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UN top official jets into Zimbabwe

The Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, Laura Nyirinkindi, is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe today for a 10-day working visit aimed at evaluating the country's progress in promoting an…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe veteran pilot killed in Gweru jet crash

A senior Air Force of Zimbabwe pilot died on Friday after his Chengdu J-7/F-7 fighter jet crashed in the Carafoc area of Gweru, eyewitnesses and military sources have confirmed.Retired Squadron Leader Vuyo Ncube, a seasoned pilot and veter…

Published: 30 May 2025 at 16:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Air Zimbabwe retires Falcon 7X Presidential jet

Air Zimbabwe has officially retired its sole Falcon 7X, marking the end of its tenure as Zimbabwe's presidential jet. The aircraft, registered as Z-AZM (msn 299) during its service with the national carrier, is now under the management of …

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:59hrs | 3677 | by Staff reporter

Uproar over Mnangagwa's US$54m jet

ZIMBABWEANS have angrily reacted to reports that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has acquired a US$54 million presidential jet â€” a Dassault Falcon 7X , at a time the majority of the population is wallowing in abject poverty.According to rep…

Published: 01 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa buys swanky US$54 million presidential jet

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken delivery of a US$54 million presidential jet - a Dassault Falcon 7X, ZimLive reported.The aircraft was delivered in March, but it was not put into service until this week after Mnangagwa's government …

Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 19:01hrs | 17 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu

Mnangagwa approves acquisition of presidential jet, source says

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the acquisition of a presidential jet, ZimLive can reveal.The aircraft is a long-range Dassault Falcon, military sources said."It has already been bought, and pilots have left the country to underg…

Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:15hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe flies British fighter jets again despite sanctions

Zimbabwe's Air Force has mysteriously found parts for its grounded Hawk fighter jets - 21 years after Britain imposed a crippling arms embargo.Four BAE Hawk jets took part in a fly-past during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulaw…

Published: 01 May 2022 at 19:36hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter

SANDF defends use of air force jet by an ANC delegation that travelled to Harare

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Thursday that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula travelled to Zimbabwe for official work and gave her ANC colleagues a lift.This, after the party was accused of abusing state r…

Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 15:50hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa jets off to Japan

President Mnangagwa last night left for the Tokyo International Cooperation on African Development (TICAD) Summit where he said he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Emperor Naruhito to call for increased cooperation and supp…

Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Auxillia joins Mnangagwa in hiring pricey private jets

FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has joined her husband in hiring pricey private jets - which cost taxpayers thousands of United States dollars.The first lady returned home from Dubai on Tuesday last week aboard a private jet Airbus A318-112 …

Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:33hrs | 5366 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's wife charters pricey plane to Dubai

FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has joined her husband in hiring pricey private jets - which cost taxpayers thousands of United States dollars.The first lady returned home from Dubai on Tuesday last week aboard a private jet Airbus A318-112 …

Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Auxillia Mnangagwa takes luxury private jet home from Dubai

First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was flown home by private jet on Monday, ZimLive has learnt.Mnangagwa attended a meeting of the Merck Foundation in Dubai that tackled the stigmatisation of women with infertility problems, together with 10 ot…

Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 12 | by ZimLive

Mnangagwa luxury jets torch storm

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube was yesterday grilled in the Senate by opposition legislators over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant to travel in hired luxurious private jets when the country is saddled with serious problems like short…

Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:41hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

Jet boat launch shuts down Victoria Falls Border Post

THE Victoria Falls Border Post will be closed for two hours this morning between 6AM and 8AM to cater for the launch of a majestic jet boat on the Zambezi River. Shearwater Adventures is re-introducing the Jet Boat years after its first bo…

Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:50hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa and his love for expensive jets

At a time when Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is implementing austerity measures that have only brought more suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behaving as if he is from another planet.Last week, our esteemed…

Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:45hrs | 23 | by Benjamin Manzini

Mnangagwa under fire over private jets

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for using expensive chartered flights at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are wallowing in poverty.Mnagagwa on Friday flew to Ethiopia for the African Union (AU) summit on a private j…

Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa ditches Air Zimbabwe for Swiss luxury jet

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ditched the struggling Air Zimbabwe and hired a private Swiss luxury jet to fly him to Tanzania for a meeting with his counterpart, John Magufuli.According to government sources, Mnangagwa ignored Air…

Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

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