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Olympian Cyprianos comes home
Bulawayo's Stingrays Swimming Academy has organized a welcome ceremony for Denilson Cyprianos, the Zimbabwean swimmer who competed in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Cyprianos, who finished six...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:04hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
InDrive drivers cry foul over low fares in Bulawayo
InDrive drivers in Bulawayo have raised concerns about the rates set by the ride-hailing app, arguing that the current pricing model is unsustainable for their livelihoods.Drivers have highlig...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 13:57hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
So I can also attend a meeting between Mnangagwa and a visiting head of state?
I honestly had no idea that President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa afforded ordinary citizens what are termed ‘participatory interactive platforms’.According to Information Minister Jenfan ...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 21:09hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
It isn't Chivayo flying too close to the sun - but Mnangagwa certainly is!
So, Information Ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana issued a cryptic warning to dubious businessman Wicknell Chivayo.In a chilling post on X (formerly Twitter), he (Mangwana) compared C...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:15hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Will Wicknell be Mnangagwa's downfall?
During the last days of Robert Gabriel Mugabe's rein, his wife, Grace, had become unhinged.She would step on everyone's toes, including those who had kept her husband at the helm for decades, ...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:12hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fastjet plane aborts Bulawayo landing due to bad weather
A Fastjet plane flying from Harare was forced to abort landing in Bulawayo Tuesday morning due to foggy weather.The Embraer ERJ145 aircraft, which was due to touch down at 6.50am, was forced t...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe paying the price for not holding leaders to account
AS much Zimbabwe scares me, sometimes!It is terribly unsettling and outright creepy, to say the least, whenever I watch how some Zimbabweans treat their leaders.I try to imagine if I h...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | | by Tendai R Mbofana
Let's not be a nation of stooges!
Zimbabwe scares me, sometimes!It is terribly unsettling and outright creepy, to say the least, whenever I watch how some Zimbabweans treat their leaders....Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 19:17hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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
Zimbabwe will never prosper as long as we have turned our politics into cults and idolatry!
A few days ago, as my wife and I were attending to some errands in the city centre, we visited a tailoring shop, whereby we were greeted by attire advertising the tailor's work. To say we were...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthwakazi symbol removed from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport billboard
THE decision to obliterate a symbol from the billboard at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport has triggered a major outcry, with political parties and activists calling for its restoration....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland projects get priority in 2022 budget
GOVERNMENT continues to drive the development of Matabeleland with the 2022 National Budget Statement presented yesterday in Parliament by Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli N...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:43hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to visit Khaya Moyo's family in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will on Wednesday afternoon visit the family of the late veteran nationalist and Zanu-PF spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo in Bulawayo to pass his condolences.The President re...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 16:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 1531 graduates at LSU
President Mnangagwa Friday conferred degrees and diplomas to a total of 1531 graduates at the Lupane State University 12th graduation ceremony.At least 50 percent of the graduates were females...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 16:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Police act on armed robberies
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has instructed all his provincial commanders to deploy special units to robbery hotspots in an effort to tackle increasing armed robbery cases. Comm-...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Houses encroaching into Joshua Nkomo Airport
LAND developers in Bulawayo are reportedly encroaching into the land reserved for expansion of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport land, Southern Eye has learnt.This was revealed in a recent report b...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matiza, Zimondi declared national heroes
The late Transport and Infrastructural Development minister, Joel Biggie Matiza and former Zimbabwe Prisons& Correctional Services Commissioner General, Major General (Rtd) Paradzai Zimondi have b...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 20:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Govt well-prepared to test all, says Mutsvangwa
GOVERNMENT has said it is well-prepared to test all Zimbabweans coming back into the country for the COVID-19 virus during this festive season at different ports of entry.This was said recentl...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pupils expose teacher's affair
A BULAWAYO-based married teacher who had an affair with his neighbour was exposed by his pupils who were discussing his cheating ways without noticing the presence of his wife. The pupils had ...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
$13 million upgrade for Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport
THE construction of a new air traffic control tower and a fire station at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo will commence soon at a cost of $13 million. Civil Aviation...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA to implement programmes under Trans-Limpopo initiative
Matabeleland region is poised for economic growth following a crucial meeting in Polokwane, South Africa to operationalise programmes under the auspices of the Trans-Limpopo Spatial Development Initia...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: The body of Dabengwa arrives in Bulawayo
Watch the arrival of the mortal remains of the late national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo airport in Bulawayo. The late Dabengwa who was declared a national hero will be...Published: 27 May 2019 at 11:30hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dabengwa to be buried in Ntabazinduna
THE body of late national hero and Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa will now arrive in Bulawayo on Monday after family members and Zapu officials resisted government's move to ferry his body through Har...Published: 26 May 2019 at 19:39hrs | 14 | by newzimbabwe
Dabengwa family thanks Government as liberation icon's body arrives
THE body of the late liberation war icon and former Cabinet Minister Dr Dumiso Dabengwa will arrive this afternoon at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Internationl Airport, accompanied by his widow, Zodwa....Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arrest of Zenzele Ndebele plot to suppress truth on Gukurahundi
Arrest of journalist, Zenzele Ndebele, yesterday morning at Bulawayo state house, Mnangagwa's meeting venue with Matabeleland civic organizations, is a plot to suppress the truth on Matabeleland...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabwe's Namibian port project taking shape
STATE-OWNED logistics firm Road Motor Services (RMS) says its dry land port project at Walvis Bay in Namibia is now 70% complete, four years after work began on it.RMS, a subsidiary of the Nat...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zim leaves passengers stranded in Bulawayo
In Bulawayo, passengers travelling to Harare were stranded at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo airport as they failed to depart the airport at 7pm today with Air Zimbabwe advising them that the state run airline'...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 14:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Fight erupts over Zimbabwe Airways plane
TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo this week summoned senior Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) officials to his offices after the airline refused to accommodate the recently purchased Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) Bo...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe nears collapse
So bad has the financial and operational rot ravaging Air Zimbabwe become, that the flag carrier can now barely manage to ferry its domestic and international passengers - who are increasingly endurin...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya humiliated in Bulawayo
Prophet Walter Magaya of PHD Ministries in Harare Zimbabwe was yesterday (Friday) humiliated by a security detail at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport in Bulawayo. Speaking at the end of his Fr...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zodwa Wabantu would like to meet Mugabe
South African socialite and entertainer Zodwa Wabantu has joined many celebrities who have indicated their soft spot for Zimbabwe's long ruling leader, President Robert Mugabe saying she would love to...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 14:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emergency road repairs begin in Matabeleland North
The Emergency Road Works Repair Programme has commenced in Matabeleland North Province with US$4,5 million set to be spent over the next three to six months.The programme commenced on the 4th ...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane fails to land in Bulawayo, returns to Harare
AN Air Zimbabwe plane from Harare failed to land at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport in Bulawayo yesterday due to bad weather.The plane had to return to Harare at about 7.30AM, following a...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 05:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gold Plane crash details emerge
A CENTRAL Air Traffic Services (CATS) aircraft that was transporting gold from Bulawayo to Harare on Tuesday crash-landed due to engine failure, the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) sai...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe International Airport coming soon, Transport minister disclose
Zanu PF led government is pushing for the renaming of Harare International International Airport to Robert Mugabe International Airport.Transport Minister Joram Gumbo disclosed the drive on Fr...Published: 17 Dec 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Alice Dube
$4.9 million availed for Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport upgrade
THE Government has allocated $4.9 million in the 2017 national budget to further the upgrading of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport.The airport was commissioned by...Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport needs $9k for tower construction
THE government requires $9 million to construct the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower to improve safety at the airport.The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural ...Published: 13 May 2016 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
ZITF official opening - Updates
Proceedings are underpay at the ZITF grounds in Bulawayo where the 57th edition of the fair is to be officially opened by Togolese President Faure Gnassinbe.President Robert Mugabe who arrived...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 15:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mamelodi Sundown's invade Bulawayo
High flying South Africa football giants - Mamelodi Sundown's have jetted in Bulawayo oozing with confidence ahead of their Champions League clash with Chicken Inn on Saturday.Masandawana arri...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 13:28hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Joshua Nkomo Airport does not meet international standards
JOSHUA Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, revamped at a cost of about US$25 million, still does not meet international standards hence government would need to pump in more money towards its upgrade...Published: 06 Nov 2015 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South African king sneaks into Zimbabwe
King Bhunane 3 of South Africa and members of the Zulu royal family this morning quietly made their way into the country via Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport in Bulawayo.Sources at the internation...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Daring conman steal Obert Mpofu's car
A brave South African national stole Transport minister Obert Mpofu's Land Cruiser last week after he had hired it on the pretext that he was attending a wedding in Matobo and disappeared....Published: 31 Mar 2015 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Dan Tshanda lands in Bulawayo
SOUTH AFRICAN disco music producer and singer Dan Tshanda has jetted in Bulawayo to wind up contract deal for his April scheduled shows in the city.Dave Ncube of Sekunjalo Promotions is br...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 13:18hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Air Zimbabwe plane fails to land, makes a U-turn
AN Air Zimbabwe passenger plane flying from Harare to Bulawayo was forced to make a U-turn after it failed to land at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport on Wednesday evening due to the r...Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Oswell Moyo
Joyous Celebration member deported from Zimbabwe
Spumelele Mbambo, a member of award - winning South African gospel outfit Joyous Celebration Choir, was deported on arrival at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport last Thursday for flouting Zimbabwe's immigr...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fog delays Air Zim plane landing in Byo
An Air Zimbabwe plane from Harare was this morning forced to make a u-turn after failing to land at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport due to fog.Senior minister in President Robert Mugabe's off...Published: 30 Jun 2014 at 20:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
CIO swarm Bulawayo ahead of Mugabe arrival
Security has been tightened in Bulawayo ahead of President Robert Mugabe's arrival in the city to preside over the official opening of this year's Zimbabwe International Trade Fair tomorrow....Published: 24 Apr 2014 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Another Israeli national deported from Zimbabwe
ANOTHER Israeli national, believed to be one of the millionaire rabbi Eliezer Berland's students was on Friday deported by immigration officials for breaching his visa conditions, it has been establis...Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Zimbabwe signs 7 air services agreements
The government says it has ratified seven bilateral air services agreements in a development which will see more tourist arrivals and an improvement on the sector's gross domestic product (GDP) contri...Published: 24 Feb 2014 at 16:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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