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Zimbabweans commemorates Heroes Day
Zimbabweans from across the political divide, joined by Ministers, mayors and senior service officers, converged at venues across the country to commemorate Heroes Day and salute the fallen and living...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
The price of bread to humble Mnangagwa
Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation should should always play a track from Simon 'Chopper' Chimbetu's song Survival which is very informative and educative.This is a well choreographed track...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 11:56hrs | 1964 | by Leonard Koni
Price of bread to humble Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation should always play a track from Simon "Chopper" Chimbetu's album Survival - it is informative and educative.This is a well-choreographed song wh...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1773 | by Leonard Koni
Helicopter owners speak on crash
Investigations are now underway to establish the cause of Sunday's helicopter crash, which killed the pilot on the spot in the Mhondoro-Chivero erea. The R44 helicopter crashed in Lothin Farm ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
It was not an Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crash
THE helicopter that crashed near Chibhero Agricultural College in Mhondoro on Sunday was privately owned and resulted in the death of its pilot, officials said yesterday.The chopper was owned ...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Chopper crash: New details emerge
A pilot died on the spot after a helicopter crashed in the Mhondoro area on Sunday afternoon, in what has been described as a horrific experience by eyewitnesses who said they were yet to overcome the...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper goes down
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter reportedly crashed yesterday near Chibhero College in Mhondoro, but police and army officials were coy on details about its passengers and possible casualties...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | 6557 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa's security more important than our national security?
This country is a mighty weird place!Normally, 'weird' can be funny - if not downright hilarious - but, in Zimbabwe, 'weird' can border on ...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 15:03hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa to acquire a new chopper after scary incidents
GOVERNMENT has set in motion plans to acquire a helicopter for President Emmerson Mnangagwa amid concerns over his security following a spate of hair-raising incidents aboard ageing and unreliable Air...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:54hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in another scary helicopter landing
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's two helicopters bound for Chimanimani in Manicaland province were Wednesday morning made a sudden U-turn in Mutare.According to reports the choppers later landed...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:24hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in another mid-air scare
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's two Chimanimani-bound helicopters were yesterday forced to make a U-turn after reaching Mutare only to land in a golf course in Marondera, with one of them landing awkwa...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya emerges in the thick of shady Zimbabwe military dealings
FOR long, Martin Rushwaya was the military's point man in its multi-million-dollar commercial ventures, as the permanent secretary in the Defence ministry from 2009 until 2019.In April 2019, P...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:24hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Deadly helicopter was meant for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's fleet of presidential helicopters was depleted in April when an Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crashed in Acturus, 30 kilometres east of Harare, as new details emerge on ...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Scary details on Mnangagwa helicopter crash emerge
NEW details have emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's official helicopter crash-landed due to a technical problem triggered by a faulty power system and flat battery, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's chopper in hair-raising emergency landing
IN a hair-raising incident which might leave heads rolling at the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential helicopter was dramatically forced into an emergency landing ...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:31hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls experience charms American executives
VICTORIA Falls is a must-visit basket of attraction and leisure. That is how 10 American executives summed up their three days and two nights at one of the worlds' prime tourist resorts. They came, th...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sulu scoffs at family rift narrative
Dendera musician Sulumani Chimbetu says he is not moved by those trying to sidetrack him from keeping his father's legacy alive through peddling falsehoods about an imaginary family rift.Sulum...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Another Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crashes
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crash-landed near oil expresser Surface Wilmar in Chitungwiza on Thursday evening, but details of the accident have been kept under wraps.The chopper ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 11:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube furious as locals sidelined in Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road rehab tender
Despite the government's claims that it is committed to devolution of power, some people in Harare received a contract to clear the bushes along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway road, defying a pol...Published: 26 May 2021 at 19:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe hands over property to chopper crash victims
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) yesterday handed over household property worth thousands of dollars to the Fenyere family, whose house was razed to the ground by flames when the Agusta Bell 412 (AB 41...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Third part soars cost of Mnangagwa copter
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelled a deal by his late predecessor Robert Mugabe to acquire a presidential helicopter from Russia opting for an Airbusmade superjet in a deal involving a third party...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Army chopper horror crash details emerge
VILLAGERS in the Arcturus area in Ruwa where an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crashed on Friday say they watched helplessly as the plane exploded with people inside because they were afraid t...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:48hrs | 3 | 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 Eas...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns AFZ officers, child killed in chopper crash
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has send condolence messages to the families of two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots, a technician, and a child who died after a helicopter crashed in Chinyika, Goromonz...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
The infamy of Mnangagwa's US$18m chopper toy
A parent's aptitude is determined by their priorities. As teachers and other civil servants table legitimate grievances regarding their grossly inadequate salaries and parlous living circumstances, Em...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Chopper border patrols deter smuggling
The introduction of helicopter patrols by security officials has resulted in reduced cases of smuggling along the country's border with South Africa.National police spokesperson Assistant Comm...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 14:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa splashes US$18 million on helicopter
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken delivery of an US$18 million helicopter in the middle of a major economic slump and growing poverty, ZimLive reported.A Russian Antonov AN-124 - the worl...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 11:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains to continue for next 3 months
ZIMBABWE is expected to continue receiving heavy rains for the next three months, which can cause floods in low lying areas.Speaking during Tuesday's post-Cabinet media briefing, Information m...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
David Chapfika and the Jatropha years, a memoir
David Chapfika came along as a snappy dresser- shiny suits and foreign cologne were the hallmark.As a rookie reporter with New Ziana then, I had the opportunity to mix and mingle with the elit...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:25hrs | 27 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
400 cops, soldiers descend on Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Zimbabwe National Army have deployed more than 400 officers from outside Beitbridge in a major clampdown that has seen hundreds of people arrested and fined in the...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Military chopper rescues marooned Chiredzi families
A MILITARY helicopter from Gweru yesterday rescued four people from two families, while four others are still missing after they were marooned along Mutirikwi River on Thursday.Information min...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits San community
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday landed in the San community area of Makhulela in rural Plumtree aboard an Airforce chopper, becoming the first high-ranking official to arrive in such style in ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana President survives near-chopper crash
Reports from Botswana indicate that the country's President Masisi survived a potential helicopter crash in the country's second-largest city Francistown on Saturday.In a statement issued by t...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:40hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
American billionaire Tudor Jones flies into Zimbabwe
Sixty-four-year-old American billionaire - founder of Tudor Investment Corporation and Hedge fund manager - Paul Tudor Jones II landed at Buffalo Range Airport in Chiredzi yesterday afternoon aboard a...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
Valerio Sibanda's war time exploits
LET me congratulate General Philip Valerio Sibanda for his new post as the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander.I met Comrade Ananias Gwenzi (General PV Sibanda), in Zambia in March 1974 at...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 09:01hrs | 13869 | by Dr Milton, Chemhuru
Chimanimani will never be the same again
The thought of 'lost in a nightmarish reverie soon' gave way to reality of unparalleled disaster, in no time I was in pitch black darkness, injured and alone. Super time had come and gone like...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:03hrs | | by Thomas Murisa.
Airlifted leather sofas trigger PR disaster as Mnangagwa meets Idai victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made his way to Manicaland this week to take in the damage from Cyclone Idai and meet with officials responding to the disaster, but the trip was sullied by featherbedding...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe deploys defective chopper
THE Air Force of Zimbabwe deployed a defective helicopter to Chimanimani which failed to do anything on its first day after the weather finally cleared to permit them to make an aerial assessment of t...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 18:50hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to tour cyclone-ravaged areas
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa is reportedly planning to visit the Cyclone Idai-ravaged Manicaland province this week for a first-hand assessment of the disaster and appreciate the needs of the ...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean military chopper fires tear gas at demonstrators
A Zimbabwean military helicopter on Tuesday fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires in the capital on a second day of deadly protests after the government more than doubled t...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:43hrs | | by AP
Chamisa's MDC calls for probe into crashed military chopper
Nelson Chamisa's opposition MDC has called for an inquiry into an Alouette III helicopter that was forced into crash landing in the Mchakazi area in Gutu Central this week.The helicopter crash...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Official must be held accountable for crushing military helicopter
The crush landing of a military chopper in Gutu exposes the rot in the public sector. That a public official, a mere Permanent Secretary flies around on private visits in a military chopper is mind bo...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 14:01hrs | | by Jacob, Mafume MDC National Spokesperson
Zimbabwe army chopper in forced landing
An Alouette III helicopter carrying Secretary for Defence and War Veterans Mr Martin Rushwaya force-landed in Gutu on Saturday after developing a mechanical fault. No one was injured in the in...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Panic as military chopper lands in Jerera
People at Jerera growth point and surrounding areas were thrown into jitters last Thursday after an army helicopter landed twice in the area.Various leaders in Zaka confirmed that there was an...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:12hrs | 3972 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets rogue soldiers
Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead a seven-member commission of inquiry tasked with investigating circumstances leading to the post-election violence of August 1.The ap...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK in Zimbabwe: From tragedy to farce
A poetic cliché by Karl Marx which claims that in the life of nations "history repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce" does not only keep gaining new meanings for all countries but at ...Published: 28 May 2018 at 16:05hrs | 4429 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Villagers relive horrific battle
FOR 88-year-old Mrs Bhikhayeli Moyo (nee Dube), reliving the events of February 1979 is like recalling a gruesome scene from a horror movie, as it is the day her village of Ratanyana in Kezi ran red w...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
The treatment of our nurses is unpatriotic
Nurses can only render quality services if their work environment provides conditions that support them and the patience. Positive work environments are important in achieving patient and employee saf...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:07hrs | 386 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Spare us these arrests and sex tapes
As the election mood gathers momentum, the mudslinging and smear campaigning have been propelled to another level. The arrest story of MDC-T Acting President Nelson Chamisa on allegations of causing a...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Funeral UPDATE: Tsvangirai's body in army chopper
The body of the late former Prime Minister and MDC-T leader Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is now at One Commando and is it now on board An Agusta 412 bell helicopter which is set to airlift it to Humanikw...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 13:01hrs | 14878 | by Staff Reporter
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