!
Over the past two decades, the world could have been hoodwinked by Western governments' imposition of targetted sanctions on then Zimbabwean president Robert Gabriel Mugabe's tyrannical regime, on the...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1319 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt dissolves Air Zimbabwe board
Government last week dissolved Air Zimbabwe management board and appointed Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants as caretaker administrators for the country's airline, NewsDay has established.T...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:19hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Airways merger in limbo
GOVERNMENT is understood to have abandoned its plan to merge the boards of Air Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Airways amid indications that a new strategy to revive the national airline has been crafted. Detai...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa God-sent,' says pastor
A Bulawayo preacher, Pastor Ian Ndlovu, who purportedly prophesied the recent MDC-Alliance violence, declared that President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa is God-sent to repair Zimbabwe.In a video ...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:46hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
fastjet off to mixed start
The hunt for cheap tickets to make air travel affordable in the country especially seemed to have opened up when fastjet, the no frills airline finally took to the skies to challenge Air Zimbabwe mono...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:22hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
'Open skies policy won't hurt Air Zimbabwe'
Government says the "managed liberalisation" of domestic routes to allow other airlines such as fastjet will not negatively impact on Air Zimbabwe's revival chances, Transport and Infrastructural Deve...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:47hrs | 129 | by Staff rpeorter
fastjet pledges to help revive Bulawayo
BUDGET airline fastjet says it wants to play a bigger role in reviving tourism in Matabeleland after launching a Harare-Bulawayo service on Friday.The airline, which already has flights betwee...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:34hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law pocketing obscene salary
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chikore, and other top executives at Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) - a new airline whose murky ownership has sparked controversy amid conflict of int...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 14:45hrs | 15826 | by Staff reporter
fastjet begins Harare - Bulawayo flights
Low cost airliner, fastjet, is set to land at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport at about 9am today, on the aviation firm's inaugural flight on the Harare-Bulawayo route. This move...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
New look Victoria Falls airport attracts more airlines
VICTORIA Falls International Airport is overwhelmed by visitors, a development that has seen some airlines either increasing frequency or introducing bigger planes to meet demand.The new look ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:29hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe offers reward package
AIR Zimbabwe has launched a promotion where customers get a free flight after every four flights to boost trade and domestic tourism.The promotion, dubbed "#Fly4Free," was launched last Friday...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:33hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's planes ready to fly
Government says one of the four long haul planes acquired from Malaysia, the Boeing 777-200ER, has no mechanical problems and was only taken back to Kuala Lumpur for routine maintenance, which is a pr...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
Govt realigns Air Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Airways
Government is realigning operations and organisational structures of Air Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Airways for both to operate under one board. In an interview, Transport and Infrastructural Devel...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:39hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to secure technical partner
Cabinet is expected to make a major pronouncement on Air Zimbabwe, amid indications that an inter-ministerial task-force put together to find a lasting solution to the problems dogging the national fl...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airways, Air Zimbabwe to merge?
GOVERNMENT is now considering merging Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) and Zimbabwe Airways, Business Times reported.Aviation sources who spoke to the publication said delays and hurdles in making ZimAir...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 18:30hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
Boeing demands $2,7m for Mugabe Airways plane manuals
AMERICAN aircraft manufacturer Boeing is demanding $2,7 million from the government in order to supply manuals for four Boeing 777 jetliners which Harare is controversially acquiring from Malaysia on ...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 16:28hrs | 3898 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe ends Air Zim domestic monopoly
The government has granted low-cost airline FlyAfrica permission to fly the lucrative Harare-Bulawayo route when it resumes operating within 90 days, ending the monopoly that was enjoyed by struggling...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ditches Air Zimbabwe for Swiss luxury jet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ditched the struggling Air Zimbabwe and hired a private Swiss luxury jet to fly him to Tanzania for a meeting with his counterpart, John Magufuli.Accordi...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe leaves passengers stranded
Scores of passengers were left stranded at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday morning after an Air Zimbabwe flight to Bulawayo took to the skies two hours earlier than scheduled....Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 08:42hrs | 2534 | by Staff reporter
Command this and that and Zim Airways: A lighter look
AFTER much brainstorming and scratching of heads on how to turn around Air Zimbabwe's failing fortunes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet had acquired a few bald heads.The airline was sad...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | 510 | by Tapiwa Nyandoro
'Mugabe's planes' torment Joram Gumbo
The long-drawn Zimbabwe Airways saga refuses to go away, with under-fire Transport minister Joram Gumbo now standing accused of shielding ousted former president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chik...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 14:11hrs | 3568 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe carriers among top defaulting airlines
Angola, Sudan and Zimbabwe are among the top five countries with national carriers that are failing to repatriate revenue from ticket sales to other airlines, APA reported.According to the Int...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 14:29hrs | 1178 | by APA
Air Zimbabwe employee wins $88 878 terminal benefits wrangle
Air Zimbabwe's bid to avoid shelling out $88 878 in terminal benefits to a retrenched employee, has hit a brickwall after the High Court dismissed the national airline's application for rescission of ...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:52hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's barking puppies'
Nelson Chamisa has threatened that his MDC party will 'not allow' the elections on 30th July unless electoral reforms are made. The party has called for a demonstration in Harare on Tuesday to insist ...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 13:01hrs | 1832 | by ZimVigil
WikiLeaks: 25 most corrupt ministers and public figures in Zimbabwe
These individuals will never be prosecuted by the Mnangagwa government because he is involved with entirely all of them. Either they were in the deal together or they know too much of his own dirty de...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 11:06hrs | 31528 | by WikiLeaks
Aren't we just proud of Air Zimbabwe's safety record
IF Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) really, really was serious about marketing itself well, it would make enough money to buy more planes and pay workers, including those it surreptitiously fired.Now tha...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:46hrs | 264 | by Lenox Lizwi Mhlanga
Zimbabwe's national 'air crime'
When we read of criminal syndicates of the western world, we always envision Al Capone and the Italian Mafia as the apex of organised crime.In Zimbabwe, the mafia is our inept selfish governme...Published: 31 May 2018 at 12:54hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans prefer foreign airlines
Zimbabwe's forex coffers are getting extra pressure from the dominance of foreign airlines in the country's airspace as locals do not prefer the national airline when travelling.An aviation ex...Published: 30 May 2018 at 13:44hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
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