Search / Houseboat
Zimbabwe's new dinosaur discovery: inside the unique find
VISITORS to Lake Kariba - the world's largest man-made lake, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe - come to enjoy the abundant wildlife, fine fishing or spectacular scenery.However, in...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
New dinosaur species fossils found in Zimbabwe
FOSSILS found on the shoreline of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe represent a completely new dinosaur species.This remarkable find, named Musankwa sanyatiensis, marks only the fourth dinosaur species ...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kariba buzzing as tourists flock in
THE tourism sector has received a festive boost in the resort town of Kariba, with full to capacity bookings during the Christmas season, The NewsHawks has gathered. Tour operators and hospitality ind...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 16:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Kariba: Zimbabwe's dormant tourism jewel
IT'S 6am on a Tuesday morning in the resort town of Kariba.The sun is already hot as usual and temperatures are on a high at 41 degrees Celsius.And taking a stroll on the streets of Ka...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tourists flock to Kariba for the famous bream
LAKE Kariba is arguably one of Africa's best, and prettiest spots to execute fishing expeditions.Over 40 different fish species call the lake home from shoals of Kapenta to the fighting Tiger ...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tuku's unreleased music stolen
TODAY marks exactly three years to the day legendary music icon and national hero Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi breathed his last. The revered and highly decorated musician died at the age of 66, and had ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Giant Kariba houseboat up for sale
ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest luxury houseboat, the Zambezi Trader, is set to be sold to the highest bidder in a development that has sent shock waves in the tourism industry.Is it the Covid...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe churches not honest brokers'
THE push for talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the opposition has suffered a significant setback after Zanu-PF accused the church yesterday of acting in bad faith over the mooted national...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ex-top banker speaks on daring escape
NMBZ Holdings founder James Mushore has spoken of how he evaded arrest and fled to exile over a decade ago after being accused of externalising foreign currency.Mushore (JM) told Alpha Holding...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC woos Sadc on dialogue
AS THE push for Zimbabwe's much-needed national dialogue continues to gather steam, the opposition said yesterday that it was important for Sadc and the African Union to help midwife the mooted talks....Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 07:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Good road network vital to revive domestic tourism
THE tourism industry has implored the Government to urgently fix the country's major roads that have been damaged by heavy rains to ensure smooth domestic travel. A majority of the country's r...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Moyo backs national talks
FORMER Speaker of Parliament and MDC bigwig, Lovemore Moyo, has thrown his weight behind the current push to nudge President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage the opposition and other key stakeholders in t...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Talks between Mnangagwa and the opposition is now inevitable
DIALOGUE between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the opposition is now inevitable, and also remains the best way to ending Zimbabwe's decades-long myriad challenges, professor of World Politics at th...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora appoints team to work on national dialogue strategy
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has now appointed a formal MDC committee to work on a strategy to engage the ruling Zanu-PF and other key stakeholders in the country, as his push for all-inclusive ...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's national dialogue 'window of opportunity' opens
WITH the momentum towards national dialogue continuing to gather speed, as Zimbabweans cry for an end to the country's decades-long political and economic challenges, analysts have urged the Church to...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 18:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Binga airstrip set for $4m upgrade
The government through the District Development Fund (DDF) is set to embark on a $4 million upgrade of the Binga airstrip to improve accessibility of the destination in line with the current drive to ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 15:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Houseboat finds home on Kariba waters
THE majestic "African Dream" houseboat will now operate in Kariba as the boat's handlers have given up on going to Namibia.The 30-metre Dream of Africa made a U-turn from Kazungula Border Post...Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to engage Botswana as majestic boat returns
ZIMBABWE will engage Botswana following refusal by the neighbouring country's authorities to allow the majestic "African Dream" houseboat to pass through its roads to Namibia.Tourism, Environm...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Houseboat back in Zimbabwe after Botswana refuse to clear it
THE majestic "African Dream" which was stuck at on the Botswana side of Kazungula Border post as authorities in the neighbouring country reportedly refused to allow it into their country for almost a ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 16:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana still refusing Houseboat passage
THE gigantic French-owned houseboat, African Dream, is still stuck at Kazungula Border Post after Botswana's immigration officials allegedly refused it entrance into the neighbouring country over inad...Published: 04 Nov 2017 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Obituary: Jamusi MacKenzie (1973 - 2017) - A Brave Hunter and Conservationist
Most people know the late Jamusi MacKenzie only as a Professional Hunter and Guide, but he was a lot of other things to many people.I first met Jamusi MacKenzie in the 1990s when we were both ...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 12:22hrs | 4 | by Laiton Kandawire, a Patsaka Correspondent
Botswana refused to allow houseboat into the country
THE majestic "African Dream" is still stuck on the Botswana side of Kazungula Border post as authorities in the neighbouring country reportedly refused to allow it into their country.Engineer ...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Houseboat brings Victoria Falls to a standstill
BUSINESS temporarily screeched to a halt in Victoria Falls town yesterday afternoon, as residents jostled to catch a glimpse of a huge luxurious houseboat which passed through the tourist resort town ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Houseboat brings Bulawayo to a standstill
BULAWAYO residents for the past two days have been jostling to catch a glimpse of the African Dream, a houseboat believed to be one of the biggest to have been built in Zimbabwe which is destined for ...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kariba benefits on Telone Provide-A-Bin programme
Telone has finally headed for the Ultimate tourist destination Kariba to officially handover bins to the Municipality. Saturday the 22nd of July will see a cleanup campaign from Kariba Telone Exchange...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 16:36hrs | | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye - Patsaka Correspondent
Welcome back Minister Dr Engineer Walter Muzembi
I am one person who really got disappointed to see all the effort by my dear friend Minister Walter Muzembi coming to a halt abruptly. Yes with my friends here, I had given my own analysis of what wou...Published: 18 May 2017 at 09:59hrs | | by MuHwisiri Chaiye
Heads of both secondary and primary schools associations heading to Kariba
Kariba Resort town is now on it's feet and ready as it hosts the NASH and NAPH this year. A total of around 1200 secondary school heads will grace the resort town this June from the 21st through to th...Published: 12 May 2017 at 12:27hrs | | by MuHwisiri Chaiye
Upping the tourism ante in Zimbabwe
Tourism is on the rise in Zimbabwe. Gambling is quite popular and the country has one of the largest concentrations of casinos in all of Africa. Tourism and, in turn, ...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Agencies
Exotic family holiday turns into a tragic death scene at Lake Kariba
An exotic family holiday soon turned into a tragic death scene when a young man was viciously mauled by a pack of lions.Chris Demaine, from Perth in Western Australia, was celebrating his dad'...Published: 12 Oct 2014 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
An example of 'Killing in the name of God'
EVEN as President Robert Mugabe made his most recent warning after his return from the United Nations General Assembly's 69th session that Zanu-PF party members should desist from engaging in corrupt ...Published: 04 Oct 2014 at 10:40hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Zanu PF factional strife: An example of 'Killing in the name of God
Even as President Robert Mugabe made his most recent warning after his return from the United Nations General Assembly's 69th session that Zanu PF party members should desist from engaging in corr...Published: 02 Oct 2014 at 13:19hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Zimbabwe police to clamp down on house parties
Police say they have put several houses under strict surveillance and will not hesitate to pounce on house parties as they move in to curb the new trend that has gripped the city exposing youths t...Published: 09 Sep 2014 at 17:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive crocodile shot in Zimbabwe - Picture
You might have heard last week of a massive crocodile shot in the upper regions of the Ume River, which feeds into Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, Reports stated it was 9 meters in length, ...Published: 12 Aug 2014 at 15:57hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Sodomy councillor appears in court
MDC-T councillor for Budiriro, Oddrey Sydney Chirombe, appeared in court last Friday charged with indecent for allegedly fondling a male roommate during a workshop in Kariba.Chirombe (49),...Published: 04 Mar 2014 at 14:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
One dies in Kariba boat collision
One person died and another was seriously injured when two speedboats that were escorting tourists in a houseboat in Lake Kariba collided. The incident occurred at the Antelope Chalala point i...Published: 03 Jan 2013 at 17:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top Zimbabwe destinations for 2012
Romance and adventure go hand in hand in Zimbabwe. The holiday destinations in Zimbabwe will allow you experience the low lying semi arid land to forest and lake infested lush green highlands. The ri...Published: 21 Jan 2012 at 20:45hrs | | by Tourism
Load More Stories
