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South Africa travel agents explore Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe's tourism sector has received a significant boost with the arrival of top South African travel agents in Victoria Falls for a three-day familiarisation tour. The visit, organised by the Zimba...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:08hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets Asian travel groups to boost off-peak season
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is looking to leverage travel groups, particularly from Asia, to maintain momentum in the local tourism industry during the off-peak season. Visitor numbers typica...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:39hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet, ZTA promotes Bulawayo
Fastjet, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), is driving efforts to position Bulawayo as a leading destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE), unl...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:08hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after influencers, tourism players
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has initiated a comprehensive campaign to assess the tax compliance of various tourism stakeholders, including social influencers, as part of efforts to ensure a...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Govt accused of protecting rogue Khumalo Pry school head
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has been accused of protecting Khumalo primary school headmistress, Stella Mhlanga who is facing allegations of corruption and assault of staff members ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 10:37hrs | 2501 | by Stephen Jakes
Zambia's 'Kenyan-style' cancellation of legal international hunting tender denounced as communities hope uninterrupted internat
Zambia's 'Kenyan-style' moment-of-madness-cancellation of legal international hunting tender was recently denounced ruled as illegal by the country's high court, creating local hunting communities' ho...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:51hrs | 39 | by Emmanuel Koro
Victoria Falls attracts excellent reviews
Zimbabwe's premier tourist attraction Victoria Falls is the 10th best-rated natural wonder of the world, with 86,57% of visitors rating the wonder "excellent". According to a statistics from c...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
fastjet commits to Zimbabwe, regional connectivity
As the tourism sector improves following a decline between 2020 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, airlines are beginning to record meaningful business. With Zimbabwe largely improving the ease of...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 21:49hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Kariba: Zimbabwe's dormant tourism jewel
IT'S 6am on a Tuesday morning in the resort town of Kariba.The sun is already hot as usual and temperatures are on a high at 41 degrees Celsius.And taking a stroll on the streets of Ka...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Dozens trafficked Zimbabweans stuck in Turkey
A FRESH human trafficking scandal involving the Turkish embassy in Harare has rocked the country following revelations that dozens of Zimbabweans are now trapped in Turkey where they have been turned ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet connects Kruger park to Victoria Falls
FASTJET has become the first airline in the history of Victoria Falls International Airport to offer a flight that connects Victoria Falls and Kruger National Park in Empumalanga, South Africa....Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo refuses to represent ZIFA in fraud case
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo yesterday refused to represent the country''s football mother governing board in a trial on fraud charges involving US$35 000 sa...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ilala Lodge Hotel celebrates 30 years in hospitality with loyal industry partners
Zimbabwe, 7 October 2021. The renowned Ilala Lodge Hotel in Victoria Falls celebrated three decades in hospitality at a private event held with longstanding regional tourism partners on Monday evening...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sanganai/Hlanganani opens registration
ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority (ZTA), organisers of the annual tourism fair, Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo yesterday opened registration for exhibitors for this year's event.The 15th edit...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Poland visa agent' fraudster nabbed
A HARARE fraudster yesterday appeared before magistrate Judith Taruvinga after she allegedly conned a couple claiming that she was a travel agent and could facilitate visas acquisition for them to tra...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Catholic nuns seize control of US$2m Covid-19 project
CATHOLIC Church nuns, through Sisters of the Little Company of Mary (LCM), owners of St. Anne's Hospital in Harare, have acrimoniously seized control of the refurbished health facility's Covid-19 cent...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Loga gets SA visa
WARRIORS' coach Zdravko Logarusic will join the rest of the squad in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after securing his South African visa on Tuesday morning.Loga was detained at OR Tambo I...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 18:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Travel agent shunts foreigners to Zimbabwe for COVID-19 jabs
A SOUTH AFRICAN travel agent is reportedly making a killing by bringing South Africans to Zimbabwe for COVID-19 vaccination in a scheme that involves some government officials and a local private hosp...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emirates suspends flights to Harare
Those who had hoped to travel to Dubai for a romantic getaway on Valentine's Day have been dealt a major blow as the airline which flies directly to that destination from Harare, has temporarily suspe...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Daggers out for Obadiah Moyo
THE recent exposure of an employee of a private laboratory who had been selling fake Covid-19 certificates has unearthed what appears to be bad blood between Agnes Mahomva, the chief co-ordinator, nat...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's transport network affects tourism
Bulawayo's poor transport network is negatively affecting tourism in the city, Bulawayo Publicity Association (BPA) has said.BPA recently had an opportunity to market the City of Kings and Que...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Payments shall be in US dollars'
International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association which represents interests of the world's airlines, has issued a directive to local travel agents that all remittances of amounts du...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's reason for using expensive jets revealed
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a name for himself as a lover of expensive jets which he uses to travel within and outside the country. In January he hired an expensive jet on a round trip to Eu...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Travel agent sued over botched air ticket deal
Care Free Travel has been dragged to the High Court by a United Kingdom-based man over failure to deliver 70 air tickets worth £67 400.Through his lawyers, Maseko Law Practice, Mohammed Ahmed...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shongwe Lookout opens its doors, tourism boom is expected
Zimbabwe's tourism investment continues to grow despite trouble with the country's economy.The opening of a US$1.5 million lodge, Shongwe Lookout, in the heart of the country's tourism mecca ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 21:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$1.5 million lodge opened in victoria Falls
A US$1.5 million lodge, Shongwe Lookout has been opened in the heart of the Zambezi Valley's star tourism attraction Victoria Falls.The 23-bedroom lodge, located in the suburbs, was funded by ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 11:07hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zifa sued again
Zifa have once again been dragged before the High Court by Traverze Travel Agency for failing to pay for air tickets and service fees amounting to $18 133. According to the summons filed at th...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airports' utilisation below 30%
Capacity utilisation at local airports has slumped to below 30 percent on the back of continued operational challenges facing national airline, Air Zimbabwe.This comes at a time the Civil Avia...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:44hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe moves in to curb arbitrage
Financially-troubled national airline Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) has instructed its travel agents to start charging in foreign currency for passengers flying into the country as the company seeks to turnar...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 15:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe excites Japanese tourism market
ZIMBABWE'S continued re-engagement with the international community has excited key tourism source markets that are now keen to visit the country to sample its diversified tourism products. Ja...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
US, Australia endorse tourism brand Zimbabwe
AUSTRALIAN and United States' consuls met tour operators in Hwange and Victoria Falls to reaffirm their countries' renewed support for Zimbabwe as a safe destination. The US leads the arrivals...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
fastjet off to mixed start
The hunt for cheap tickets to make air travel affordable in the country especially seemed to have opened up when fastjet, the no frills airline finally took to the skies to challenge Air Zimbabwe mono...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fastjet to launch daily flights between Harare and Bulawayo; first flight scheduled for 20 July
Harare: fastjet, Africa's affordable airline for everyone, announced today that it will commence daily flights between Harare and Bulawayo from 20 July 2018. Ticket sales are already open on fastjet.c...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Agencies
ZTA appoints VFS Global to promote Zimbabwe as a tourist destination in India and GCC region
In a move to enhance destination awareness and foster market visibility, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has appointed VFS Global to promote Zimbabwe as a preferred tourism destination in both In...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 14:44hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Cuthbert Dube demands $918,000 from Chiyangwa's Zifa
Former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube, has written requesting an urgent refund of $918 049,30 he advanced to the local football mother body during his reign that coincide...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi acquires Range Rover SVR
A few days after businesswoman Zodwa Mkandla showed off her new Range Rover 2018, her lover Genius Kadungure — whose fetish for cars cannot be surpassed — has also acquired his, a Range Rover SVR ...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba in court over $8 000 theft
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader, William Gerald Lumumba Mutumanja, appeared at Harare Magistrates' Court on Saturday facing allegations of stealing $8 000 in a botched currency trading deal.Mutuma...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Former CBZ boss sued
Former CBZ Holdings Limited group chief executive officer Mr Nyasha Makuvise has been dragged before the High Court for failing to pay for air tickets and service fees amounting to $12 766.Mr ...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Emirates launches New Year Sale for Travellers from Zimbabwe
HARARE - Emirates has launched its New Year sale on Economy and Business class flights from Zimbabwe for travellers heading to top destinations around the world.The sale, which is widely recog...Published: 10 Jan 2018 at 09:44hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
SA truck mishap caused internet blackout
THE country was yesterday hit by an internet blackout that affected various sectors of the economy that largely depend on online connectivity for their operations.The blackout started at about...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shopping spree backfires for MPs
At least 17 MPs, who went to China on a shopping spree in 2014, are set to lose properties, after they failed to pay a local travel agent , Skycred (Private) Limited, a company that secured their flig...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 06:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Emirates declared Zimbabwe's favourite airline
"Company wins travel agents' award for 6th year running" HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Emirates, which flies daily f...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 10:02hrs | | by Agencies
Airlines threaten pull-out of Zimbabwe
FOREIGN airlines have at least US$50 million in payments stuck in Zimbabwe, with some warning they might be forced to suspend flights into the country.Zimbabwe is in the grip of a debilitating...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
School in SA trip nightmare
Direct Contact School authorities in Harare have come under fire from some parents after it emerged that their children who had gone for a travel and tourism trip to Cape Town, South Africa were stran...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Using Bitcoins for international payments
Zimbabwe does not have its own currency. We last had a currency in 2008 which people stopped using because of hyperinflation. This factor alone means that Zimbabwe is ready for Bitcoin payments. Too b...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Emirates FA Cup wins hearts of Zimbabwe soccer fans
HARARE - Soccer fans have had a week to remember when the Emirates FA Cup came to Harare, along with soccer legend Nwankwo Kanu.The trophy, which arrived at Harare International Airport on Sat...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 13:38hrs | | by Agencies
Emirates FA Cup heading to Zimbabwe
HARARE - The Emirates FA Cup will touch down in Harare this week (October 14), giving football fans the chance to see the iconic trophy for themselves as well a...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 09:56hrs | | by Agencies
Police roadblocks torment tourists in Zimbabwe
A tourist who recently entered Zimbabwe to visit Victoria Falls has complained that he faced serious torment by the Zimbabwean police at road blocks where he was fined for a faulty trailer and the cop...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 07:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ADVERT: The highway to Bulawayo
Fifty times a week, at the most convenient times, comfortable Air Rhodesia Viscounts fly from Salisbury and from Bulawayo on one-hour flights between the two cities.The three-day excursion far...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 10:36hrs | | by Social media
Emirates extends its Dubai special fare and free visa offer
Offer also includes free 3rd piece of luggage and My Emirates Pass HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Emirates has extended its offer to travellers from Zimbabwe...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Agencies
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