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Mozambique's President to open ZITF
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo will officially open the 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), set to run from April 21 to 26 in Bulawayo, with this year's event attracting a...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:18hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
South Africans in danger of losing access to SABC
If South Africa follows through with the 31 March analogue switch-off deadline, a date being challenged in court today, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) risks losing a quarter of its ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 20:45hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean innovator showcases self-powering vehicle to Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed Zimbabwean innovator Maxwell Chikumbutso for his groundbreaking invention of self-powering vehicles and motorbikes that run on radio waves, describing the feat ...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:45hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Why should vehicle owners pay for a Radio License for non-functional or non-existent radios?
44 years on, The Zimbabwean liberation struggle was fought to end the exploitation and marginalisation of the majority. Central to this was the pursuit of fairness, equality and the eradication of unj...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:31hrs | 7984 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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
Motorists cheat deaths; as haulage truck overturns
At least two motorists survived an accident in Chipembere area yesterday when a haulage truck overturned at the 60-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway.According to witnesses, the haulage...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:36hrs | 923 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
5 reasons why Zimbabwe is a popular destination
According to the latest data from Zimstat, Zimbabwe saw a staggering 83.2% increase in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period last year, with South African travelle...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 07:48hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Binga still does not have TV, radio signals
Chief Sikalenge, also known as Cannius Muleya, expressed frustration over the prolonged absence of radio and television signals in Binga district, despite promises from the government to connect ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Advertising, distributing and using Starlink internet is illegal in Zimbabwe
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has warned individuals and companies who are caught distributing and advertising Starlink Internet Services' gadgets that th...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 19:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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 air traffic volumes surge
As Zimbabwe continues to experience the benefits of liberalizing air transport, such as improved service quality and increased air traffic, which in turn facilitates tourism, trade, investment, and gr...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet adds additional daily flights between Johannesburg and Bulawayo
FastJet introduced additional flight frequencies from Bulawayo's Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Monday, in time for the busy Christmas ...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 17:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
19 airlines fly into Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in airline connectivity, with 19 local and international carriers now operating in the country. This expansion has provided greater convenience and option...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 08:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet adds new flight between Bulawayo, Jo'burg
Fastjet Zimbabwe (Fastjet) has increased the frequency of its flights from the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, b...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Anti-Zimbabwe' journalists blocked from covering elections
Zimbabwean authorities have barred Voice Of America (VOA) journalists from covering Wednesday's general election in yet another incident involving purging of foreign media viewed unfriendly to the Zan...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 18:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
FlySafair announces flight prices to Zimbabwe
SOUTH African low-cost airline, FlySafair has released its prices for the Harare and Victoria Falls flights, which are far cheaper than those of other operators.For the Johannesburg to Harare ...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
CemAir launches first flight to Zimbabwe
SOUTH African carrier, CemAir, yesterday announced its presence in Zimbabwe by introducing its Johannesburg-Victoria Falls flights.This move is part of the airline's strategic growth plans aim...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
FlySafair, Cemair enter Zimbabwe market
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has approved applications from the South African low-cost carriers FlySafair and Cemair to start flying into Harare and Victoria Falls.The aviat...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Fastjet launches new domestic routes
ZIMBABWE'S fastjet has expanded its domestic route network by launching additional flights to Kariba and Hwange National Park.With the addition of these routes, the airline will now be flying ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:43hrs | 5 | 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
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
SA's FlySafair gets nod for daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Harare
South African airline FlySafair says it will start daily flights to Harare from Johannesburg and Cape town later this year after obtaining permission from the International Air Services Council....Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 6 | 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's 24 500km road network to be revamped by 2025
THIS week Zimbabwe Independent (ZI) business reporter, Freeman Makopa caught up with Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona (FM) to discuss updates in the progress of crucial i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe newspapers struggling
GOVERNMENT has admitted that the local print media industry is struggling to raise revenue to meet operational costs and guarantee decent salaries.Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Servi...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's airline passengers to rise 80%
AIR passenger numbers into Zimbabwe's airports will rise above pre-pandemic levels this year, as traffic improves in the aftermath of hard lockdowns globally, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caa...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:32hrs | 2 | 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
Zimbabwe seeks to boost ties with UAE
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has moved a motion for ratification of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wh...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls trudges back to pre-pandemic levels
CONFIDENCE in Victoria Falls ticked up in the past year, underpinned by improved global sentiment and rigorous efforts towards combating the COVID–19 scourge, a new survey has indicated.The ...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe says to to take delivery of new aircraft by April
Air Zimbabwe will take delivery of new aircraft during the first quarter of this year enabling it to launch additional regional flights as well as a new intercontinental route, an official has said....Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to take delivery of new aircraft
Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) will take delivery of new aircraft during the first quarter of this year, enabling it to launch additional regional flights as well as a new intercontinental route, an official h...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Continuous lockdowns to hit Zimbabwe's literacy rate'
REPEATED lockdowns due to COVID-19, leading to continuous closure of schools, is impacting education in a hard way in landlocked Zimbabwe.On the eve of International Literacy Day, which is bei...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
‘Qatar moves Zimbabwe markets'
QATAR Airways' entry into the Harare–Doha route will give impetus to Zimbabwe's export strategy, with connection problems previously faced by investors coming to an end, ZimTrade, the country's expo...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The quandary of reopening schools
It is a fact that schools closed in early June and attempts to open for second term have been futile due to the escalation of Covid-19 cases in Zimbabwe. Recently the government announced that schools...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Takavafira Zhou
PTUZ demands data bundles for teachers
GOVERNMENT has been urged to avail free data bundles for teachers to enable them to conduct virtual lessons in the absence of face-to-face learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has caused havoc g...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC frets over recurrent
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the recurrent sewer pipe bursts which it blamed on the ageing infrastructure that is also strained by population growth.Presenting a repo...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lufthansa's Eurowings announces flights between Victoria Falls and Frankfurt
German airline Lufthansa will connect the Victoria Falls to Europe with three-times-a-week flights to the tourism hub starting in March 2022.The flights - with a connecting stop in Windhoek, N...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 18:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
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 Zimbabwe admin tables a fresh revival plan
ADMINISTRATORS of Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) have persuaded government to roll out a foreign currency funding model under which industries would be directed to deploy United States dollars into the broke a...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:03hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
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 | 11 | 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 | 3 | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | 9 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 38 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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