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Chiwenga visits Rtd Air Chief Marshal Moyo after accident
Retired Air Chief Marshal Elson Moyo, the former Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Commander, is in stable condition and receiving specialized care at a Harare hospital after being involved in a road accide...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:35hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Iran joins the Nuclear boys club?
Recent reports are swirling with speculation that Iran may have conducted an underground nuclear test on October 5, sparking global intrigue and concern. Although there has been no official confirmati...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 3602 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe air ambulance service saves 67 lives since launch
Since its launch in August 2024, the Government's new air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has saved the lives of 67 patients, including 21 children aged 17 and under. The ser...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
SA's Operation Vala Umgodi nets 3 Zimbabweans
A South African Police Service (SAPS) Border Policing team, working in collaboration with SARS Customs officials, seized illicit tobacco products valued at more than R21 million and arrested three und...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 14:03hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first indigenous pilot training academy opens
Central Air Transport Services (CATS), a private charter company operating from Charles Prince Airport in Harare and Victoria Falls International Airport, has made history by opening Zimbabwe's first ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:45hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Air ambulances airlift 19 patients so far
In less than a month since its launch, the government's air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has already airlifted 19 patients. These patients include victims of road accident...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 09:54hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's CAAZ licenses 400 drone pilots
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has licensed over 400 drone pilots and certified more than 15 companies for the use of drone technology across various sectors. These certifications ref...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:27hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's air ambulance services take off
The government-sponsored air ambulance service in Zimbabwe, using Russian helicopters, successfully completed its first mission by transporting a cardiac arrest patient from Chegutu to Harare free of ...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:03hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Most Popular Luxury Watch Brands in 2024
Luxury watches have long been revered as the epitome of craftsmanship, innovation, and style. For enthusiasts and collectors, they represent more than just a means to tell time - they symbolize status...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 17:00hrs | 199 | by Staff Reporter
Air ambulances for Bulawayo, Matebeleland North
The Government has allocated Bulawayo and Matabeleland North provinces three helicopters as Zimbabwe begins to roll out its first-ever air ambulance service after taking delivery of 18 helicopters fro...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:33hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bolsters security at Mugabe Airport
The government has enhanced security at Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport following the installation of advanced air navigation aids. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) re...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 737 | 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 | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders reopening of White City bomb probe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered a consolidated investigation into criminal incidents targeting his family, including re-opening the stalled investigation into a grenade attack that almost kil...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:28hrs | 3168 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plane targeted with lasers
A multi-agency investigation is underway after pilots flying President Emmerson Mnangagwa were allegedly targeted with ground lasers on approach to the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Zim...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 09:21hrs | 3214 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to resubmit final tariff order for approval
ZIMBABWE is set to resubmit its final tariff order for technical verification to the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it prepares to enter the second phase of the Gui...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defense Forces embark on nationwide recruitment campaign
The Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) has launched a comprehensive recruitment drive to bolster its ranks within the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ).The ZNA is see...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
US to review SA relations following ICJ case against Israel
A bill has been submitted to the United States congress calling for a full review of the country's bilateral relationship with South Africa following the International Court of Justice ruling that fou...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 13:46hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$400 000 cloud seeding programme takes off
IT'S a humid Friday afternoon and there are only two aircraft on the tarmac at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo that are about to take off. One of them is a commercia...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Magnifying the gains from migration in Zimbabwe
THE recent World Development Report proposes a simple framework to analyse cross-border migration. It juxtaposes the motive for migration and the "match" between migrants' attributes and the destinati...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 19:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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 | 40 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Air Zimbabwe appoints substantive CEO
AIR Zimbabwe yesterday confirmed Mr Edmund Makona as its substantive chief executive with effect from the beginning of this month after holding the post in an acting capacity since April when he took ...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zambia recovers its stolen helicopter from Zimbabwe
The Zambian national broadcaster Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) reports that the country's airforce pilots have been in Zimbabwe to bring back a stolen helicopter.According to...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 19:26hrs | 6 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mnangagwa promotes AFZ officers
THE Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore.The two new Air Commo...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Russia warns West against 'playing with fire'
The US and its allies are "playing with fire" by doubling down on their support for Kiev amid the conflict with Moscow, including by planning to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign...Published: 28 May 2023 at 14:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sadc pilots regional visa
DELEGATES and Southern African tourism stakeholders heard that the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) is making progress in its ambitions of having a unified visa system for the region....Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Air Zimbabwe boss bullish after shock return
AIR Zimbabwe (AirZim) acting chief executive officer (CEO) Edmund Makona this week opened up about his plan for the troubled carrier, saying a massive revamp would be underway soon to save the busines...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New-look fastjet readies for the runway
FASTJET Zimbabwe, the value-based airline, yesterday unveiled its new uniform designs marking the airline's readiness for the runway.fastjet's new uniform, representing a modern and smart look...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe probes plane crashes
THE Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has established a board of inquiry to probe circumstances surrounding this month's plane accident.An AFZ SF260 aircraft went down during routine training near G...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe harbours wanted Irish Mafia cartel boss
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman, Adam Lincoln Woodington Wood, has allegedly been harbouring and enabling the activities of the founder of an Irish mafia gang, Christopher Vincent Kinahan, who is on the want...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:33hrs | 67 | 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 ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the death of two Air Force of Zimbabwe senior pilots in a plane crash as unexpected, saying the nation had been robbed of experienced and committed officers....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Two pilots die as aircraft crashes in Gweru
Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) trainer aircraft crashed in Gweru, killing two pilots today.AFZ Wing Commander Donovan Muroyiwa said the AFZ SF260 trainer aircraft crashed in the Mlezu college gen...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 15:13hrs | 12 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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 flyi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:15hrs | 2 | 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 Ch...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's main airport finally gets radar system from China
Zimbabwe's main airport is finally getting a radar system after taking delivery of equipment as part of a US$153 million upgrade.Air traffic controllers at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Internatio...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military students in SA to exchange notes
Zimbabwe National Defence Force (ZNDF) military students are in South Africa on a Joint Command and Staff Course.The Defence Web reported that the students are being hosted by the Chief of the...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 19:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo was a strategist, says Tshinga Dube
THE late Vice-President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, was a shrewd military strategist who championed military training initiatives for several freedom fighters, which led to the country's independence in...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism, theft cost Zesa US$9m annually
ZESA Holdings has been losing over US$9 million annually due to vandalism and theft of its infrastructure, but says the recent adoption of drone technology would curb illegal practice.Zimbabwe...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military strength gets major boost
The strength of Air Force of Zimbabwe has received a major boost after the Hawk Fighter Jets flew for the first time in years. Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba using his new Twitter m...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 17:26hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Value project promotes access to finance for small, medium pork producers
The VALUE project is promoting access to finance for value chain upgrading for small and medium scale pork producers in 8 districts where the project is operational.This is revealed in the lat...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:53hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa decries violent Zanu-PF clashes
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday condemned intra-party violence in Zanu-PF as he pleaded for unity among party supporters to ensure a certain victory in the Saturday by-elections.Mnangag...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime a pathetic victim of its own delusional thinking and propaganda
In aviation, there are numerous causes of airplane accidents - but, they are usually grouped in three categories - technical faults, external factors, or human errors.Technical faults can be a...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 17:19hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
UFO spotted in Gwanda
AN unidentified flying object (UFO) was sighted in Gwanda rural and urban on 20 January, B-Metro reported.An UFO is a mysterious object seen in the sky for which no orthodox scientific explana...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Panic over Hwange underground fires
Decades-old infernos spewing ash and smoke are causing sinkholes that have subsequently consumed a key trunk road linking Makwika Village (Number 3) and Hwange town.The road, which also links ...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Female passenger caught breastfeeding cat during flight
A woman on a recent Delta Airlines flight allegedly began to breastfeed her pet cat mid-flight and refused to stop after getting caught.The incident allegedly happened during a recent trip onb...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 21:42hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's airports operate without radar systems
THE PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committee on Transport says the country's airports are operating without radar systems exposing the country's security aviation systems.During a post-budget consult...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to acquire a new chopper after scary incidents
GOVERNMENT has set in motion plans to acquire a helicopter for President Emmerson Mnangagwa amid concerns over his security following a spate of hair-raising incidents aboard ageing and unreliable Air...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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