Bulawayo24 News - Skyes! "it makes perfect sense"

Zimbabwe police officers receive drone pilot certificates

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has stepped up its technological capabilities, introducing drone operations as part of its crime-fighting arsenal.On Thursday, 27 police officers were awarded drone pilot certificates, giving them an adva…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 13:58hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter

Harare pilot collapses after losing US$724

A Harare-based pilot collapsed on Tuesday evening after reportedly losing US$724 while gambling (flying) on the popular online betting game Aviator, locally referred to as Chindege.According to witnesses at a local betting lounge in the ci…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 22:12hrs | 2678 | by Staff reporter

Russian pilots flying Zimbabwe's air ambulances

Zimbabwe's much-touted free air ambulance service is currently being operated and maintained by Russian pilots and technicians, due to a shortage of local expertise, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora revealed in Parliament.…

Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:12hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed

In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incident, caused by technical failure as coc…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 2255 | 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 | 2006 | by Staff reporter

US$1m stolen from Namibian bank was paid to Mugabe's pilot

A total of N$18,8 million (US$1m) stolen from SME Bank was transferred to and laundered by former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's pilot and confidant Robert Mhlanga.This is according to court documents filed in South Africa's Gauteng …

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 16:18hrs | 8435 | by Staff reporter

BA pilot kidnapped, forced to transfer cash, during stopover in Joburg

A hunt has been launched for a group of suspects after a British Airways pilot was kidnapped and robbed in Johannesburg, police confirmed on Thursday.The incident happened in Birnam, near Melrose Arch, on Monday as the pilot was shopping a…

Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe crash pilots named

The two Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots who perished in an air crash near Gweru last week Thursday have been named as Group Captain Ben Munyanduki and Wing Commander Daniel Manyenga.The two died after an SF26O aircraft they were flying hit a …

Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter

Air Zimbabwe pilot appointed Mangwe headman

HIGHFLYING Air Zimbabwe pilot Captain Simon Thalon Moyo has been appointed as Godzi headman under Chief Tjanguluba in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province.The pilot has flown President Mnangagwa, the late President Robert Mugabe, t…

Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Plumtree pilot defies racial attitudes to pursue dream

FORTY years and still counting years of flying different aircraft types, heads of States, the late Prince Philip; husband to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and roles spanning basic flying, advanced flying, captain, training captain, first of…

Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe pilots new malaria prevention programme

ZIMBABWE is piloting a non-chemical-based malaria prevention treatment programme in Chiredzi, to help curb the growing resistance to existing malaria vector chemicals.Ministry of Health and Child Care national vector control officer, Wilso…

Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Pilot gas production to start in 2024

SHANGANI Energy Exploration (SEE), the company exploring coal bed methane in the Matabeleland North Province said it will start a pilot gas production for power generation in 2024.SEE, a joint venture between Sinosteel of China and Zimasco…

Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Female pilot feted at State House

FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa on Monday hosted a dinner at State House in honour of history making female officer graduate Air Lieutenant Gamuchirai Maria Mbigi who for the first time in the history of the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) was a…

Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Female pilot makes history

For the first time in the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) history, the Sword of Honour, an award for exceptional performance in flying training was yesterday presented to a female officer graduate Air Lieutenant Gamuchirai Maria Mbigi.  F…

Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:11hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Precious Sibalo's journey to the cockpit encountered turbulence before take off from the runway

Precious Sibalo's journey to the cockpit has by no means been an easy feat. But after overcoming societal barriers and challenging stereotypes, Precious successfully secured a coveted role in aviation.Born in Plumtree, Zimbabwe, Precious e…

Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:56hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

DDF gets $40 million for Mat South roads

THE Government has availed $40 million as initial funding for the District Development (DDF) to rehabilitate the road network in Matabeleland South's seven districts. Some of the roads have been extensively damaged following the incessant …

Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe pilot makes waves in US

GROWING up in the dusty streets of Highfield in Harare more than 40 years ago, Felix Chiota would gaze in awe at the sky each time an airplane flew over his neighbourhood. At a young age, Chiota always got fascinated by the mere sight of a…

Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Killer pilot to be behind bars for 20 years

AN Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot who fatally assaulted his Gweru-based girlfriend last year for allegedly cheating on him with his colleague was yesterday sentenced to an effective 20 years in jail. Tashinga Musonza (29) was convicted of murd…

Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

From Brunapeg with love, proudly Kalanga and a pilot

Born in the Brunapeg, a business centre and village in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe,Simon Talon Moyo is both proudly Kalanga and a commercial pilot with many flying hours experience.A fourth born to Talon and Tjike, Moyo was…

Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | 5 | by Titshabona Malaba Ncube

'Killer' pilot's trial finally kicks off

THE trial of an Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot who allegedly brutally murdered his Gweru-based girlfriend last year finally kicked off at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday. The trial of Tashinga Musonza (29), who allegedly killed Lucy Duve (32…

Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa reveals childhood dreams

Imagine, aboard a plane and before take-off you hear a voice saying, "This is Captain Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa speaking. We are ready for take-off. Our flight is going take approximately three hours to our destination. We are going to f…

Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:08hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

False start to Air Force of Zimbabwe pilot's trial

THE trial of an Air Force of Zimbabwe pilot Tashinga Musonza (29) who is accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend Miss Lucy Duve (32) in a crime of passion late last year, failed to kick off on Monday at the Gweru High Court after his …

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Army pilot kills lawyer girlfriend in love triangle

A 29-YEAR-OLD Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot based at the Josiah Tongogara Airbase in Gweru, Tashinga Musonza, has been arrested on allegations of murdering his girlfriend in a love triangle involving his workmate.Musonza, of Block OA Officers…

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Roy Bennet pilot had substance in blood

A helicopter pilot had a low concentration of fentanyl in his blood during a crash in New Mexico that killed him and four other people including Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett, according to autopsy results obtained on Friday.Fent…

Published: 14 May 2018 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by AP

Pilot flies Zimbabwe flag high

The name Captain Matambanadzo Chakoreka may not ring a bell to anyone, especially ordinary Zimbabweans.In the aviation sector, the captain is a legend who deserves all the applause as he is sending shockwaves in the Diaspora. Captain Chako…

Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 11:28hrs | | by Sydney Kawadza

Zimbabwe-born pilot was on downed MH17 flight

Two days after the explosion on board Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, in which Zimbabwean born ex-South African helicopter rescue pilot Cameron Dalziel and 297 others died, the airline has still not made contact with his bereft wife, Reine…

Published: 21 Jul 2014 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by AP

Crash chopper pilot acquitted

SOUTH African businessman Fredrick Wilhem August Lutzkie was on Friday acquitted of charges of possessing camouflage material and disorderly conduct in a public place.Gwanda magistrate Sheila Nazombe cleared Lutzkie of the charges saying t…

Published: 07 Jul 2014 at 07:23hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo

Chopper crash pilot jailed

A SOUTH African apartheid soldier who crashed his helicopter at a safari farm near West Nicholson, and then buried the wreckage, was beginning a three-and-a-half year jail term last night. Self-proclaimed millionaire and former cage fighte…

Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 07:26hrs | 5 | by Tendai Rupapa

Lufthansa grounded as pilots strike over early retirement,

FRANKFURT - A three-day strike by pilots at Lufthansa over early retirement, which has grounded Germany's largest airline, shows no sign of ending early after management said there would be no further talks during the strike period.Lufthan…

Published: 02 Apr 2014 at 22:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter

Air Zimbabwe pilot killed in accident

Veteran Air Zimbabwe pilot and flight operations manager Captain Danai Taruvinga has died.He was 50. Captain Taruvinga died in an accident when his Mazda 6 car was rammed by an Irvine's FordRanger twin cab as he was driving out of his Wate…

Published: 31 May 2013 at 03:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Pilot lands plane without wheels

A Boeing 767 has made an emergency landing at Warsaw airport after its landing gear failed to operate.The Polish Lot aircraft was en route from New York with 230 people on board. The plane circled the city for an hour to burn up fuel and a…

Published: 02 Nov 2011 at 03:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Search / Pilot

Get latest news by email:

WATCH LIVE: Namibia vs Zimbabwe clash

Funeral parade for Tshinga Dube at Barbourfields Stadium

Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah

WATCH: Mnangagwa delivers State of the Nation Address

LIVE UPDATE: Voting kicks off

SA unrest sweeps through Joburg CBD - live #FreeZuma #KZNShutdown

Kwazulu Natal - KZN protests live coverage #KZNShutDown #FreeJacobZuma

LIVE: MDC-T Congress begins

WATCH: University of Zimbabwe graduation ceremony 2020

Africa remembers 'Zimbabwe's founding father' former president Robert Mugabe

Hichilema to make State Visit to Zimbabwe

Air Zim, NHS scoop tourism awards

Maimane calls on SA to hold Zanu-PF accountable

E.D. Mnangagwa road to close for sewer works

Armed forces and HIV infections

Vendor goes blind after stealing potatoes

Convict escapes prison, arrested in less than 12 hours

Pharmacist sues CID officers for malicious arrest

Manicaland councils in disarray

Tourism Minister's Stance on Robots in Hotels Sparks Interest

Private parts rip-off attempt, condom wearing delay rescues rape victim

Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe: Speak out, get jailed

60% of Zimbabweans visit sangomas

RBZ's FIU goes after car dealerships

Mudenda blames opposition for sanctions

Zimbabwe's soccer nepotism falls to Mozambique

418 000 pupils to sit for grade 7 exams

Zanu-PF Bulawayo backs Mnangagwa beyond 2028

Spike in complaints over fake products

Erectile dysfunction man axes father to death

Warriors fans call for Nees' dismissal

Hichilema to make State visit to Zimbabwe

China man jailed for rhino horn dealings

Warriors fans call for Nees' dismissal

Man jailed for insulting Mnangagwa, Chiwenga and their mothers

Ian Smith never named anything after himself – why then are Zimbabwe leaders so insecure and desperate for self-glorification?

Murder suspects nabbed in Zambia

Zimbabwe to freeze civil service hiring in 2026

'Operation Dudula is a group of thugs,' says Malema

Businessman shoots wife dead, commits suicide

Illegal private schools get 4 months to comply or face closure

Redcliff plans CBD relocation

Munhumutapa day is not a public holiday

Shurugwi Town Council proposes 10km radius expansion

Zimbabweans in the eye of the SA immigration storm

Zimbabwean academic joins Sacomm executive

Advocate Thabani Mpofu wins at the Supreme Court again

India dumps US Treasury bills

Coltart appears opposed to slashing of parking charges

South African men can now adopt wives' surnames

Jonas Kasamba misses Sanganai/Hlanganani special night

Nyamapanda immigration boss arrested

Elvis Moyo stripped of EFC heavyweight title

Treasury cracks down on budget overruns

Zifa to decide Nees fate

Provincial education director in BSPZ funds scandal

Holy Ten apologises to Mnangagwa, checks into rehab

Elon Musk toppled as world's richest man

2 Zimbabwe immigration officers arrested over visa fraud

InDrive driver loses vehicle in armed robbery

News Team

Advertising