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ZANU-PF corruption and mismanagement have turned Air Zimbabwe into an international embarrassment
This once-proud national airline, which began its journey in 1980 with a modern fleet inherited from Air Rhodesia, is now a global laughingstock, a shadow of its former self. At independence, ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 23:21hrs | 1328 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
High Court quashes former Air Zimbabwe bosses' convictions
THE High Court has upheld an appeal by former Air Zimbabwe bosses Peter Chikumba and Grace Pfumbidzai who were challenging their conviction for swindling the airline of $10 million.Chikumba, A...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe missing in action
AIR Zimbabwe, which faces a myriad of problems ranging from mounting debts, ageing aircraft, government interference and poor management, has become a pale shadow of itself as it is failing to make a ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe planes unaccounted for
ACTING Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga has exposed the rot at Air Zimbabwe which includes financial books that are in a shambles as well as the failure by the national airline to account for the number ...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:27hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe seeks new CEO
Troubled national airline, Air Zimbabwe, is hunting for a new CEO to replace former boss, Captain Ripton Muzenda. The firm has been battling to rediscover itself after years of poor performance allege...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 23:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Air Zimbabwe suspends CEO
TROUBLED national airline, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), has suspended its chief executive officer (CEO), Ripton Muzenda, pending dismissal for allegedly opposing a board resolution to retrench over 200 work...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer blasts High Court ruling
Top lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu has come out guns blazing following a High Court ruling which threw out the appeal of Peter Chikumba before the High Court dealt with the merits of the appeal....Published: 01 May 2017 at 16:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZBC bosses acquitted
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's acting chief executive Patrick Mavhura and acting head of finance and administration Benania Shumba were last Friday acquitted on allegations of non-procedurall...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe and his son-in-law: a case of selective succession
In a normal environment, promotion of a young, visionary, professional and energetic young person to high office is commendable. We celebrate the prosperity of the young generation, including our ...Published: 11 Oct 2016 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Moses Chamboko
Muzenda appointed Air Zimbabwe boss
NATIONAL airline Air Zimbabwe has appointed Captain Ripton Muzenda as chief executive officer.He takes over from Mr Edmund Makona who has been at the parastatal's helm on an acting capacity si...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 08:29hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
Air Zimbabwe brews shocker
Captain Ripton Muzenda has been appointed as the new Air Zimbabwe chief executive officer. The airline has been operating without substantive head for the past few years, since the departu...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Office tightens screws on bigwigs
The Office of the President and Cabinet will monitor board members and senior executives at parastatals and State enterprises, and will examine their assets and business interests to ensur...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 00:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Another AirZim boss gets bail
Former Air Zimbabwe Holdings Private Limited Company Secretary Grace Nyaradzayi Pfumbidzayi has been granted bail by the High Court weeks after being re-instated to her former position of acting manag...Published: 10 Sep 2015 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Former Air Zimbabwe boss gets bail, no flight risk
Former Air Zimbabwe Holdings chief executive Peter Chikumba was today granted a $2000 bail coupled with stringent conditions by the High Court after he challenged his conviction for criminal abuse...Published: 09 Sep 2015 at 11:51hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
Judgment day for jailed former Airzim boss
Jailed former Air Zimbabwe Holdings chief executive Peter Chikumba will know of his fate on Wedbesday when the High Court is expected to deliver judgment on his fresh application for bail pending appe...Published: 08 Sep 2015 at 23:30hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
'Jailed Air Zimbabwe bosses wrongly convicted'
Jailed former Air Zimbabwe bosses, Peter Chikumba and Grace Pfumbidzayi, could have been wrongly convicted of criminal abuse of office after it emerged that they were, in fact, not public officers...Published: 02 Sep 2015 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jailed former Air Zimbabwe boss offers 3 houses for bail
Jailed former Air Zimbabwe company secretary Grace-PFumbidzayi has offered three immovable properties with a combined value of $135 000 as surety for bail pending appeal against a seven-year pris...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is able to resuscitate its economy
Zimbabwe will soon witness economic resuscitation in most of its manufacturing industries as the Government is tirelessly working toward a positive massive reform process. This constructive move was r...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 10:34hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Lifestyle audits for Zimbabwe's bigwigs
Board members and senior managers at parastatals and State-owned enterprises will be subjected to periodic lifestyle audits and those found with suspiciously burgeoning asset bases will be investigate...Published: 24 May 2015 at 10:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Transport Perm-Sec arrested for fraud
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Mr Munesu Munodawafa has appeared in court on charges of criminal abuse of duty as public officer and was granted bail...Published: 29 Apr 2015 at 19:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Air Zimbabwe boss bail bid opposed
Jailed former Air Zimbabwe legal secretary Grace Pfumbidzayi's bail application has been vigorously opposed by the State on the grounds that she was a flight risk. Pfumbidzayi was sentence...Published: 28 Apr 2015 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Off to another summit, Cdes
CABINET FILES AND CZ's NOTEBOOKDear Cabinet andPolitburo membersCOMRADES, as you are all aware, I am away for the Asia-Africa Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, so I won't be able to ad...Published: 23 Apr 2015 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by CZ
Jailed Air Zimbabwe boss appeals sentence
Convicted ex-Air Zimbabwe chief executive officer Peter Chikumba has appealed at the High Court of Zimbabwe against both his conviction and sentence.Chikumba in his notice of appeal against bo...Published: 21 Apr 2015 at 16:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Weed out corrupt officials from public utilities now!
The recent 10 year jail term slapped on Air Zimbabwe bigwigs for bringing the company to its knees is a welcome development which should send warning bells to perpetrators of corruption in public util...Published: 14 Apr 2015 at 15:15hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Air Zimbabwe bosses sentenced to 10 years in prison
Former Air Zimbabwe bosses Grace Pfumbidzayi and Peter Chikumba have been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of siphoning close to US$10 million from the national airline.P...Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 17:51hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Air Zimbabwe executive weeps at guilty verdict over insurance scam
AN AIR Zimbabwe executive who bled the airline of millions of dollars in a "fraudulent" aviation insurance deal wept yesterday as she was told she faces jail. Grace Pfumbidzayi, the national flag carr...Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 07:12hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Royal Bank directors must be arrested
Royal Bank creditors and depositors have authorised the bank's liquidator to institute legal proceedings against former directors for abusing depositors' funds. This came after the liquid...Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe boss accuses Goche
Former Air Zimbabwe Chief Executive Officer Peter Chikumba yesterday accused former Transport minister Nicholas Goche and the airline's board chairman Jonathan Kadzura of engineering his arrest on...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses Air Zimbabwe bosses' discharge bid
Harare regional magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni yesterday dismissed former Air Zimbabwe bosses Peter Chikumba and Grace Pfumbidzayi's application for discharge after the State wound up its case and no...Published: 26 Feb 2015 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe bosses seek acquittal
Former Air Zimbabwe bosses Grace Pfumbidzayi and Peter Chikumba who are being tried for swindling the airline of €5 175 593 and $502 748 in an alleged insurance scam are now seeking acquittal a...Published: 20 Feb 2015 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goche testifies in fraud case
Former Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Nicholas Goche, authorised Air Zimbabwe Holdings (Pvt) Ltd to pay insurance money directly to an international insurer after the airline'...Published: 12 Feb 2015 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Tendai Rupapa
Air Zimbabwe saga rages on
An external auditor who audited Air Zimbabwe's accounts told Harare regional magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni on Monday that he was not aware whether or not there was a board resolution to approve his ...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Air Zimbabwe bosses struck off remand
Former Air Zimbabwe bosses, Grace Pfumbidzayi and Innocent Mavhunga, embroiled in an alleged insurance scam were today struck off remand after State failed to proceed with trial.The trial of t...Published: 25 Aug 2014 at 16:43hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
CID hunts down 500 fraud suspects
Over 500 suspected fraudsters, among them prominent politicians and business people, are being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department's serious fraud squad, it has been established. ...Published: 06 Apr 2014 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Itai Mazire
Air Zimbabwe bosses granted bail
Two Air Zimbabwe bosses Grace Pfumbidzayi and Peter Chikumba, accused of defrauding the airline of millions of dollars in an insurance scam, have been granted $3 000 bail each.But Pfumbidz...Published: 04 Mar 2014 at 14:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe air crafts fully insured after $10 million scandal
Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Obert Mpofu says measures have been taken to ensure that the country's aircrafts are fully insured.Air Zimbabwe chief executive officer f...Published: 27 Feb 2014 at 14:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Air Zimbabwe bosses denied bail
Two Air Zimbabwe top managers facing allegations of defrauding the national airline of millions of dollars have been denied bail by the magistrate's court.Acting Group C...Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 16:24hrs | | by Court reporter
Insurance company boss nabbed
Police have arrested three Navistar Insurance Brokers Limited directors implicated in the Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited scandal for allegedly defrauding the national airline of more than two million ...Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Peter Matambanadzo
Jonathan Moyo attack those opposed to Salarygate exposés
Jonathan Moyo, the Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister, has launched a blistering attack on politicians opposed to the ongoing Salarygate exposés, saying attempts to defend or hide ...Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 14:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe appoints new acting boss
NATIONAL airline Air Zimbabwe has appointed corporate quality, safety and security head Edmund Makona as the new acting chief executive officer, taking over from Innocent Mavhunga who had also been in...Published: 17 Sep 2013 at 03:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwean bank falls
ROYAL Bank has surrendered its licence amid revelations that the bank has been involved in serious abuse of depositors' funds and is burdened by non-performing insider loans among a cocktail of operat...Published: 28 Jul 2012 at 04:56hrs | 1 | by Business reporter
AirZim boss quits
Air Zimbabwe chief executive officer Peter Chikumba has quit the hot seat in the hemorrhaging national airline which is currently squirming in financial dire straits.The parastatal is re...Published: 30 Dec 2010 at 19:54hrs | 1 | by Byo24
Air Zimbabwe employees win court case
The airliner had paid the workers part of the estimated $1.5 million and owed US$477 310,62 as the balance which its workers through their union, National Air Worker...Published: 12 Nov 2010 at 09:09hrs | | by Misheck Rusere
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