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Enjoy the zen whilst I bring you tea, the stewardess seemed to say
Between the sardine-packed spaces, noise and all, its not easy to fall asleep on long-haul flights. Hiatus from shuteye can play havoc with one's sycardian rhythm (body clock), causing the debutant ai...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:12hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
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
Aircraft tyre burst disrupts flights at Zimbabwe's Mugabe Airport
Flights were temporarily disrupted yesterday afternoon at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare after a RwandAir plane with 65 passengers and eight crew en route to Cape Town experienc...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:14hrs | 10 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Plumtree pilot defies racial attitudes to pursue dream
FORTY years and still counting years of flying different aircraft types, heads of States, the late Prince Philip; husband to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and roles spanning basic flying, advanced flyi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting Mnangagwa walking in Mugabe's footsteps
IN June 2017, the late former president Robert Mugabe attracted an angry backlash following his trip to a United Nations (UN) conference in Mexico on oceans even though the country is a landlocked sta...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe buys new Embraer plane
IN a move expected to boost the fleet of national airliner Air Zimbabwe, Government has bought a new state of the art Embraer ERJ-145 jet that is expected to take to the skies in the next eight weeks....Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Botswana resumes flights to Harare
Air Botswana has resumed the Harare- Gaborone route in a development that is expected to boost business interactions and tourism sector in Southern Africa. This comes at the back of post COVID-1...Published: 21 May 2022 at 16:01hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Air Zimbabwe resumes Harare-Johannesburg route
Air Zimbabwe yesterday resumed Harare-Johannesburg flights in a move expected to boost economic activity in the country.Flights are scheduled for every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday....Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Quarantine-free travel for Emirates customers
INTERNATIONAL airliner Emirates' customers from Zimbabwe can now enjoy quarantine free travel to over eight destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the United States of America, the airline said o...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son in-law to apply for exception to criminal abuse charges
FORMER Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore today notified the State that he will be applying for exception to the criminal abus...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fastjet resumes Victoria Falls-Joburg flights
LOCAL airliner, Fastjet has resumed flights between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg in neighbouring South Africa in response to renewed demand for air travel, bringing hope to the tourism industry....Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe, the nation's pride
ON Monday, early in the morning, Government officials set camp at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport awaiting the arrival of the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines, a gift from China that c...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi hospitalised, battling for his life in the ICU
Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affair, Ziyambi Ziyambi is currently battling for his life in the ICU of a Harare hospital amid a Covid-19 explosion that has paralysed President Emmerson ...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Moyo linked Klosad shuts down over Covid-19 scam
KLOSAD Clinical Diagnostics Lab, whose staff members were last week exposed by this publication for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates, has been shut down to pave way for full investigations.T...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 23:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe slapped with $100m wage bill
AT least 300 workers fired by Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) five years ago, who have won a long-drawn legal battle to return to work, say they are owed $100 million in outstanding salaries by the struggling a...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Downing of Rhodesian Viscount plane revisited
September 3, 1978 is a date that should be permanently etched in the minds of Zimbabweans as it is an important reminder of the story of ZAPU's role in the liberation struggle. On this day, Zipra forc...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Sifelani Tsiko
Air Zimbabwe, South Jet fight over planes
TROUBLED Air Zimbabwe is involved in a tug of war with Isle of Man company South Jet One Ltd over the ownership of two Airbus A320 aircrafts which the state entity claims it was given as a donation in...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government speaks on missing planes
The permanent secretary in the ministry of transport and infrastructural development Engineer Amos Marawa has rubbished recent media reports alleging that three Air Zimbabwe's MA 60 aircrafts were mis...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
AG report puts ZACC to test
The efficiency of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) will be put to test by its response to the scathing Auditor- General's report that exposed serious rot in government and parastatals....Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 18:48hrs | | by Mona Lisa Dube
Confusion reigns over Chinamasa's Air Zimbabwe appointment
Confusion is reigning supreme in legal circles following the alleged irregular appointment of former Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa as board chairperson of struggling Air Zimbabwe by President Emm...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe needs $12m to stay afloat
AIR ZIMBABWE judicial manager Reggie Saruchera says he is pushing authorities to avail a $12 million package to maintain the airline's fleet and acquire additional aircraft.Saruchera told parl...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa: A hero who rejected 'our time to eat'
APART from his phenomenal liberation struggle exploits and heroics that earned him the nickname "Black Russian" and his principled politics, former Zipra intelligence supremo Dumiso Dabengwa, who died...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe assures safety despite fire incident
Air Zimbabwe has assured the nation and the international community of its commitment to the safety of passengers despite its only aircraft, the Boeing 767 200 ER had a fire spark mid air on Fri...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 16:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tracing the failed assassination of Joshua Nkomo in Lusaka
Some four decades ago, Zimbabwe's veteran nationalist - former Vice President Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - who was affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe, survived an assassination attempt on Apri...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | | by Sifelani Tsiko
Rhodesian chemical-biological war crimes
As Zimbabwe celebrates its 39th year of Independence, as Africans we have either chosen to ignore or have been brainwashed to forget the terrible things white Rhodesians did to our own freedom fighter...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Air Zimbabwe's Embraer delivery imminent, two B777s on way
AIR ZIMBABWE is on the brink of replenishing its fleet amid indications that the national airliner would take delivery of an Embraer ERJ 145 tentatively in the next two weeks.It has also emerg...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | | 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
Mugabe Airways: The untold story
Former president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Mr Simba Chikore used his family ties to manipulate processes, corrupt people and enter into shady deals involving several stakeholders during his time at ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zimbabwe aviation in slow, but positive climb
LAST week, the local skies welcomed the arrival of the restructured fellow southern African carrier, Air Tanzania.The airline re-launched flights to Harare after close to two decades of no dir...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:28hrs | 1 | by Benjamin Manzini
Ethiopian Airlines offers Air Zimbabwe lucrative partnership deal
The biggest airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines has offered Air Zimbabwe a lucrative partnership deal that will see the airline bringing planes, train pilots and also assist the national airliner to...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 20:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt goes shopping for aircraft
GOVERNMENT has dispatched five aviation experts to Texas, the United States of America, where they are understood to be inspecting three Embraer E145 aircraft purchased by national airliner, Air Zimba...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe revival timeline set
Air Zimbabwe administrator Reggie Saruchera, has said they expect the revival of the national airliner to come full circle by May 30, 2019. Saruchera, a managing partner at Grant Thornton and ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zim Airways not part of Air Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe Airways is a completely different and autonomous entity from Air Zimbabwe and is therefore not part of the reconstruction process, Ministry of Transport of Infrastructure Development Ac...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Tourism sector calls for Air Zimbabwe revival
THE Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe (TBCZ) has exhorted Government to facilitate speedy resuscitation of ailing Air Zimbabwe, which is a key enabler to the country's tourism industry. Air...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boeing tech hub coming to Harare
BOEING'S plans to turn Zimbabwe into its Southern African regional hub where training and expert technical services would be provided to companies flying the company's aircraft are gathering pace amid...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fastjet enhances client product satisfaction
LOW-COST airline, Fastjet, says it will include first item of checked luggage and on-board refreshments in all tickets sold in a move meant to enhance client product satisfaction.Previously, t...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Agencies
Air Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Airways merger in limbo
GOVERNMENT is understood to have abandoned its plan to merge the boards of Air Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Airways amid indications that a new strategy to revive the national airline has been crafted. Detai...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gives Mnangagwa good run for his money
YESTERDAY'S results pronounced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which are being contested by the main opposition MDC Alliance, are a stark reminder of the year 2000.MDC Alliance lea...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt praises fastjet
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo said Government was happy that fastjet, a low cost airliner, has launched direct flights between Harare and Bulawayo.Dr Gumbo ...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
fastjet begins Harare - Bulawayo flights
Low cost airliner, fastjet, is set to land at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport at about 9am today, on the aviation firm's inaugural flight on the Harare-Bulawayo route. This move...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
New look Victoria Falls airport attracts more airlines
VICTORIA Falls International Airport is overwhelmed by visitors, a development that has seen some airlines either increasing frequency or introducing bigger planes to meet demand.The new look ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe offers reward package
AIR Zimbabwe has launched a promotion where customers get a free flight after every four flights to boost trade and domestic tourism.The promotion, dubbed "#Fly4Free," was launched last Friday...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's barking puppies'
Nelson Chamisa has threatened that his MDC party will 'not allow' the elections on 30th July unless electoral reforms are made. The party has called for a demonstration in Harare on Tuesday to insist ...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 13:01hrs | | by ZimVigil
AirZim saga: Tale of half-truths, lies and deception
As someone -unknown - once said "if words don't add up, it's usually because the truth wasn't included in the equation".The same can be said of the story of Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), whic...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fight erupts over Zimbabwe Airways plane
TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo this week summoned senior Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) officials to his offices after the airline refused to accommodate the recently purchased Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) Bo...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gumbo defends Zimbabwe Airways deal
As Zimbabweans continue to ask questions on the murky Zimbabwe Airways deal, which for long was said to be a private project until last week when government announced that it was the owner of the airl...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Chinamasa, Gumbo battle to cover corrupt aircraft deal tracks
TRANSPORT minister Jorum Gumbo this week got further entangled in the aircraft purchase scandal which involves state-owned Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) and new airline Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) whose own...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airways to boost aviation and tourism industry
GOVERNMENT has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 aircraft from Malaysia - part of an envisaged fleet of 10 aeroplanes to be managed under a new company tasked to boost the local aviation sector. The 300-...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hires luxury Swiss plane to China
President Emmerson Mnangagwa opted to hire a luxurious private plane to travel to China, abandoning the struggling national airliner Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), which has a plane of the same size albeit wi...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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