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Econet doubles 5G coverage and price ahead of Victoria Falls Marathon
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to the internationally acclaimed Victoria Falls Marathon by unveiling a major digital infrastructure upgrade ahead of this year's event, set for ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:55hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Usher caught on CCTV stealing Ministry camera at high level conference
A 23-year-old man who was performing ushering duties during a high-level government conference in Victoria Falls has been arrested and appeared in court after being caught on CCTV stealing a high-end ...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:40hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
African Sun asset stripping continues
Hospitality giant African Sun Limited (ASL) has announced plans to sell its iconic Caribbea Bay Resort in Kariba, marking the latest move in the company's continued disposal of non-core assets....Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:36hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
ZNCC to hold annual congress in June
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) will hold its highly anticipated annual congress from June 25 to 28 in Victoria Falls, aiming to foster inclusive economic growth, improve the bu...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:29hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
African Sun tables aggressive refurbishment initiatives
Leading hospitality group African Sun Limited (ASL) has announced an ambitious refurbishment program aimed at boosting its competitive edge on the global tourism stage, despite economic headwinds and ...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:51hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Tour operator pumps US$2,1 million into aviation project
In a significant boost to Zimbabwe's tourism industry, the Zambezi Helicopter Company (ZHC), part of Shearwater Adventures, has invested over US$2 million in constructing a state-of-the-art aviation f...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:49hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Monomotapa Hotel to be offloaded for US$15 million
African Sun Limited (ASL), Zimbabwe's leading hospitality group, has announced June 30, 2025, as the target date for concluding the sale of the iconic Monomotapa Hotel, which is estimated to be worth ...Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:48hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
African Sun to Sell Monomotapa Hotel
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed hospitality group, African Sun Limited, has announced plans to sell its flagship property, the Monomotapa Hotel Crowne Plaza in Harare. The move comes as part of a s...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:27hrs | 400 | by Sgtaff reporter
Mnangagwa opens maiden UN gastronomy forum
President Mnangagwa is set to officially open the inaugural UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy for Africa in Victoria Falls, with attendance expected from eight First Ladies and approximately 10,...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:33hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host military games
ZIMBABWE will play host to the 15th World Military Golf Championships in Victoria Falls in June.The event, to draw participants from 20 defence forces from across the globe, will be held from ...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Ncube set to host Africa's Finance Ministers
Zimbabwe is gearing up to host the 56th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference, bringing together Finance Ministers from across the continent next month. Finance Minister Mthul...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Carnival roars to life
THE annual Victoria Falls Carnival kicks off today in the resort town, with 30 artistes expected to rock the three-day jamboree.The carnival, which runs until Sunday, will set the tone for the...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
African Sun shuts down Victoria Falls Kingdom Hotel
African Sun Limited has announced it is shutting down its Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls January next year after failing to agree on lease terms with First Capital Bank, owners of the property....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MPs say forced to stay in grubby Harare lodges
LEGISLATORS have been forced to put up in sub-standard lodges in Harare, footing their own bills, as the treasury has not paid hotel bills since July 2022, NewZimbabwe.com can reveal.One of th...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Victoria Falls for Caledonia VFEX listing
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will be in Victoria Falls today to officiate at an event to mark the official listing of Caledonia Mining Corporation on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX).The foreig...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Shake-up at African Sun
AFRICAN Sun Limited (ASL) managing director Edwin Shangwa will leave Zimbabwe's largest hospitality chain at the end of this year following a surprise shake-up announced yesterday, which will also see...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives for grand Fair
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived yesterday in Bulawayo ahead of today's official opening of the 61st edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). The President, who was accompanied by M...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Residents oppose councillors' salary hike
PLUMTREE residents have warned Local Government minister July Moyo against awarding hefty salaries and allowances to councillors, saying the move would cripple service delivery in local authorities....Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Concerned
Mnangagwa moving to tighten his dead man's grip on power
AFTER his initial daring purges of military commanders who propelled him to power through a military coup in November 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now capitalising on political contingency an...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Windfall for MPs, councillors, 100% review of allowances
GOVERNMENT has reviewed upwards the sitting allowances paid to Members of Parliament and councillors in the country's 32 local authorities as well as provincial council members by between 50 and 100%....Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ministers Covid-19 deaths strike fear into the hearts of Zimbabwe's VIPs
This comes as Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza died of Covid-19 today. Four ministers, including Matiza, have so far died. Others are Perrance Shiri, Ellen Gwaradzimba and Moyo. Former minister A...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 17:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands end to bureaucracy
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa on Friday demanded an immediate end to bureaucracy by companies and individuals against foreign investors as the country witnesses unprecedented investor interest in the mining sec...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Victoria Falls
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Victoria Falls yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Zimbabwe Annual Mining Conference which he will preside over this morning. He arrived at t...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top five spa hotels in Victoria Falls
FOR an alternate holiday, a trip to Victoria Falls could be your perfect choice. With plenty of hotels offering the chance to see African Wildlife from the comfort of your room and the knowledge that ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:58hrs | 3 | by VF24.com
Top executives for Victoria Falls CEO Roundtable
The CEO Africa Roundtable is holding its annual gathering from February 13 to 15 in the resort of Victoria Falls, with business persons set to discuss two key topics - discovering new opportunities an...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aiden Mhere declared Chartered Secretary of the Year
Hippo Valley Estates acting chief executive officer, Aiden Mhere, has been declared the 2017 Chartered Secretary of the Year. The runner-up is Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimb...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:57hrs | 5 | by Agencies
Aiden Mhere declared Chartered Secretary of the Year
Hippo Valley Estates acting chief executive officer, Aiden Mhere, has been declared the 2017 Chartered Secretary of the Year. The runner-up is Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimb...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:23hrs | 7 | by Agencies
PJ Powers in sterling performance
MUSIC legend, PJ Powers, lived up to her billing as she put up a sterling, intimate two-hour performance at the Elephant Hills Resort on Saturday night. The show was aimed at increasing awaren...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
PJ Powers in Victoria Falls for albinism awareness
POPULAR South African musician Penelope Jane Dunlop - popularly known as PJ Powers or Thandeka - is in Victoria Falls for an awareness show for people living with albinism.PJ PowersPJ Powers t...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls awaits PJ Powers
INTERNATIONAL jazz music icon, PJ Powers, is expected to jet into Victoria Falls tomorrow morning ahead of her charity show in the resort town on Saturday. All proceeds from the show, which ha...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Dlamini crowned Matebeleland North's Miss Tourism
NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD model Chantelle Dlamini shrugged off stiff competition from other contestants during a pageant held at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls to be crowned Miss Tourism Zimbabwe ...Published: 23 May 2018 at 07:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi to perform on board fastjet's flight this Friday
This Friday 9 March 2018 fastjet and music legend Dr. Oliver Mtukudzi will host a Zimbabwean first when the superstar performs at 34 000 feet, on a fastjet flight, between Harare and Victoria Falls. â...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 12:48hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Pascal Mudzikisi declared Chartered Secretary of the Year
Mhukahuru Professionals managing director Pascal Mudzikisi has been declared the 2016 Chartered Secretary of the Year. The runner-up is the dean of Great Zimbabwe University's Munhumutapa School of Co...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 16:10hrs | 5 | by Agencies
Chartered Secretaries discuss ways to survive in turbulent environment
Chartered secretaries are set to discuss ways to survive in a turbulent environment when they meet in Victoria Falls at the Elephant Hills Resort on Thursday (September 21) for their three‑day annua...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 07:18hrs | | by Agencies
Gender mainstreaming for socio-economic development key - Mphoko
Vice President Hon Phelekezela Mphoko has officially opened the Local Government Investment Conference today. This will Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe second three-day Local Government Investm...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 12:03hrs | 5 | by Maxwell Teedzai - The Norton Post
Mnangagwa's ally off the hook
PROSECUTORS yesterday withdrew before plea charges of criminal insult against Zanu-PF legislator for Gokwe-Nembudziya Justice Mayor Wadyajena.The withdrawal, which was opposed by the defen...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko threatens business for boycotting Zanu-PF fundraising
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has threatened business in Matabeleland North for operating in the province and failing to attend the ruling Zanu-PF fundraising meeting in Victoria Falls which w...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 07:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Ministers boycott Zanu-PF fund raising dinner
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's deputy, Phelekezela Mphoko, came face to face with the ugly side of factionalism when he read his speech before empty chairs after most senior party officials from the provin...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to go to a casino without having to book a flight
Going to a casino is always an exciting experience, and with the vast modes of options when it comes to gambling, now you don't even have to book a flight to find your nearest casino. Whether you've g...Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 15:16hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
ConCourt to seal Wadyajena fate
VICTORIA Falls magistrate Lindiwe Maphosa yesterday referred Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena's case to the Constitutional Court for determination as she gave him a longer remand period to ...Published: 07 Jun 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mnangagwa's ally in fresh disorderly conduct charges
PROSECUTORS have preferred fresh disorderly conduct charges against Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena after he allegedly insulted Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge's wife,...Published: 20 Feb 2016 at 17:52hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mnangagwa's ally issued with a warrant of arrest
GOKWE-Nembudziya MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, is a wanted man after a Victoria Falls magistrate yesterday issued a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in court. Wadyajena who was last...Published: 02 Feb 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mnangagwa's ally appears in court
Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who was arrested in Victoria Falls on Saturday soon after the Zanu-PF 15th Annual National People's Conference for allegedly denigrating First Lady Grace M...Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe charms the crowds with vodka, sadza and Shona
President Robert Mugabe charmed delegates at the close of his ruling party conference Saturday with one question: Would his wife Grace let him drink his bottle of vodka?The 91-year-old leader ...Published: 14 Dec 2015 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe refuses to work with corrupt companies
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday castigated the government officials assigned to engage foreign companies to undertake developmental projects in the country for inflating costs and making taxpayers b...Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 08:32hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Mugabe marks wasted conference day with a gimmick, plants one (1) tree - to how many cut down because of power cuts!
Mugabe planted a tree at the Elephant Hills Golf Course in Victoria Falls, to mark the National Tree Planting Day commemorations and the end of the first day of Zanu PF's conference. The tree planting...Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 08:13hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe plants tree of the year
The Zanu PF First Secretary and President, Robert Mugabe has planted the tree of the year Muzviru/Umviyo at the Elephant Hills Golf Course in Victoria Falls, to mark the National Tree Planting Day com...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF conference opens tomorrow
All roads lead to Victoria Falls today as delegates to the Zanu-PF 15th Annual National People's Conference arrive for the official opening of the important indaba tomorrow.A few delegates wer...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 04:28hrs | | by Felex Share
Hotels in Vic Falls offering 30% discount for Zanu-PF delegates
Tour operators and hotels in Victoria Falls are offering up to 30 percent discount on activities and accommodation to delegates attending the 15th Zanu-PF Annual National People's Conference. ...Published: 09 Dec 2015 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Platform to bootlick Grace Mugabe
ALL roads literally lead to the 15th Annual Zanu-PF national conference at the hot resort town of Victoria Falls in Matabeleland North as President Robert Mugabe's party takes stock of the past year a...Published: 08 Dec 2015 at 13:37hrs | | by Sij Ncube
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