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Covid-19 exposes Zimbabwe education sector
Last year, Zimbabwe recorded the lowest Grade Seven public examination pass rate in five years.At 37,11 percent, the national pass rate was down from the 46,9 percent recorded the previous yea...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 07:16hrs | 288 | by Staff Reporter
Airlink plans daily Harare-Cape Town flights
SOUTH African airline, Airlink says it is looking beyond three weekly frequencies when it launches its Harare-Cape Town flights on March 3.Managing director, Rodger Foster said this week plans...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:02hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwe is fighting to win back tourists
ZIMBABWE'S tourism sector is working around the clock to adapt to the new normal.This means working out a strategy that attracts back foreign tourists into the country following a full year of...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 18:57hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
More radio stations coming, says BAZ
Zimbabwe's media reforms are moving swiftly forward with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) now verifying information and carrying out fact-finding missions in the communities that submitted...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
6 Zanu-PF linked TV stations get licences
Six new free-to-air private television stations will go live in Zimbabwe within the next 18 months, joining ZBCTV, after the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) yesterday issued licences, ending ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:15hrs | 283 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Emirates shakes up fares
Dubai-Headquartered airline, Emirates said on Monday it had reviewed fares on the Dubai-Lusaka-Harare route as part of efforts to recapture a market that had been grounded by COVID-19-induced lockdown...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1364 | by Staff reporter
6 TV channels to get licences
Six independent television channels will soon get licences as part of the movement by the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa to open up airwaves and implement media reforms, Senators heard yes...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 07:39hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators get free frequencies
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of its thrust t...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Potraz moves to reduce data costs
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of measures to ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu sings Jonathan Moyo praises
Former MDC leader Obert Gutu has heaped praises on Professor Jonathan Moyo applauding him for the transformation that he introduced at national broadcaster ZBC. Moyo is credited for the 75% lo...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 12:57hrs | 6575 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man behind 5G - Coronavirus conspiracy is a Zimbabwean opposition consultant
The United Kingdom Guardian newspaper investigative army has unearthed the identity of the man behind a voice note that has been widely circulating on social media claiming the Coronavirus is linked t...Published: 25 Apr 2020 at 22:13hrs | 6020 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Air Zimbabwe crafts post Covid-19 recovery strategy
NATONAL airline, Air Zimbabwe, is working on a post-Covid-19 masterplan, which will see the company reclaiming its domestic and regional routes as it works on a recovery path.The airliner had ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 15:31hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Teachers unions cry for government intervention
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have pointed out that their members are suffering under the current COVID-19 lockdown reg...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 10:11hrs | 1200 | by Daniel Ital, Harare Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe finalises post-Covid-19 re-launch strategy
National flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe says it is finalizing the post-covid-19 re-launch plan which is anchored on creation of a robust domestic and regional network.Air Zimbabwe which suspended ...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 13:41hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Digitisation progress charms Govt
MANY communities in remote areas now have access to radio services following the successful roll-out of Government's digitisation programme that has so far seen the installation of six gap filler tran...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deal with manufacturers profiteering from coronavirus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said his government will come heavily on any manufacturer who wants to illegally profit from the coronavirus through charging extortionate prices.He said while...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:36hrs | 313 | by newzimbabwe
Victoria Falls faces lockdown as airlines begin pullout
ZIMBABWE's premier tourist attraction, Victoria Falls is facing a massive knock on tourist arrivals as major international airlines that are key in bringing in tourists indicated they will either stop...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:31hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
6 TV licences issued to independent players
Government will have issued six television licences to independent players by August to improve diversity in information dissemination as the new administration liberalises the airwaves, Information, ...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:03hrs | 431 | by Staff reportert
NCBFZ Response to BAZ Public Consultation Notice
On the 21st of December 2019, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) issued a Public Consultation Notice wherein it proposed to revise the broadcasting frequency allotment plan in order to accom...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 18:21hrs | 833 | by Agencies
fastjet launches Bulawayo-Joburg flight
LOW-COST airline, Fastjet, yesterday officially launched its Bulawayo-Johannesburg flight, which is expected to increase capacity utilisation of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport and enha...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:12hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe airspace safe?
A RADIO frequency controller at the air traffic control (ATC) broke down on Monday night, causing a two-hour flights delay yesterday morning, NewsDay can reveal.Last week, a leaked letter from...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Mbuya Nehanda is back
THE country's airliner, Air Zimbabwe, has said the aircraft it expects to introduce later this month is not a new acquisition but one of the planes that had been grounded. The struggling airli...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:11hrs | 2128 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Joburg route oversubscribed: fastjet
LOW-COST airline fastjet Zimbabwe says it has been "overwhelmed" with positive responses from a wide spectrum of local and international customers after the announcement of the new route, Bulawayo to ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:27hrs | 4625 | by Staff reporter
New plane for Air ZImbabwe
AIR Zimbabwe is expecting delivery of a new plane in the next three weeks, a development that will see it introducing evening domestic flights to Victoria Falls. The flag carrier has been usin...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet to fly Bulawayo to Joburg route
Low cost airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe says it will next month introduce a new direct route schedule from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe to Johannesburg in South Africa.Fastjet Zimbabwe will begin fly...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:30hrs | 7062 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia: South Africa's Aha moment!
I love radio! I have done so since I could listen to my mum's voice while I was in her stomach. Not the loud music. Neither the childishly gurrolous disc jockeys on some frequencies. I...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 06:36hrs | 710 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Mnangagwa's govt to issue 40 community radio licences, claims Mangwana
Government has started working on licensing 40 community radio stations countrywide as it steps up efforts to achieve total broadcasting coverage, an official has said. Secretary for Informati...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:41hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
fastjet Zimbabwe receives approval for additional frequencies
fastjet Zimbabwe, a low-cost airline, has received approval from the government to operate flights to new regional routes, civil aviation authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) Joshua Mqabuko International Airp...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 1312 | by Staff reporter
More flights for Bulawayo
THE Government has increased flight frequencies for low-cost airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe, in a move which will play a huge part in improving connectivity and growing of the country's economy.Civ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:42hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's reform programme steams ahead
In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), this writer was asked what reforms President Mnangagwa had undertaken.The journalist asking the question was reminded that her ...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:31hrs | 164 | by Nick Mangwana
REVEALED: The Zimbabwe bird is a spiritual crocodile
The controversial Zimbabwe bird is carved with a crocodile crawling towards it. The bird stole social media limelight on Wednesday after MDC leader Nelson Chamisa condemned it as an object of idol wor...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 20:31hrs | 14042 | by Mandla Ndlovu
10 radio stations to get licences
Government is this year expected to issue community radio broadcasting licences to 10 private operators as part of its reform agenda to open the airwaves in the growing industry with foreign players e...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:34hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Minister storms out of YaFM launch, says cannot address 'empty chairs'
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavhima Friday left the regional launch of private radio station YA FM in Kwekwe in a huff saying he could not be found addressing "empty chairs".The...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:49hrs | 619 | by newzimbabwe
BAZ boss grilled over issuance of radio, TV licences
BROADCASTING Authority of Zimbabwe chief executive, Obert Muganyura was yesterday grilled by Parliament over issuance of Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) webcast radio and television licences this year ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | 557 | by Staf reporter
Parly takes Mangwana to task over national commemorations
MEDIA, Information and Broadcasting Services ministry secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana last week came under parliamentary grilling over his request for $220 000 to be channelled towards national commemor...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporterq
Zimbabwe air travellers figures increase
MORE than one million passengers have travelled by air in Zimbabwe in the first nine months of the year, latest statistics have revealed.According to a report by Air Traffic Controllers Associ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:08hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
fastjet Zimbabwe still accepting multi-currency payments
Fastjet Zimbabwe on Thursday said it will continue to accept all the mode of payments used in the country as it announced a new fare for the Harare to Bulawayo flight."You can now fly between ...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:47hrs | 2287 | by Staff reporter
Govt clarifies issuance of new broadcasting licences
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has not issued new licences, but has registered service providers with existing licences and who in any case enjoy freedom of establishment in terms of the...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet set to fly 500,000 passengers on its Zimbabwean routes this year.
LOW cost airline Fastjet says it is on course to fly almost 500 000 passengers on its Zimbabwean routes this year.Hein Kaiser, the group's spokesperson, said the regional airline carries aroun...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:07hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi has lost value as a political currency
Now that the 2018 plebiscite has emphatically placed my party ZAPU in its rightful political space, it is time for members to sober up to reality. Let me begin by congratulating all those who stood in...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:43hrs | 1732 | by Mso Ndlovu
Whither ZAPU: The morning after
Now that the 2018 plebiscite has emphatically placed my party ZAPU in its rightful political space, it is time for members to sober up to reality. Let me begin by congratulating all those who stood in...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 11:35hrs | | by Mso Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt praises fastjet
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo said Government was happy that fastjet, a low cost airliner, has launched direct flights between Harare and Bulawayo.Dr Gumbo ...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:48hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet to launch daily flights between Harare and Bulawayo; first flight scheduled for 20 July
Harare: fastjet, Africa's affordable airline for everyone, announced today that it will commence daily flights between Harare and Bulawayo from 20 July 2018. Ticket sales are already open on fastjet.c...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 10:49hrs | 3499 | by Agencies
fastjet to introduce Harare - Bulawayo flights on 2 July 2018
Low-cost carrier, fastjet has been given traffic rights between Harare and Bulawayo, Business Daily reported.Daily flights ...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 11:19hrs | 3587 | by Staff reporter
fastjet increases flights on Harare-Vic Falls route
Low-cost carrier, fastjet will add two flights between Harare and Victoria Falls next month amid growing demand for the service.The additional flights will see the airline serving the route wi...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Close digital divide, says POTRAZ
THERE is a need to upscale the utility of wireless resources to close the digital divide in Zimbabwe and other African countries, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 11:22hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
SAA seeks diplomacy to recover millions from Zim
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) says it will be switching to diplomacy to recover millions of dollars that have been not been repatriated from Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe and Angola are said to owe SAA a co...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 09:42hrs | 2055 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embraces ICTs for sustainable development
Zimbabwe is committed to Africa's quest to enhance the continent's information and communication technology (ICT) systems, as these are necessary to achieve sustainable development in all sectors of t...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:16hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe through the eyes of Ghana
On December 31, 1981, when Fte./Lte. Jerry John Rawlings seized power in a military coup in Ghana, it was the second time he had burst onto the political scene; the first was in June 1979. Back then, ...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 14:53hrs | 1335 | by Dr Ayittey
Zimbabwe pushes for increased spectrum in ICT
Zimbabwe is pushing for additional spectrum to support growth for its broadcast and information communication technology (ICT) industry, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information Communicatio...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:12hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
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