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SADC in a mess
The brutal killing of opposition lawyer Elvino Dias and a party official, Paulo Guambe, on Saturday in Mozambique puts a gloomy picture on the region. Instead of engaging in such horrific activities, ...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 19:27hrs | 431 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe bolsters security at Mugabe Airport
The government has enhanced security at Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport following the installation of advanced air navigation aids. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) re...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe integrates drones into aviation system
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has fully implemented the 2018 regulations to safely integrate drone technology into the country's aviation system. This ensures innovative drone use wi...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Flights using Zimbabwe airspace subject to new US$ fees
Flights passing through Zimbabwean airspace without landing are now subject to new fees, with recreational flights required to pay at least US$31 to the government. The Transport and Infrastructural D...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 11:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes Airforce of Zimbabwe officers
A total of 22 officers from the Air Force of Zimbabwe have been promoted to group captain and wing commander by President Mnangagwa.Six officers who were promoted from wing commander to group ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks whip on top soldiers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly cracked the whip firing seven high-ranking members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) after they failed to rein in their subordinates who walked out on hi...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe working on open skies policy'
ZIMBABWE is hoping to soon fully implement the open skies policy as envisaged by the African Union 2063 agenda, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe director-general Elijah Chingosho has said....Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Force to fine-tune training of staff in defence of Zimbabwe airspace
The Air Force of Zimbabwe will continue training its personnel to meet the requirements of contemporary threats, building competent and determined forces ready to serve and protect the country, its pe...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What Happened with Debris from Chinese Rocket Booster Falling Back to Earth?
China faced a lot of criticism because it allowed more than one rocket booster to fall to Earth uncontrollably. Even NASA accused space operators in Berlin of not meeting responsible standards on spac...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 12:17hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Chinese firm gets lucrative US$200m Zimbabwe exploration deal
GOVERNMENT has awarded a US$200 million contract to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to modernise Zimbabwe’s geological survey and metallurgical laboratory infrastructure facilities, the Zim...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:22hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
New radar system for Gabriel Mugabe Airport
A new state-of-the-art radio navigation system capable of communicating with at least 200 airplanes at a time has been installed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport as part of the US$153 mi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Russia warns West against 'playing with fire'
The US and its allies are "playing with fire" by doubling down on their support for Kiev amid the conflict with Moscow, including by planning to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign...Published: 28 May 2023 at 14:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Eswatini Air flies into Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe of Friday welcomed Eswatini Air's maiden flight into the country with the jet landing at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport at 11:50 am.Eswatini Air, which is under Royal...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Eurowings land in Victoria Falls
EUROWINGS Discover airline, wholly owned by Lufthansa Group and serving long-haul leisure destinations today resumed services to Victoria Falls and will be operating all year round instead of the init...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 16:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 more airlines to ply Zimbabwe route
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has granted Foreign Operator Permits (FOP) to Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) and Zambia Airways to operate passenger and cargo serv...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:37hrs | | 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 ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the death of two Air Force of Zimbabwe senior pilots in a plane crash as unexpected, saying the nation had been robbed of experienced and committed officers....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
$3.1bn for Zimbabwe air traffic control system
Government has moved to avert safety and security concerns at the country's airports by providing ZWL$3.1bn on the procurement and installation of an air traffic control system (ATC) following years o...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines in maiden flight to Bulawayo
ETHIOPIAN Airlines yesterday made its maiden flight to Bulawayo as it landed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, a key development in the aviation industry that will boost the tourism secto...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa is unable to explain 'sanctions on Zimbabwe' then just how real are they?
Did you know that countries that have genuine economic sanctions imposed on them by world powers, oftentimes, actually deny their true impact on the affected nation's economy?Why?Simpl...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 7 | by Tendai Mbofana
If Mnangagwa unable to explain 'sanctions on Zimbabwe' then just how real are they?
Did you know that countries that have genuine economic sanctions imposed on them by world powers, oftentimes, actually deny their true impact on the affected nation's economy?Why? Simp...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 20:54hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
China sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip
Beijing said Friday it will cancel phone calls between regional military commanders, defense meetings, talks on maritime safety and on climate change. It also said it would end cooperation with the U....Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe grounded by jet fuel shortage
TROUBLED national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), has grounded its planes because of jet fuel shortages, a development which could result in flight schedule disruptions.In a statement Thu...Published: 12 May 2022 at 20:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Domestic airports rehab forecast to boost tourism
PLAYERS in the tourism industry have welcomed the ongoing airports rehabilitation programme by the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) saying this will complement efforts to grow the tourism sector to ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe banned from flying in the European Union airspace
The national airline Air Zimbabwe has been included in a recently announced European Union Commission Air Safety List of air carriers that do not fulfil international safety standards. T...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 15:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
German airline flies into Vic Falls
GERMAN airline, Eurowings Discover, yesterday flew its maiden flight from Frankfurt to Victoria Falls, becoming the first direct passenger flight between Zimbabwe and Europe since Air Zimbabwe discont...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Germany's biggest airline dates Victoria Falls
ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest leisure chains yesterday predicted a dramatic upswing in arrivals, as Germany's biggest airline prepared for its maiden adventure on the Windhoek-Victoria Falls route today....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Russia expose West's double standards
Sanctions, whether targeted or not should be considered a crime against humanity, their impact is like that of a full-fledged war.Sanctions have the capacity to destroy a nation's infras...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 11 | by Prosperity Mzila
UKRAINE CRISIS: Zimbabwe steps in
The Zimbabwean Embassy in Berlin has written a letter to citizens in Ukraine which allows them to pass points of entry as they fly back to Zimbabwe after Russia invaded the Eastern European country. ...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 19:22hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
200 Zimbabwean students stranded in Ukraine
At least 200 Zimbabwean students are stranded in Ukraine after flights were grounded as Russia began a military offensive this week.The students have sent a plea to the Zimbabwe government to ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim Embassy in SA throws ZANU PF leader under the bus
The Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretoria has issued a statement distancing themselves from a statement issued by the ZANU PF Sandton chairperson Advocate Simba Chitando who alleged that he had a...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 18:10hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe upgrading radar system
The Government, through the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), is working on upgrading air traffic control communication systems at the country's seven airports.CAAZ is implementing ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 06:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's airports operate without radar systems
THE PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committee on Transport says the country's airports are operating without radar systems exposing the country's security aviation systems.During a post-budget consult...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm yet to start airport job seven months after contract
The multi-million-dollar contract to fix Zimbabwe's Air Traffic Control Communication Systems (ATCCS) by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is yet to commence, seven months after the Chinese mul...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Alarm as private aircrafts sneak in, out of Zimbabwe undetected
PRIVATE aircraft have been sneaking in and out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport and other Zimbabwean flight ports without detection due to poor air traffic control, investigati...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions won't stop Zimbabwe growth, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe was geared to prosper with or without support from the West that imposed sanctions on the country, adding that China remains there to assist....Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Covid-19 a security threat'
The Covid-19 pandemic raging across the world is a security threat so all men and women in uniform must take scientific advice and get vaccinated, Commander Air Force of Zimbabwe Air Marshall Elson Mo...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt dithers over radar acquisition
THE scandal-riddled process to acquire a modern air traffic control system, commonly known as the radar, has taken yet another twist after it emerged this week the Office of the President and Cabinet ...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda: His dream for southern Africa came true: hailed & sung with praises in heaven!
He left his mark: he left a void in southern Africa just like Mandela, we are struggling to get the calibre of leaders to take over from where they left. KK was an indisputable great son of the soil. ...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 15:20hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
US$137m loss sinks run-down Air Zimbabwe
NATIONAL flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), chalked over a US$137 million loss in four successive years which helped sink the airline deep into the abyss under the yoke of corporate malfeasance, inc...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe embracing technology
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is fully embracing technology and widening its technological base in all areas in order to meet demands of the 21st century and effectively deal with emerging threats a...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Funeral parade for copter crash victims
A funeral parade to honour two pilots and a technician who died in a helicopter crash in Goromonzi last week will be held by the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Friday. The pilots are Wing Comm...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | | 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 Tin...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament warns of aviation disaster in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S airports could cause an aviation disaster due to poor weather-detecting instruments, outdated radar, few emergency vehicles, inadequate fire-fighting capacity and deplorable runways....Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm snatches lucrative aviation deal
GOVERNMENT has awarded a multi-million dollar tender to a Chinese firm to replace a redundant aviation system following pressure exerted by the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to award the deal to a co...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets airport rehab
Zimbabwe will roll out an aggressive rehabilitation programme for all major airport facilities in the country as it anticipates a boom in tourism and air traffic space.Finance and Economic Dev...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's unmonitored airstrips to be closed
Unmonitored airstrips will be closed, while a new radar control system to monitor aircraft flying in the country's airspace will soon be installed amid concerns some aeroplanes have become conduits to...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy to grow 4,2pc in 2021: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week revealed Zimbabwe's economy will rebound next year and grow 4,2 percent from a decline of 10,2 percent forecast for 2020. The world body's pred...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa has no capacity to make demands on Zimbabwean internal affairs.
The rumour monger has again started to spin into overdrive against Zimbabwe. There has been a talk of intervention by south Africa in Zimbabwe. This rumour is spread and calculated to make people beli...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Defiance Campaign for Mthwakazi
The arrest and incarceration of Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa Ndiweni presents all the people of Mthwakazi with a moment for serious reflection and a resolution for a liberation way forward. ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Thulani Nkala
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