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CIO charged with human trafficking
A member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Moses Mutambai, along with six co-accused individuals, was denied bail yesterday when they appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court facing ...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:20hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Flights into Zimbabwe rise 19% in 3 months
Zimbabwe's aviation sector recorded substantial growth in the second quarter of 2024, with all airports in the country reporting increased flight activity compared to the first quarter, according to s...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 313 | by `
Zimbabwe's aviation sector soars with 24.8% passenger traffic surge
Zimbabwe's aviation industry is showing strong signs of recovery, with passenger traffic surging by 24.8% in the first half of 2024. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) revealed this posit...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:36hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Uganda Airlines to launch flights on the Harare-Entebbe route
Uganda Airlines is set to launch flights on the Harare-Entebbe route starting from the 25th of this month, in response to growing demand for air travel between Zimbabwe and Uganda. The airline aims to...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
New fire station at Mugabe Airport completed
The Zimbabwe government has completed the construction of a new fire station at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to enhance safety for both travellers and aircraft. Airport infrastr...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean airports shut over bomb scare
ZIMBABWEAN airports were yesterday forced to shut down following a "possible bomb threat" at Victoria Falls International Airport, which resulted in President Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelling his trip to...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport rehab shifts to domestic terminal
THE rehabilitation of the domestic terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has begun with the project set to be completed by July this year.Passengers who use the dom...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Just how low has Zimbabwe sank?
A country's state media is always a window into the government's psyche and mindset. It is like a reflection of the particular nation's soul.So, in spite of the insufferable tort...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fencorp Global praises historical partnership between Somaliland and Ethiopia
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, His Excellency Abiy Ahmed Ali, and the President of Somaliland, His Excellency Muse Bihi Abdi, have signed a historic memorandum of agreement and partnership. Under the...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 14:20hrs | 14 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwe's open skies policy gets continental recognition
ZIMBABWE's open skies policy has won the country an award from the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) during the recently held 24th Yamoussoukro Decision Day (YD) anniversary in Abuja, Nigeria....Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's air traffic passenger volume sees 13,4% uptick
Zimbabwe's air transport sector experienced a notable 13.4 percent increase in passenger volume during the second quarter of this year, reaching a total of 436,022 passengers. This growth can be attri...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian journalist deported from Zimbabwe in visa row
A Nigerian journalist, author and activist has told of his hell after he was detained for 13 hours at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, before being ordered to board a flight back to hi...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 08:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Discover London: An Extensive Guide for Zimbabwean Travelers
London is one of the world's most visited cities and really needs no introduction. Home to iconic architecture, vibrant nightlife, and rich culture, London is a must-visit destination for all traveler...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 18:52hrs | 42 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe registers 10 new air routes
ZIMBABWE has secured at least 10 flight routes over the past two years, as the government moves to revive the sector to pre-Covid 19 pandemic era levels, a senior official said on Thursday.Add...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport expansion 85% complete
THE US$153 million expansion and upgrading of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare is now 85 percent complete, as Zimbabwe's "Open Skies Policy" also continues to attr...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hotels fully booked in main tourist destinations
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says most hotels are fully booked in key tourist destinations, which has seen a significant increase in business during this festive season.The tourism ind...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Foreign nationals arrested in Zimbabwe over drugs
THREE foreign nationals have been arrested at the country's airports between September and this month while trying to smuggle heroin to India with a combined street value running into millions of doll...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 6 | 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 | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is indeed open for business!' Yeah right! 1 - 5 = -ve 4 not +ve 4!
"Zimbabwe is indeed open for business including our air space where Ethiopian Airways had its maiden trip to Bulawayo today. There was water canon salute for the inaugural Ethiopian airlines flight co...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 20:30hrs | 3 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Drug cartels turn Zimbabwe into a hub
Zimbabwe is fast becoming a destination of choice for smugglers of dangerous drugs such as heroin, with police saying syndicates involving locals and foreigners were on the loose.The country h...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Indian national busted trafficking 7.7kg of heroin at RGMI Airport
An Indian national has been arrested with 7.7kg of heroin at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, police said on Monday.Gowada Nabin Chandra, 61, was nabbed on Sunday just before b...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 17:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
All set for Ethiopian Airlines maiden flight to Bulawayo
ONE of the world's top airlines, Ethiopian Airlines is set to introduce flights that will fly into Bulawayo for the first-time, end of this month, a development that will boost the tourism sector as w...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines set to fly into Bulawayo
Ethiopian Airlines is set to fly into Bulawayo for the first time, starting on October 30.The four times weekly service, via Victoria Falls, will bring convenience to Zimbabweans in the diaspo...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intercept 17.2kg of heroin at RGM and Vic Falls airports
Zimbabwean police intercepted a total of 17.2 kilogrammes of heroin in two busts at the Victoria Falls International Airport and the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.An Indian natio...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines connects Bulawayo to the world
Ethiopian Airlines is adding Zimbabwe's second largest city Bulawayo as a new destination starting end of October this year, in another positive development for the country's rapidly expanding aviatio...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:44hrs | 11 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
SA drug mule denies charges
The South African woman arrested last week at Robert Mugabe International Airport while allegedly smuggling into Zimbabwe US$7 770 000 worth of cocaine from Brazil, yesterday denied dealing in dangero...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 16 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Another Brazilian national arrested with $32m worth cocaine
A SECOND Brazilian national was recently arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport while carrying cocaine valued at US$32 million, a day after another national from the South America...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Cocaine dealers arrested at Robert Mugabe Airport
A BRAZILIAN national and her local accomplices have been arrested for illegal possession of 230 grammes of cocaine valued at $1 932 000.Patience Muringa (32), Siege Fried Zibusiso Dhlovu (33) ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet resumes Victoria Falls-Joburg flights
LOCAL airliner, Fastjet has resumed flights between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg in neighbouring South Africa in response to renewed demand for air travel, bringing hope to the tourism industry....Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Airlink to launch Harare to Cape Town flight
SA privately-owned Airlink, now Africa's second-biggest airline after Ethiopian Airlines, will on 3 March 2021 launch an inaugural flight between Harare and Cape Town. After severing ties with...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set to reopen borders
THE government yesterday said it has decided to send a team of experts to all ports of entry to assess whether the country is ready to open its borders amid the continued decline in cases of coronavir...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 07:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls re-activates helicopter flights
Operators of helicopter flights popularly known as "Flight of Angels" above the Victoria Falls have activated their systems in anticipation of return of tourists following the reopening of the sector....Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opens airports to international flights
Zimbabwe officially opened its airports to international flights yesterday with five airlines resuming services into the country and the Zimbabwean authorities ready to enforce the new testing and pub...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambia travel borders officially open
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas until further notice. Travelers arriving with a vis...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
5 suitors eye Air Zimbabwe
About five prospective investors have expressed interest in Air Zimbabwe among them the continent's top airline, Ethiopian Airlines.Ethiopian Airlines, is leading the pack with four other suit...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 12:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe gets fresh hope for international flights
STRUGGLING flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) might regain its wings to fly internationally after a Netherlands-based company, Knighthood Capital (Knighthood), recently tabled an offer to partner the ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe grapples with US$85m SAA debt
ZIMBABWE owes South African Airways (SAA) over US$85 million (R1,1 billion) in unrepatriated revenue from ticket sales as the country continues to grapple with biting foreign currency shortages amid g...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to restrict foreign operators to Harare
Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int'l) has proposed restricting foreign carriers to Harare Int'l given concerns their use of Victoria Falls and Bulawayo has cannibalised traffic from the Zimbabwean capital, ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 17:24hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Who is profiting from negative reporting?
Not so long ago, Aljazeera correspondent Haru Mutasa was denied a visa by one Western embassy ostensibly because of lack of a guarantee that she would return home.While it is the prerogative o...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 1 | by Ranga Mataire
Forcing countries to pay debt in currency it denies them - that's the US!
ONE thing for sure is that Zimbabwe is not short of real original thinking to counter the West's capture of some Zimbabwean minds.Because of donor funding, too many politicians (naturally more...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:02hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Zimbabwean woman escapes ill-fated Ethiopian flight
FOR Farirai Munatsirei Chataurwa, a Mozambique-based World Food Programme employee, miracles still do happen!She was scheduled to fly on the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 that cras...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Mnangagwa flies to New York
The 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women officially opened here yesterday with strong calls to ensure women are recognised as equal partners in all spheres of life. ...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe classifies Boeing 737-Max 8 as unsafe
The Deputy Minister of information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi has advised citizens that Government has classified the Boeing 737-Max 8 as unsafe.The warning comes ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 14:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa mourns Addis crash victims
President Mnangagwa yesterday joined the world in mourning the death of 157 passengers of an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed six minutes after take-off in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines' Flig...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 kills 157 passengers
Ethiopian Airlines kills 157 passengersAn Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday killing 149 passengers and eight crew members, the airline said.The...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:32hrs | 3 | by Bloomberg
Ethiopian Airlines team expected for Air Zimbabwe deal
An Ethiopian Airlines team is expected in the country next month to start negotiations for the proposed partnership deal between Air Zimbabwe and Africa's biggest and most profitable airline.E...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aviation in slow, but positive climb
LAST week, the local skies welcomed the arrival of the restructured fellow southern African carrier, Air Tanzania.The airline re-launched flights to Harare after close to two decades of no dir...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by Benjamin Manzini
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