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Russian flight paramedic instructors Zimbabwe - bound
Russian flight paramedic instructors are expected in the country this week to start training local air ambulance personnel, paving the way for the launch of Zimbabwe's first national air ambulance ser...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's promises of mega deals are yet to materialise
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, there could be no vainly venture than perversion. It cannot withstand scrutiny. It melts on the onset of cross-examination.As I ...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 14:52hrs | 488 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Bulawayo City Council blames human error for 'Barnabas' land ownership dispute
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is locked in a fraud allegation with a local war veteran, Jackson Barnabas Sibanda emanating from an error of omission involving a piece of land that the latter bought ...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:22hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe acquires US$4,5m aviation equipment
The Aviation Ground Services (AGS) has acquired US$4,5 million new passenger handling equipment that is expected to improve efficiency and quality of passenger handling services at Zimbabwe's five&nbs...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:37hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
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 | 193 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe planes unaccounted for
ACTING Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga has exposed the rot at Air Zimbabwe which includes financial books that are in a shambles as well as the failure by the national airline to account for the number ...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:27hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe 'dead as a dodo'
TECHNICALLY-INSOLVENT Air Zimbabwe has accumulated losses of US$407,84 million, while total liabilities have exceeded assets by US$380,22 million, further casting significant doubt on the airline's ab...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:36hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Aliko Dangote promise to keep his Zimbabwean business empire
Aliko Dangote, Africa's wealthiest black individual and the founder and chairman of Dangote Cement, the continent's largest cement manufacturer, made a commitment to preserve the extensive business em...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 15:58hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
How ZPRA, ZANLA were allocated camps in Entumbane
WE round-up our interview with former freedom fighter Lieutenant-Colonel (Rtd) Alson Masilinge Muleya. Lt-Col (Rtd) Muleya who trained as a regular officer cadet at the Zambian Military Academy in Koh...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:51hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF engages police to recover party vehicles
Zanu-PF has issued a warning to losing party candidates who have failed to return their party vehicles as instructed, cautioning that the vehicles could be repossessed by the police if they do not com...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2053 | by Staff reporter
Police name victims of Zimbabwe plane crash that killed Indian tycoon
Zimbabwean authorities have officially released the identities of five of the six victims involved in the plane crash that occurred in Mashava on September 29. The tragic incident claimed the lives of...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 17:05hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
Memorial service of Zimbabwean-based Indian mining mogul postponed indefinitely
The memorial service of Zimbabwean-based Indian mining mogul Harpal Randhawa and his son Amer who died with four colleagues on Friday in a plane crash on their way from Harare to Murowa Diamonds in Zv...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 20:28hrs | 1413 | by Staff reporter
RioZim owner, 5 others die in plane crash
On Friday, a tragic incident claimed the lives of all six individuals aboard a Cessna 206 aircraft owned by the diamond mining company Rio Zim. The plane went down in the vicinity of Zvamahande, near ...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 19:34hrs | 2109 | by Staff reporter
Malinga's body leaves for Harare
The remains of the national hero, Joshua Malinga, have departed from Bulawayo in preparation for his burial tomorrow at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.The departure occurred at 1:06 PM fro...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 12:58hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga screamed for help'
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga reportedly screamed for help when his former wife Marry Mubaiwa allegedly tried to pull out an intravenous life-saving tube at a South African hospital in 2018, Hea...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:10hrs | 25854 | by Staff reporter
FlySafair announces flight prices to Zimbabwe
SOUTH African low-cost airline, FlySafair has released its prices for the Harare and Victoria Falls flights, which are far cheaper than those of other operators.For the Johannesburg to Harare ...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo shows off hired jet
THE flamboyant businessman who shot to fame after clinching a controversial multimillion-dollar solar deal with national power utility, Zesa Holdings about five years ago this week showed off an expen...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:36hrs | 30 | 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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa chides Mnangagwa over Putin chopper gift
MAIN opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa has taken a swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa for accepting a helicopter from Russian President Vladimir Putin and openly supporting his invasion of Ukraine....Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangawa gifted multimillion-dollar executive helicopter by Russia's Putin
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been handed a multimillion US dollar helicopter by the Russian government at this year's Russia-Africa Summit.Mnangagwa, who received the aircraft on the sidel...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's US$700k splurge on Chinese private jet for Russia trip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a private jet from China to fly him to Russia on Tuesday at an estimated cost of nearly US$700,000.Mnangagwa, attending the Russia-Africa summit in St Peters...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanla story on Salisbury fuel tanks is utter fiction
THERE has been a lot of confusion on the role ZIPRA played during the liberation struggle and a lot of twisting of facts related to certain operations that are perceived to have changed the course of ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 08:41hrs | 11 | by Barbatone Irvine Sibhona
US$87,500 exhibits disappear from Zimbabwe police custody
Thirty-Five motorbikes seized as exhibits by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Criminal Investigations Department (CID) with a selling value of US$87 500 have disappeared from their custody.T...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 14:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Air Force to fine-tune training of staff in defence of Zimbabwe airspace
The Air Force of Zimbabwe will continue training its personnel to meet the requirements of contemporary threats, building competent and determined forces ready to serve and protect the country, its pe...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions the new Mugabe Airport terminal
President Mnangagwa has commissioned the new-look US$153 million Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, as the Second Republic continues to deliver key projects in line with the country's vision...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather jnr jets into Zimbabwe tomorrow
FLOYD Mayweather Jnr jets into the country midday tomorrow in fulfilment of a promise he made in May last year when he met with boxing enthusiast, businessman and politician Scott Sakupwanya.M...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm gets lucrative US$200m Zimbabwe exploration deal
GOVERNMENT has awarded a US$200 million contract to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to modernise Zimbabwe’s geological survey and metallurgical laboratory infrastructure facilities, the Zim...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:22hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
New Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport terminal set to open
The US$153 million expansion of Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is now complete and is expected to be commissioned on July 13 as the Second Republic continues delivering key projects in li...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
New radar system for Gabriel Mugabe Airport
A new state-of-the-art radio navigation system capable of communicating with at least 200 airplanes at a time has been installed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport as part of the US$153 mi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Russia's Rostec assists Zimbabwe establish air ambulance service
Russian Helicopters Holding Company, a part of Rostec State Corporation, has handed over a batch of 18 Ansat helicopters to Zimbabwe. The light multipurpose helicopters manufactured at the Kaz...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mahere demands answers over Russian helicopters
Citizens Coalition for Change spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, has taken to Twitter to demand answers over the purchase of Kazan Ansat helicopters by the Harare regime.The helicopters, w...Published: 24 May 2023 at 18:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rostec, Zimbabwe helicopter deal in crosshairs of US sanctions
ZIMBABWE, which is under United States sanctions, has received 18 helicopters from a sanctioned Russian state entity, Rostec, for air medical services, law enforcement, as well as search-and-rescue op...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe acquires 18 copters from Russia
ZIMBABWE yesterday took delivery of 18 brand new helicopters from Russia that will go towards emergency air medical services, law enforcement and tourism, as the efforts at engagement and re-engagemen...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Mnangagwa's US$54m jet
ZIMBABWEANS have angrily reacted to reports that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has acquired a US$54 million presidential jet — a Dassault Falcon 7X , at a time the majority of the population is wallo...Published: 01 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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 | 35 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Eswatini Air flies into Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe of Friday welcomed Eswatini Air's maiden flight into the country with the jet landing at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport at 11:50 am.Eswatini Air, which is under Royal...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport rehab 97% complete'
THE Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) says the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport expansion project is now 97% complete.ACZ development manager, Engineer Shamiso Makova yesterd...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanctions hit Zimbabwe aircraft maintenance
The Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Elson Moyo, has sought the assistance of the Nigerian Air Force in the area of research and development.He also solicited support with t...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet plane aborts Bulawayo landing due to bad weather
A Fastjet plane flying from Harare was forced to abort landing in Bulawayo Tuesday morning due to foggy weather.The Embraer ERJ145 aircraft, which was due to touch down at 6.50am, was forced t...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's presidential envoy abuses his position
CHARISMATIC Zimbabwean evangelist and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy on Trade and Investment, Uebert Angel, is embroiled in a money laundering scandal involving the abuse of diplomatic p...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Suspected fraudster's bail revocation ruling deferred to Monday
SUSPECTED fraudster James Landon will only get to know his fate on Monday when Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje makes a ruling on the State's bid to have his $150 000 bail revoked.The State...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister Chitando stranded as Qatar Airways plane grounded in Zambia
Dozens of travellers from Harare including Zimbabwe's mines minister Winston Chitando were left stranded in Lusaka, Zambia, on Sunday night after a Qatar Airways plane developed a technical fault....Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet receives aircraft for local flights
FASTJET Zimbabwe has received the first of three Embraer 120, 30-seater aircrafts that will ply the Harare to Hwange and Harare to Kariba routes.The arrival of the aircraft is part of the ...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 20:22hrs | 5 | 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 | 6 | by Staff reporter
SA's FlySafair gets nod for daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Harare
South African airline FlySafair says it will start daily flights to Harare from Johannesburg and Cape town later this year after obtaining permission from the International Air Services Council....Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Government to start upgrading Nkayi Airstrip
GOVERNMENT will next month start upgrading Nkayi Airstrip in Matabeleland North Province with $40 million already set aside for the project as the Second Republic continues to roll out key infrastruct...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crashed Zimbabwe plane was carrying diamonds
THE light plane owned by mining giant, Murowa (Private) Limited, which force-landed near Beatrice on Monday afternoon, had a parcel of diamonds which were being transported under armed guard by police...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 54 | 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 | 79 | by Staff reporter
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