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Zanu-PF trashes ANC in explosive meeting
FRESH details have emerged from last week's stormy meeting between Zanu-PF and South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), revealing that the two former liberation movements main...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:14hrs | 5069 | by Staff reporter
US and its Allies barking up the wrong tree
ZIMBABWE is under attack from the West through the use of proxies in the form of the MDC Alliance, Lawyers for Human Rights, cheque book journalists, Civic Society Organisations (CSOs), Non-Government...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:50hrs | 425 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
Creating in-roads for sustainable peace
The New Dispensation is engrossed with the ever growing malcontented youths, coupled with exasperated civil society owing to the perceived economic meltdown. This disgruntlement has manifested...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 18:50hrs | 144 | by Emmanuel Murema
Zimbabwe's Youngest commercial pilot
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return," once said Leonardo Da Vinci. The g...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 16:54hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa values lives of all Zimbabweans'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa values the lives of all Zimbabweans and has put in place measures to ensure that all citizens come back home during the dark phase spawned by the Covid-19 pandemic and no country s...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:05hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plans to buy smaller aircraft
National airline Air Zimbabwe is working on acquiring smaller aircraft to service local routes as part of efforts to enhance connectivity within the country and boost domestic tourism. At an o...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:27hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa ignoring silent genocide at public hospitals'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been accused of ignoring the plight of striking nurses and other health workers leading to a "silent genocide" at public hospitals.The situation h...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:11hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube, Khupe also benefitted from RBZ looting programme
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: THE 2007/8 Farm Mechanisation Programme was above board: Taxpayers not saddled with the Bill.First of all, I must express my prima-facie disappointment with my bro...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 08:24hrs | 7404 | by Dr Gideon Gono
No need to make Africa one country
There is obsession today among many Pan-Africanists of believing a one country Africa as the only viable way Africa can develop and eliminate all the problems it is facing. They believe that a one cou...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 09:28hrs | 911 | by Lubani Nondo
Blood money as Army, Police fight to benefit from the Mozambique Islamic attack
The Institute for Global Threats and Democracies Studies has reported that the anti-riot police and the military forces of Mozambique are engaged in an acrimonious competition to benefit from the ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 14:21hrs | 4396 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How General Philip Valerio Sibanda survived assasination attack
Commander Zimbabwe Defense Forces General Philip Valerio Sibanda has relieved how he survived the assassination attack by the Rhodesian settler regime at Freedom camp in Zambia. Speaking durin...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 18:31hrs | 4716 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Is our money safe in this lockdown?
JUST recently, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya blamed a faceless devil for the economic crisis that a whole new generation now takes as custom.He was right. There is cert...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:41hrs | 985 | by Tawanda Majoni
How Dabengwa Made me a Freedom Fighter - Confessions of a Zipra Cadre
I must have been 15 years old herding cattle EMlageni near Siwubu along the Manzamnyama river in 1967. I remember the year very well. It was a very hot day and it was schools holiday. So, it was aroun...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:12hrs | 1321 | by ZAPU Department of Information Publicity and Marketing.
Air Zimbabwe joins the malayitsha business scramble?
Air Zimbabwe has joined airlines offering passenger planes from transporting freight using cargo holds and cabins following cancellation of flights across the world due to coronavirus.Airlines...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:10hrs | 6526 | by Staff reporter
Nguluvhe details Manama wartime recruitment
IN January 1977, the ring of a bell, usually alerting pupils at Manama High School in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, of the time to go to the dining hall for supper, signalled a new chapter for ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1526 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus & govt of Zimbabwe: two enemies that Matabele must fight aggressively
As we fight the invisible enemy, covid- 19, let us not forget the more visible and more truculent enemy which is the Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe.The terrorist government of Zimbab...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 10:48hrs | 1120 | by Israel Dube
Lessons from Donald Trump
Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, has sent advance copies of his memoirs to news organisations all over the world. His greatest challenge was how to deal with US President Donald Tru...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 13:27hrs | 2234 | by Ken Mufuka
Crossing points during Zimbabwe/ Rhodesia bush war
WHAT do the following places share in common: DK (point along the Zambezi Valley), Kanyemba, Chirundu, Mlibizi, Kavira Forest, Chisuma? Some guerrillas may identify them as crossing points into Rhodes...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:13hrs | 667 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Zimbabwean engineers rebuild Boeing 737 plane
AIR Zimbabwe's rebuilding exercise has paid dividends as local engineers successfully overhauled engines and re-assembled the airline's Boeing 737 plane which took to the skies Friday afternoon ...Published: 25 Apr 2020 at 16:31hrs | 2761 | by Staff reporter
No coronavirus funds stollen by Mnangagwa
There has been an online news spreading rumours that the Zimbabwean government is funnelling millions of Corona virus dollars to a Mnangagwa-linked company. The article maintained th...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 09:00hrs | 2283 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 777 flown to Ethiopia
Air Zimbabwe has flown its Boeing 777 to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, as the struggling airline moves to conclude a lease agreement for the aircraft delivered from Malaysia in January.The US$16.5 ...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 16:26hrs | 3827 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ probes charter plane incident
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is investigating reports that a private charter plane from Zimbabwe was on Wednesday turned away at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers take Mnangagwa govt to task over coronavirus
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have taken government to task on its state of preparedness, the number of health personnel who have been trained and measures that are being taken to track dow...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:17hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 hit UK, US evacuate citizens to virus epicentres
THE United Kingdom and the United States have stepped in to help their citizens who may be stranded in Zimbabwe after international airlines grounded their planes as COVID-19 rattles the globe....Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:45hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
USA prepares to evacuate citizens from Zimbabwe
AS THE deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) sweeps across the globe with confirmed cases in Zimbabwe, Western countries like the United States are preparing to evacuate their citizens who are stuck in the co...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 20:12hrs | 4167 | by Staff reporter
Gweru prophet stuck in Angola
GWERU-BORN prophet, Gerry King, has been stuck in Angola since last week after the country closed its ports of entry and exit as part of precautionary measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus....Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners leaving Zimbabwe in fear of lack of preparedness to prevent Covid-19 outbreak
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has claimed that Zimbabwe is currently experiencing mass exodus of foreigners who fear that if they get infected with the Covid 19 disease they would not get any treatme...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 5145 | by Stephen Jakes
Victoria Falls faces lockdown as airlines begin pullout
ZIMBABWE's premier tourist attraction, Victoria Falls is facing a massive knock on tourist arrivals as major international airlines that are key in bringing in tourists indicated they will either stop...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:31hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Perrence Shiri just resign, you are a sellout: period
Let me take this opportunity to advise you Perrence Shiri the Women's University educated graduate, that when it comes to law the devil is in the detail, its you who has gone rogue , anti revolutionar...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 17:00hrs | 6199 | by Peter Moyo
Covid 19: Mnangagwa shoots self in the foot
If anything, the exponential spread of Covid 19 across the globe has exposed world leaders and g...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 09:48hrs | 10930 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Scramble for land in Zimbabwe's new capital city
At the centre of a vast swathe of magnificent landscape of prime farming land north-west of Harare lies a mountain that dwarfs its lush green environs. The rich red soils, have for years, been the hal...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:46hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
Disinfect Public Transport Systems to curb Spread of Covid-19
National Secretary for Transport and Logistics Settlement Chikwinya has challenged the government to de-congest and disinfect the public transport sector as the nation fights the possible outbreak of ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 07:36hrs | 1097 | by Stephen Jakes
9 airlines in race to lease Air Zimbabwe B-777s
Nine airlines have shown interest in leasing Air Zimbabwe's two long-haul Boeing 777-200ERs acquired from Malaysia in a deal expected to generate up to US$400 000 a month. Ethiopian Airlines is unders...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:21hrs | 781 | by Staff reported
Govt to recapitalise Air Zimbabwe
Government will raise capital required for the operations of its 100 percent owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, after failing to secure a capable investor or strategic partner.As part of the plan by...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 12:08hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to lease out two planes
Troubled flag carrier Air Zimbabwe is going to lease two Boeing passenger planes acquired from Malaysia pending re-introduction of direct flights to China and London, the administrator has said....Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 18:55hrs | 3859 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt to blame for food shortages'
THE opposition MDC has blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government for contributing to the country's acute food shortages due to its failure to adequately mobilise aid despite receiving enough wa...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:18hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
New Air Zimbabwe planes must start generating revenue
The acquisition of two aircraft by the Government for Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) can impact the horticultural and tourism sectors positively, spurring the sectors' growth. This week, the Government took de...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:04hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
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 | 549 | by Staff rpeorter
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 | 6888 | by Staff Reporter
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 | 8258 | 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 | 2011 | 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 | 4647 | 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 | 1621 | by Reuters
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 | 39331 | 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 | 2196 | 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 | 11652 | 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 | 844 | by Staff Writer
'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 | 1091 | by Staff reporter
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 | 576 | 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 | 2076 | by Staff reporter
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