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Air Zimbabwe retires Falcon 7X Presidential jet
Air Zimbabwe has officially retired its sole Falcon 7X, marking the end of its tenure as Zimbabwe's presidential jet. The aircraft, registered as Z-AZM (msn 299) during its service with the national c...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:59hrs | 3531 | by Staff reporter
OR Tambo airport hit by refueling challenges, flights cancelled
The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has issued a statement notifying passengers of refueling challenges at O.R. Tambo International Airport, which have affected normal aircraft operations. The si...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 11:39hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF corruption and mismanagement have turned Air Zimbabwe into an international embarrassment
This once-proud national airline, which began its journey in 1980 with a modern fleet inherited from Air Rhodesia, is now a global laughingstock, a shadow of its former self. At independence, ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 23:21hrs | 1301 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Air Zimbabwe to expand routes and boost fleet in 2025
Air Zimbabwe has announced plans to expand and relaunch its domestic and international routes in 2025, signaling a renewed commitment to growth as the airline anticipates the acquisition of additional...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:50hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
US$88million needed for airports upgrade
The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) requires US$88 million in the 2025 financial year to fund critical infrastructure development projects, including the construction and refurbishment of airports ...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 154 | by Sgtaff reporter
Mnangagwa takes 238 people to UN climate summit
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has drawn scrutiny after bringing a delegation of 238 people to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. According to data from...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:19hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
11 Chinese investors eye Bulawayo for multi-billion dollar projects
Bulawayo is poised for a significant boost in its re-industrialisation initiatives as 11 prominent Chinese companies have expressed interest in investing in the city. These firms, which span sectors s...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:14hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Drone hits Netanyahu's home?
A drone has been "launched towards" the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the coastal town of Caesarea, his office has said."The prime minister and his wife wer...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 13:10hrs | 2576 | by Staff reporter
Colonialists to give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.The deal – reached after years ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 12:39hrs | 219 | by Andrew Harding
Mnangagwa signs 5 aviation protocols
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a significant step in supporting international civil aviation by signing five instruments of ratification and accession related to the International Civil Aviati...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe bids farewell to Air Chief Marshal Moyo
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officially bid farewell to their former service commander, Chief Air Marshal (Retired) Elson Moyo, during a farewell dinner held over the weekend at Manyame AFZ Base. M...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 08:59hrs | 8521 | 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 | 1265 | by Peter Fabricius
Zimbabwe's first indigenous pilot training academy opens
Central Air Transport Services (CATS), a private charter company operating from Charles Prince Airport in Harare and Victoria Falls International Airport, has made history by opening Zimbabwe's first ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:45hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa was supposed to be in crashed chopper
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that the helicopter which crash-landed at an airstrip in Masvingo on Sunday was initially meant to transport President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The President, who wa...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | 1956 | by Staff reporter
Crashed helicopter was meant to transport Mnangagwa
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, has provided clarification on the helicopter accident that took place on Sunday in Masvingo. The incident occurred shortl...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:25hrs | 1545 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe turnaround said to be on course
Air Zimbabwe's turnaround programme is making significant strides, with plans to restore and expand regional and domestic routes, according to a senior company official.During a tour of the ai...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:20hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa took brother-in-law to China-Africa summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's huge entourage during his week-long trip to China included his son and brother-in-law, ZimLive reported.Mnangagwa flew to China on August 28 aboard a Boeing Busi...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 10:20hrs | 8508 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet to ramp up flights from Johannesburg to Bulawayo
Zimbabwe's privately owned airline, Fastjet, will scale up its services between Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport and Bulawayo's Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport.Fastjet ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1717 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's CAAZ licenses 400 drone pilots
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has licensed over 400 drone pilots and certified more than 15 companies for the use of drone technology across various sectors. These certifications ref...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:27hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Helicopter lands in sewage pond after engine failure
An engine failure on Tuesday evening forced a helicopter to make emergency landing in a sewer pond, near Livingstone's Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park.According to police, two international touris...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:58hrs | 2042 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean pilot dies in horror crash
Captain Fungai Majakwara, a Zimbabwean pilot and managing director of Nyasa Express, tragically died in a plane crash in Malawi. The Cessna C210 aircraft he was piloting crashed into Lake Mala...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:06hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
The power of goblins (Ontikolotshe)
A FEW days ago, my attention was drawn to some screaming and sensational headlines on social media. "Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Malawi." I never thought the story that appeared in the Malawi Voi...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:19hrs | 247 | by Pathisa Nyathi
US$40m Airbus dispute leaves Air Zimbabwe in limbo
Air Zimbabwe is struggling with a substantial financial burden, as highlighted in a recent audit report by Acting Auditor General Rheah Kujinga. The report, covering 2019 to 2021, reveals that...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 09:31hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bolsters security at Mugabe Airport
The government has enhanced security at Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport following the installation of advanced air navigation aids. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) re...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
New fire station at Mugabe Airport completed
The Zimbabwe government has completed the construction of a new fire station at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to enhance safety for both travellers and aircraft. Airport infrastr...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe integrates drones into aviation system
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has fully implemented the 2018 regulations to safely integrate drone technology into the country's aviation system. This ensures innovative drone use wi...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Association with Chivayo warrants impeachment from Presidency
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, as I see it, the scriptural rhetorical question, "Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?" (Amos 3:3) underscores the impea...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 15:18hrs | 9 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Botswana receives military transport aircraft from US
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has taken delivery of a C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft from the United States of America. The aircraft arrived at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport ...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:07hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Zambia's Chilima
President Mnangagwa expressed profound sadness at the death of Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others in a plane crash this week. In his condolence message, President Mnangagwa p...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Malawi Vice President die in plane crash
MALAWI'S vice president and nine others have been killed after their military jet crashed into a mountainous forest.A huge search operation was launched after the plane carrying Dr Saulos Chil...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Aircraft carrying Malawi vice president missing
An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others has gone missing, Malawi's presidency said on Monday."All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Flights using Zimbabwe airspace subject to new US$ fees
Flights passing through Zimbabwean airspace without landing are now subject to new fees, with recreational flights required to pay at least US$31 to the government. The Transport and Infrastructural D...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 11:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to deepen ties with Iran
President Mnangagwa has affirmed that the fraternal relations between Zimbabwe and Iran will be deepened and consolidated for the mutual benefit of both nations.The President expressed his con...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Iranian president confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Iranian state media have confirmed that President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. His entire entourage, including Fore...Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe flogging it's iconic Boeing 737-200 workhorses
Air Zimbabwe is flogging off two of its iconic Boeing 737-200 workhorses via sale by tender, highlighting the fall from grace of an airline which used to rank among the most vibrant flag carriers in A...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean airports shut over bomb scare
ZIMBABWEAN airports were yesterday forced to shut down following a "possible bomb threat" at Victoria Falls International Airport, which resulted in President Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelling his trip to...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fires Air Force of Zimbabwe commander?
As post-elections political and military realignments intensify, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has removed Air Force of Zimbabwe commander Air Marshal Elison Moyo - a key figure during the N...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 20:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe declares 'heightened alert'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa aborted landing at Victoria Falls International Airport on Friday and his private jet returned to Harare after authorities were warned of a "credible bomb or firearm threa...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in bomb scare
A BOMB scare at Victoria Falls International Airport has forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Falcon 7X aircraft to be turned back to Harare.Mnangagwa was expected to attend the closing cerem...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defense Forces embark on nationwide recruitment campaign
The Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) has launched a comprehensive recruitment drive to bolster its ranks within the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ).The ZNA is see...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
NewsHawks freezes exclusive Zimbabwe military story
The NewsHawks, which has further delayed publication this week due to circumstances beyond its control, will not publish follow-up stories on the issue of three Zimbabwean army generals forced out due...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:02hrs | 35 | by NewsHawks Editor
New South African airline to service Harare - Joburg route
AN independent South African airline, CemAir, is set to launch flights between Johannesburg and Harare starting next month.The service will operate four times a week and aims to enhance passen...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport rehab shifts to domestic terminal
THE rehabilitation of the domestic terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has begun with the project set to be completed by July this year.Passengers who use the dom...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Just how low has Zimbabwe sank?
A country's state media is always a window into the government's psyche and mindset. It is like a reflection of the particular nation's soul.So, in spite of the insufferable tort...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 14:30hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Air Zimbabwe gets second Embraer ERJ145 aircraft
Air Zimbabwe has received its second Embraer ERJ145 aircraft, increasing its operational fleet to three planes. The new aircraft was unveiled at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare, with...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$400 000 cloud seeding programme takes off
IT'S a humid Friday afternoon and there are only two aircraft on the tarmac at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo that are about to take off. One of them is a commercia...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appointments scandal
Transmedia Corporation's new board approved by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has integrity issues around its chairperson Phillipa Magnify Phillips-Sadza and Jonathan Gandari, comprising its credi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 08:15hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland farmers welcome cloud seeding, heavy rains loom
FARMERS have welcomed the Government's cloud-seeding programme to induce more rains saying the intervention is critical as they are desperate to boost production amid an El Nino season that is charact...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Airfares for flights between Zimbabwe and SA dramatically shoot up
AIR fares for flights between Zimbabwe and South Africa - mainly the Harare-Johannesburg and Bulawayo-Johannesburg routes - have shot up dramatically during the festive season (Christmas and New Year ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe missing in action
AIR Zimbabwe, which faces a myriad of problems ranging from mounting debts, ageing aircraft, government interference and poor management, has become a pale shadow of itself as it is failing to make a ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
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