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Mnangagwa to bury Tshinga Dube
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is today set to lead the nation in laying to rest Colonel (Rtd) Tshinga Dube, a national hero, former Cabinet Minister, and esteemed military strategist. Col (Rtd) Dube, w...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:40hrs | 342 | 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
Zanu-PF, ANC were publicly sworn enemies
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and South Africa's old National Party government were publicly sworn enemies. Privately, their relationship was a bit more complicated.On 7 and 8 February, 1983, for instanc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1264 | by Peter Fabricius
Mnangagwa buys swanky US$54 million presidential jet
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken delivery of a US$54 million presidential jet - a Dassault Falcon 7X, ZimLive reported.The aircraft was delivered in March, but it was not put into servic...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 19:01hrs | 18 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
Mine wrangle sucks in deputy minister
Mines deputy minister Kambamura has been sucked in a mining wrangle pitting his ally Hillary Mutandwa against Phillip Makunze, a leaked police memo from Sanyati Police Station to Kadoma district polic...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:07hrs | 8 | 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
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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military gets permit to export raw lithium
EMBATTLED state arms manufacturer, the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) has been controversially granted a special permit to export raw lithium by the government, a decision expected to inject life i...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Russian chopper, ambulance for Mnangagwa
GOVERNMENT has taken delivery of a specialised medical helicopter and an ambulance from Russia as Zimbabwe leans to Moscow when most countries are shunning the Eurasian country over its invasion of Uk...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu villagers relive night of terror
"THEY must rot in jail!" Selma Modi (38) of Kalembo Farm in Chegutu yelled as she narrated her harrowing ordeal of last Tuesday night at the hands of armed Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) personnel....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers run amok in Chegutu
DOZENS of villagers near Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo Airbase in Chegutu were on Tuesday allegedly assaulted by soldiers reportedly searching for a machete gangster who had assaulted their collegue.A...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldier jailed 5 years over armed robbery
A soldier has been jailed for five years by a Zimbabwe Defence Forces general court martial and discharged from the army dishonourably for supplying information to the armed robbers who hit Surrey Far...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Electoral reforms must dominate political discourse in 2022
AS we bask on the cusp of a new year, Zimbabweans appear to have gone agog about the pending by-elections and what many deem to be the watershed plebiscite of 2023.And yet for some of us, high...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
US$40k heist: Two solders appear in court
TWO soldiers, who gunned down a man in a US$40 000 heist in Hatfield, Harare, appeared in court yesterday facing murder and armed robbery charges,Lameck Kabara and Christopher Charuma, both 39...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
2 soldiers to appear in court for murder, US$40 000 robbery
TWO soldiers are due to appear in court today facing charges of murder and armed robbery after they got away with US$40 000 in heist at a Hatfield house in Harare.Lameck Kabara from the Zimbab...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Soldier shoots dead motorist
A SOLDIER stationed at the Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base in Gweru reportedly shot and killed a local man on Christmas Day.The now deceased, Ziyesa Tsvetera (32) according to a police report...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:12hrs | 6 | 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 o...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Alarm as private aircrafts sneak in, out of Zimbabwe undetected
PRIVATE aircraft have been sneaking in and out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport and other Zimbabwean flight ports without detection due to poor air traffic control, investigati...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:51hrs | 7 | 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 Lie...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Scary details on Mnangagwa helicopter crash emerge
NEW details have emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's official helicopter crash-landed due to a technical problem triggered by a faulty power system and flat battery, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers military
GOVERNMENT has pledged to build shopping malls, residential flats, garrison shops and robust armouries for soldiers in several barracks and cantonment areas, a move observers viewed as part of P...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
$270m hospital for Zimbabwe chefs only?
GOVERNMENT has committed close to $270 million towards construction of a VVIP hospital at Manyame Airbase in Harare and the structure is almost complete, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has disclosed....Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Military imposter sentenced to 245 hours community service
A Harare man will perform 245 hours community service after he was convicted of impersonating a member of the Zimbabwe National Army at a police roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway....Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 17:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Audit exposes Cyclone Idai looting
MILLIONS of dollars and thousands of litres of fuel, among other donated items meant to assist Cyclone Idai victims could have been looted, the 2020 Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's report has revealed...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top soldier confronts Muchinguri seeking retirement over labour abuses
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officer has approached the courts seeking an order that would compel his employer to allow him to retire.This comes after his employers have turned down his appl...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Military chopper rescues marooned Chiredzi families
A MILITARY helicopter from Gweru yesterday rescued four people from two families, while four others are still missing after they were marooned along Mutirikwi River on Thursday.Information min...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 killed, 7 injured in Gweru accident
FIVE people, including four members of the same family died in an accident while seven others were seriously injured when a Toyota D4D collided head-on with a Zupco kombi near Josiah Tungamirai Airbas...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns crash victims
An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) aircraft, SF 260 Genet trainer, crashed near Dabuka Railway Siding in Gweru around 2pm on Tuesday killing instructor Squadron Leader Mkhululi Dube (37) and trainee pilot...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa says pfumvudza is another avenue to loot State resources
OUTSPOKEN Norton MP, Temba Mliswa has described the recently introduced government-funded pfumvudza farming programme as another scheme created to loot state resources.Pfumvudza, the governmen...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 07:44hrs | | 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. ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana: A base for future US military control of Southern Africa
The Zimbabwe Communist Party is seriously concerned about the continuing links between the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and Africa Command (AFRICOM) of the United States Army.We were alerted b...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 20:05hrs | 49 | by Zimbabwe Communist Party
'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 M...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA, Motsepe donate R75m towards Cyclone Idai
THE government of South Africa and businessman Patrice Motsepe's family yesterday donated a combined R75 million to victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. The cyclone mainly affected Chipinge and Chiman...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airforce pilot denied bail
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe pilot, who allegedly murdered his lawyer girlfriend in Gweru last year has been denied bail by a Bulawayo High Court judge.Justice Martin Makonese yesterday threw out ...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga still in Indian hospital
Ailing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is still in India where he is receiving treatment for an as yet to be disclosed ailment, President Emmerson Mnangagwa suggested, Saturday.Mnangagwa t...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Chiwenga's health condition deteriorates
Unwell Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly been flown out for treatment in India as health fears around the country's second in charge continue to mount.The VP, who o...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 16:17hrs | | by NewZimbabwe.com
Army uniform saga: Suspect in U-turn
A SUSPECTED protestor who initially told prosecutors during vetting for initial appearance at the Harare Magistrates' Courts that he was given army uniform at the Zanu PF headquarters, yesterday chang...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga undergoes surgery in India
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly undergone surgery for an abdominal complaint in India.Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi used his Twitter page to make the announcemen...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Chiwenga health woes mount
UNWELL Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly been flown out for treatment in India as health fears around the country's second in charge continue to mount.The VP, who once reveale...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 20:14hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Soldier in court for robbing forex dealers
A 29-YEAR-OLD serving Zimbabwe National Army officer yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate facing two counts of robbery after he teamed up with two accomplices to rob foreign currency dealers ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:43hrs | 2 | 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 Mo...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend 'killer' pilot's trial kicks off
THE trial of an Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot accused of killing his lawyer girlfriend in a crime of passion late last year, kicks off in Gweru today. The case is part of the 17 murder cases line...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Slain lawyer's father makes demands
THE father of the slain Gweru lawyer, Lucia Duve has made some demands to the family of the suspected killer boyfriend to mark the beginning of dialogue between the two families as per African traditi...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exposed: The sprawling network of US military bases in Africa
The other CSL, in the remote smuggling hub of Agadez, is set to become the premier US military outpost in West Africa. That drone base, located at Niger's Airbase 201, not only boasts a $100m construc...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killer army pilot jailed
AN Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot, based at Josiah Tungamirai Airbase in Gweru, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend, but was given free bail by a Gweru magistrate, has been remanded in custody to Januar...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate frees Airforce pilot who killed girlfriend
Gweru magistrate Thomas Gurajena has ordered the release from police custody for an Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot Tashinga Musonza, who murdered his girlfriend Lucy Duve accusing her of cheating....Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife pours heart out
The ex-model wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has spoken out about her bandaged hands and a harrowing story of an explosion that rocked a Zanu-PF rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo tha...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Army warns Mnangagwa' - Exclusive Report
COLOGNE – Hardline securocrats have reportedly warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently put the country's economic house in order, as they fear a possible popular uprising over his admini...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 05:16hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe
Oppah Muchinguri to have reconstruction surgery
ZANU-PF national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has been airlifted to South Africa for reconstruction surgery after her breast was ripped off when an explosion rocked an election campaign rally ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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