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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
Zimbabwe Air ambulances training starts
The Russian HeliDrive Air ambulances medical services team has arrived in Zimbabwe to establish an efficient air ambulance service under a public-private partnership. This initiative aims to reduce fa...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:33hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Italian tycoon fight for bail
Francesco Marconati, an Italian tycoon based in Zimbabwe, will appear in court this morning for a bail application ruling after spending two nights in jail for failing to complete a mandatory 105-day ...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 12:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to get more air ambulances from Russia
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the Government will establish an efficient air ambulance service staffed by highly skilled medical professionals, engineers, dispatchers, and pilots to redu...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Japan gives Zimbabwe US$ 17.4m for road upgrade
Last Friday, Japan and Zimbabwe finalized an agreement for the improvement of the North-South Corridor Phase 2 road.Funded by Japan, the construction between Makuti and Hell's Gate (Mana Pools...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Italian investor Francesco Marconati flouts mining regulations...poses threat to national security
Italian investor Francesco Marconati's contentious actions in Zimbabwe's mining sector have raised serious concerns about regulatory compliance, worker safety, and ethical standards. Despite being ord...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 13:00hrs | 36 | by George Tshuma
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 123 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Community Wildlife Scouts to complement sustainable human-wildlife relations - AWF
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has built capacity of 118 community wildlife scouts through targeted professional trainings that equipped them with basic and advanced skills in ecological monito...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 07:53hrs | 35 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mliswa quits active politics, unveils tourism project
FORMER Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa (Independent) has turned his focus to tourism and hospitality business after failing to retain his parliamentary seat during the August 23 and 24 harmon...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:31hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa quits politics
FORMER Hurungwe West and Norton constituencies legislator, Temba Mliswa is optimistic of contributing to the turnaround of the country's tourism sector as he invests and focuses on his Karoi property....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:12hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Richard Branson enjoys Zimbabwe's wildlife during two week visit
British billionaire Richard Branson – the founder of the Virgin Group – and his family spent considerable time touring Zimbabwe's prime wildlife resort areas during his visit to the country....Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Air ambulance to the rescue
A 54-year-old road traffic accident victim was airlifted from Bindura to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare by a four-member team of Russian and Zimbabwean paramedics, as the medical air rescue...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:16hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business upbeat over Richard Branson's visit
THE Zimbabwe Business Council says the recent visit by one of the world's richest men and owner of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson offered the country an opportunity to market its tourism potential....Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tourist arrivals increase by 51.5% in just 3 months
TOURIST arrivals to Zimbabwe increased by a roaring 51, 5% in the first quarter of the year, signalling significant recoveries in one of the country's highest earning sectors, the Zimbabwe National St...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 19:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Richard Branson in Zambezi conservation walk
One of the world's richest men and owner of the Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, is in Zimbabwe taking part in the Zambezi Valley Walk for Wild Expedition covering Mana Pools and Matusadona national ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:48hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Safari camp operators in Zimbabwe challenge oil drilling at world heritage site
The operators of safari camps charging more than $1 000 (~R20 000) a night have lodged objections against a planned oil exploration programme in Zimbabwe's premier wildlife area, Mana Pools.Af...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Kevin JiangAntony Sguazzin and Godfrey Marawanyika
Zimbabwe acquires 18 copters from Russia
ZIMBABWE yesterday took delivery of 18 brand new helicopters from Russia that will go towards emergency air medical services, law enforcement and tourism, as the efforts at engagement and re-engagemen...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:41hrs | 3 | 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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among top 24 tourists destinations
GLOBAL business and financial media group, Bloomberg, has listed Zimbabwe among top 24 destinations to visit in 2023, despite widespread negative foreign publicity and a southern African nation's tank...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi Valley braces for more dinosaur excavations
The discovery and excavation of remains of a two-legged dinosaur, that lived 230 million years ago, according to carbon dating in Mbire, has opened floodgates of explorations by archaeologists and loc...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbery suspects who undressed bus crew arrested
POLICE in Mashonaland West have arrested six men in connection with an armed robbery involving a CAG bus crew and passengers, who last week lost US$20 000, among other valuables.All the victim...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 19:12hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
$30bn for DDF roads rehab
GOVERNMENT has set its sights on accelerating infrastructure projects, including upgrading roads, airports and drilling of boreholes at a cost of about $30 billion.Through the District Develop...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lures world's top celebrities
THE most watched man on television in the world, one of the world's richest men and two former United States presidents have all visited Zimbabwe in the last decade, in an endorsement of Zimbabwe as a...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Pressure on Chinese miner to abort plans to mine in Hwange Nat Park
PRESSURE is mounting on Chinese mining company Afrochine Smelting (Private) Limited to abort plans to conduct coal mining activities near Sinamatela National Park in Hwange.Local residents hav...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission Makuti-Chirundu stretch
The completed phase of the US$21 million Makuti-Chirundu road rehabilitation is expected to be commissioned by President Mnangagwa tomorrow, just over 18 months after he officiated at the ground-break...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Moyo national hero
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero. Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kas...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1 | 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 ...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
North-South Corridor road rehab begins
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has officially launched the commencement of works on the first 6,5km of a 21km stretch along Makuti-Chirundu Road linking the country to Sadc, Comesa and East African states. ...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa invites China to invest in Zimbabwe tourism sector
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday urged Chinese investors to take advantage of available opportunities in the tourism sector, mainly in Mashonaland West and Matabeleland North provinces. He commended Zhez...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Drilling to begin next year in Muzarabani
ONE Gas Resources, the exploration partner of Invictus Energy Ltd in Zimbabwe's Muzarabani district, expects drilling to begin in the second half of next year, targeting an estimated 1.3 billion barre...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:22hrs | | by Bloomberg
Mana Pools: Second Best African Safari Park of 2019
SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safaris, conducted its annual study to unequivocally determine the best African Safari parks of 2019....Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plunged into mourning
LIBERATION war stalwart and former Cabinet Minister Dr Dumiso Dabengwa was a confidante of a number of Government ministers and helped them on issues of national importance, Deputy Minister of Defence...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The fall of a liberator, national giant
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa was the archetype of a soldier, nationalist and nation builder. He became active politically in his early 20s. This resulted in his arrest and imprisonment in 1962 after the R...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Key constraints to economic growth in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a naturally endowed country with unimaginable potential across various economic sectors from mining, tourism, agriculture and manufacturing among others. The country has a highly diversifi...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:11hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa heads to Chivero for national clean-up
President Emmerson Mnangagwa heads to the Lake Chivero environs tomorrow for next month's national clean-up campaign, a Cabinet minister has said.Speaking in Kariba after touring Chirundu Bord...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo youths launch tourism company
A group of youthful entrepreneurs in Bulawayo have joined hands to set up a tourism and safari company, which they believe will be a game changer in the lucrative, but stuttering industry.Abat...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Vendors use catapults to save German tourist from elephant attack
A TOURIST who was left for dead by an elephant bull in Victoria Falls on Saturday has been identified as Frank Sternhardt, a 56-year-old German national and has since been airlifted to South Africa fo...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:56hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Elephant 'tramples to death' tourist in Zimbabwe
An elephant has trampled to death a 49-year-old German woman in a famous game reserve in Zimbabwe, a wildlife official has said, AFP news agency reports.The unnamed woman was attacked after sh...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | | by BBC
Chiwenga to launch Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Legacy Foundation
ACTING President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, will today lead proceedings during the launch of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Legacy Foundation, a key tourism heritage project and a major highlight of this yea...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Game of Thrones actors to be Zimbabwe brand ambassadors?
A CALL has been made on social media to make two actors Liam Cunningham and Lucian Msamati from the HBO blockbuster series, Game of Thrones, brand ambassadors for Zimbabwe in order to boost the touris...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
How one could be ZIPRA, without being ZAPU
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how ZIPRA gunned down Rhodesian Viscounts in 1978 and 1979 and went on to give details about ZIPRA's plan after this attack.In this interv...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zipra's plan after downing Rhodesian Viscounts
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how he left Tekwane High School with a group of 34 other students to join the liberation struggle in 1976. He narrated how he went for military tr...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Hyenas kill kudu in reception area of Zimbabwean safari camp
Talk about a close encounter with African wildlife.More than a dozen hyenas killed a kudu in the reception area of a safari camp in Zimbabwe, leaving a large pool of blood. There were no guest...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by AP
Zimbabwe back to record tourist numbers
ZIMBABWE'S top resort town, Victoria Falls, has received a record number of tourists and healthy forward bookings, according to Africa Albida Tourism (AAT).AAT chief executive, Ross Kennedy, s...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zipra operations in Mashonaland
This week we continue our interview with former Zipra regional commander for the Northern Front 3 (NF3), Joseph Mbedzi pseudo name Joseph Sibuko. NF3 was a Zipra military zone that covered mainly part...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
The untold story of ZAPU and the late VP Nkomo
LAST week, Comrade Bulukani Masola (born 13/05/1959) ,whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch narrated how Rhodesian forces machine-gunned 226 ZIPRA comrades at Freedom Camp in Zambia during the libera...Published: 13 May 2018 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Vic Falls join top must-visit sites
CANADA's largest travel agency, Flight Network, has named Victoria Falls as one of the top tourist destinations in the world to experience, after consultations with over 800 recognised agencies and pe...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Speech by Joice Mujuru on the NPP inaugural convention in Harare
Master of Ceremoniesthe Vice President Ambassador Dr J. S.Mvundura.the Vice President Dr Samuel Sipepa Nkomo.the National Chairman Dzikamai C.Mavhaire.the Secretary General Gift Nyando...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
10 things that happened to Carl Joshua Ncube in Mana Pools
Ten Amazing things that happened to Carl Joshua Ncube in Kanga Camp, Mana Pools National Park, ZimbabweSo I am back in civilization after a month in the bush. I went there and came back a ...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 11:26hrs | 13 | by Agencies
As Carl's TOURISM Masterplan unfolds
In the beginning we all thought Carl Joshua Ncube was out telling jokes but on close examination we see a much more sinister TOURISM plan unfolding. For anyone following this trailblazing career of th...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Feel Good Zimbabwe
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