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Air Zimbabwe plane in second coming
Government business briefly ground to a halt yesterday after several top officials and Cabinet ministers escorted Acting President Constantino Chiwenga to receive for the second time the Boeing 777-20...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:50hrs | 508 | by Staff rpeorter
MLF supports Njube High pupils
Mthwakazi Liberation Front has come out in the open that it fully supports the Njube High School pupils for demonstrating against the deteriorating education system.Njube students took to the ...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 15:03hrs | 1233 | by Stephen Jakes
AirZim receives new Boeing 777 from Malaysia
AIR ZIMBABWE has received a new plane Boeing B777 in a development that is part of the government's ongoing plans to resuscitate the airline. Three more planes are set to arrive in the following weeks...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 16:53hrs | 6138 | by Staff Reporter
A tribute to the late Dr Oliver Mtukudzi
On 23 January 2019. I received a text message from my daughter Hazel Rumbidzai saying "Nematambudziko Tuku atisiya your favourite musician"."Tuku" Mtukudzi was a musician, businessman, philant...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 14:55hrs | 5781 | by Leonard Koni
Air Zimbabwe to get delivery of Boeing 777 tomorrow
Air Zimbabwe will take delivery of one of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft acquired from Malaysia on Monday, almost four years after the deal was negotiated.Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza is...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 14:13hrs | 8133 | by Staff reporter
Liberation: Did somebody say Fanon?
DURING the African struggles against settler colonialism the name of Frantz Fanon used to scare settler colonialists that understandably banned his books and pamphlets. In the present era the name and...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:41hrs | 335 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
'Trump is a pierrot'
Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing "American clowns" who he said pretend to support the Iranian nati...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:20hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born teen becomes UK's youngest pilot
Zimbabwean-born, Seth Van Beek, who migrated to the UK after completing his GCSEs is now the youngest pilot in the UK at the age of 19. Seth Van Beek received his licence after completing 18 m...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:40hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Britain snub Zimbabwe (UK - Africa Summit)
First and foremost, Zimbabwe economy is literally dead and dysfunctional. Zimbabwe is buffeted by lack of cohesion, lack of capacitation, inconsistencies and the bottom line is there is lack of politi...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 14:33hrs | 1984 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Guns before food
With millions of Zimbabweans facing starvation, hospitals and schools collapsing in the rubble of the economy and civil servants rejecting a 98% pay rise as inadequate, President Mnangagwa is reported...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 20:32hrs | 4537 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Kenya arrests three men for trying to breach British army camp
NAIROBI - Kenyan police arrested three men suspected of trying to break into a British army camp in Laikipia in central Kenya on the same day Islamist insurgents attacked another base used by U.S. and...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 21:28hrs | 1599 | by Reuters
Dormant African Graduates need the Joshua Maponga Balm
If you have worked very hard to attain your Degree, and you can't get the job you dreamt for, you need to buy a balm called Pastor Joshua Maponga. Pastor Maponga himself is confussed and does not real...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 18:02hrs | 1286 | by Ryton Dzimiri
BREAKING: All Zimbabwe airports shut down
Zimbabwe Air traffic controllers have reportedly stopped planes from taking off or landing at all Zimbabwe airports.In November the traffic controllers at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International A...Published: 20 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 38927 | by Mandla Ndlovu
VAYA takes to the skies with the launch of VAYA Air Charter
Victoria Falls - December 19, 2019: Cassava On Demand has launched VAYA Air Charter, a service that will allow business and tourist travellers to hire private planes to any destination.The ser...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 19:21hrs | 2160 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa to go in 5 months, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said his party was going to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power in the next five months of the new year if dialogue fails to yield positive re...Published: 16 Dec 2019 at 12:37hrs | 11477 | by Staff Reporter
Benefits of using a single scissor lift
Lift tables come in different forms. This enables users to choose the right and specific lift table for the specific tasks that they have at hand.One of the most common lift tables is the sing...Published: 16 Dec 2019 at 11:31hrs | 766 | by Staff Writer
Zozibini and decolonial aesthetics
THE saying that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" is an old English saying that has its roots in Ancient Greece. The roots of the saying are deeply philosophical as were its Greek geneal...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 12:07hrs | 446 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
'Air Zimbabwe to relaunch in 2020 with 5 planes'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says Air Zimbabwe will take off in earnest in 2020, with five planes.Ncube also told the National Assembly that Treasury was also going to assume the airline's to...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
The Queen is coming to Netflix
Finally, Netflix is airing its first commissioned African Original and it is called Queen Sono. The giant streaming platform recently announced that the series will launch on February 28th 20...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 17:15hrs | 800 | by Staff Writer
Victoria Falls water flow increases following rains
The Victoria Falls has recorded an improved flow rate over the past few weeks following the rains received in the Angola catchment area.At a time when environmentalists and policymakers are me...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 16:59hrs | 4018 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga endorses Mnangagwa
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the Zanu-PF presidential candidate for the 2023 polls.Speaking at an inter-district meeting at Chinh...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Decoloniality: Did somebody say China?
The name "China" invokes mixed reactions from a mixed bag of many different people from varied interests and locations in the world. For others China represents the alternative to Euro-America...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:47hrs | 223 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
PHOTOS: Tunisian military jet lands in Bulawayo for a CAF match
A Tunisian Air Force C130J / TS-MTL / Z21122 reportedly landed on the tarmac of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo on Friday morning.Tunisa's Étoile du Sahel football team...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 11:39hrs | 9992 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How General Chiwenga disarmed policemen at Harare airport
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's security guards disarmed members of the paramilitary PSU - the Black Boots who were waiting at the Robert Mugabe International Aiport to arrest him in November 20...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:10hrs | 19642 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa gobbles over US$11,4m on foreign trips
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his bloated entourage splashed US$12 million on travel expenses between January and September this year at a time government is battling to contain an intractable econ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe church and political leaders blaspheming the name of God are condemning themselves and the nation!
If there is anything I find utterly repulsive, disgraceful, and unacceptable in this entire world, are people who bring the name of the Almighty Jehovah God - our hallowed Creator - into disrepute, an...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1009 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is Zimbabwe airspace safe?
A RADIO frequency controller at the air traffic control (ATC) broke down on Monday night, causing a two-hour flights delay yesterday morning, NewsDay can reveal.Last week, a leaked letter from...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Mbuya Nehanda is back
THE country's airliner, Air Zimbabwe, has said the aircraft it expects to introduce later this month is not a new acquisition but one of the planes that had been grounded. The struggling airli...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:11hrs | 2007 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns Mnangagwa government
Angered by the authorities' savage clampdown on dissenting voices in the country in recent months, the MDC yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government that it had now pushed Zimbabweans...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 7100 | by Staff reporter
New plane for Air ZImbabwe
AIR Zimbabwe is expecting delivery of a new plane in the next three weeks, a development that will see it introducing evening domestic flights to Victoria Falls. The flag carrier has been usin...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
How to conduct a TX, semi-annual roof inspection
A roof is an important part of any home for three reasons. One, it protects you from harsh envir...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 11:22hrs | 885 | by Staff writer
If amnesia is a disease, we are all sick!
Fate and fortune, just as life itself, have a weird sense of humour.Just as Bishop Lazarus was busy narrating the age-old anecdotal tale of the "Arab and The Camel" last week, well, our very o...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:47hrs | 79 | by Bishop Lazarus
Jonathan Moyo describes Chiwenga's return as bizarre
Vice-President Costantino Chiwenga returned home last week from China where he was receiving treatment. He arrived aboard a Chinese plane and the Chinese deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, l...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:48hrs | 4906 | by Staff reporter
Aviation system crisis rattles Zimbabwe security chiefs
THE Joint Operations Command (Joc), which brings together the army, police and intelligence service chiefs, convened an urgent meeting after the country's aviation traffic control system broke down on...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:57hrs | 4753 | by Staff reporter
10 endangered animals that are being saved by Zoos
In zoos all around the world, endangered species are being eased back from the brink of extinction. As the wildlife of earth continues to struggle more than ever in the fight to survive, some species ...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1069 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe, UAE ink 2 000MW solar deal
Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a 2 000 megawatts solar power deal, which will go a long way in solving Zimbabwe's power deficit once implemented in 18 months. The firs...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:21hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
The arrogance of the men in suits and scarfs
Constantine Chiwenga is the man who spearheaded a coup which toppled Mugabe from power in November 2016 in Zimbabwe. After the coup he became unwell. He was so ill that you could hardly recognis...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 13:05hrs | 1313 | by Lucia Mungwari
Air traffic controllers down tools
AIR traffic controllers (ATCs) at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare downed tools on Monday citing incapacitation and fatigue, forcing flight delays and cancellations yesterday morn...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:59hrs | 2238 | by Staff reporter
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport airspace open
It's business as usual at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport with scheduled flights departing and landing in spite of fake news on social media claiming Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbab...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 13:18hrs | 2960 | by Staff reporter
Flight Radar shows movement in the Zimbabwe airspace
Social media is awash with reports that a go-slow strike by air traffic controllers caused travelling chaos on Monday morning with planes unable to take-off or land at Zimbabwean airports.Howe...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 11:39hrs | 7783 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Air Force to take over Harare airport.
Reports coming from Harare indicate that members of the Air Force of Zimbabwe are moving in to take over the Robert Mugabe International airport after the air traffic controllers downed tools on Tuesd...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 08:56hrs | 42396 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tshinga Dube unites ex-ZPRA cadres
Former War Veterans minister, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube's official book launch in Bulawayo on Friday turned into a mini-reunion of some the leading ZPRA cadres, who reminisced on their experiences ...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:58hrs | 3038 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fast-tracks Dubai deals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has said it will soon fast-track paperwork for construction of an upmarket hotel for his business partners from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ensure exte...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:59hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga return raises eyebrows
The government yesterday made conflicting statements about Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's return after his four-month-long stay in China where he was receiving treatment.Chiwenga quietl...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2417 | by Staff reporter
AfDB advises government on Air Zimbabwe
INSOLVENT national flag carrier Air Zimbabwe must focus its efforts on optimising routes to reduce operating costs and replace aging, high cost planes used on domestic routes with smaller planes that ...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:39hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Lacoste holding 'bush meetings' again: Trouble in the paradise!
Once you see the Lacoste faction holding meetings in the farms you know that the politics of Zimbabwe have entered turbulent waters again. The last time these meetings happened, the writing wa...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 07:19hrs | 17133 | by Israel Dube
JETGATE: 'Mnangagwa uses luxury jet to loot diamonds and foreign currency'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa seemingly sensing his imminent boot from power, is allegedly involved in grand looting of the country's scarce foreign currency coffers and resources using his chain of hi...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 07:37hrs | 13570 | by Mary-Kate Kahari
Zimbabwe govt should stop regarding suffering citizens as 'enemies of the state', but address our legitimate grievances seriousl
This morning I was pondering over the forthcoming 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (running from 25 November to 10 December), when I was immediately reminded of a distributing story a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 12:16hrs | 1652 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Matemadanda confirms Grace Mugabe's prophecy to topple Mnangagwa
ZANU PF National Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda has confirmed a prophecy that was given by Harare based Bishop Charles Motondo regarding a woman who is working with people outside the country ...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 13428 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matemadanda lashes Jonathan Moyo, Kasukuwere
ZANU-PF national political commissar, Victor Matemadanda, has revealed a plot by the notorious G40 cabal to create a false impression that there is instability in Zimbabwe to scare away investors as p...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:06hrs | 5326 | by Staff reporter
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