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Air Force of Zimbabwe aircraft crashes, 2 dead

Tragedy struck the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Tuesday when a trainer aircraft reportedly crashed shortly after take-off at Manyame Airbase, claiming the lives of two personnel.According to unconfirmed reports, the plane lost power arou…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed

In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incident, caused by technical failure as coc…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa promotes 2 army generals upon retirement

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, has promoted two senior Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers to the rank of Major-General upon their retirement. The promotions, effective from July 1 an…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe crash pilots named

The two Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots who perished in an air crash near Gweru last week Thursday have been named as Group Captain Ben Munyanduki and Wing Commander Daniel Manyenga.The two died after an SF26O aircraft they were flying hit a …

Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter

Board of inquiry for helicopter crash

GOVERNMENT has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of Friday's helicopter crash which killed two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots and a flight technician in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province.Wing Commander Thomas Tinash…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns the death of helicopter accident victims

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is in mourning after the horrific accident that claimed the lives of two pilots and an aircraft technician.The pilots who perished are Wing Commander Thomas Tinashe Manyowa and Flight Lieutenant Anita Mapiye…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's first female helicopter fighter pilot dies in crash

Zimbabwe's first female combat helicopter pilot was killed in a fiery helicopter crash in Arcturus, 32km east of Harare, on Friday.Thirty-year-old Flight Lieutenant Annita Mapiye, who has flown President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was killed with…

Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

One revolutionary bullet and a tank full of commandos for my mother

I am suffocating and sick of crying and dying for fresher air. I died in May, June and July, last year, and died forever in a shallow swamp on April 18, 1983. Later on, I died in a river full of classic hypocrisy, elective rage and Stalini…

Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 07:01hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka

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