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Manicaland airport plan sparks debate

Plans to build a new international airport in Manicaland have stirred debate, with stakeholders weighing the potential benefits against questions of feasibility.The project, announced by provincial officials, is expected to boost tourism a…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:00hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe airports undergo major upgrades

Zimbabwe is carrying out major rehabilitation and modernisation works at some of its leading airports, with Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls International Airport among the key facilities undergoing…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:24hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of grabbing airport land

The ruling Zanu-PF party and senior government officials are allegedly selling land earmarked for the expansion of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to unsuspecting individuals.Presidential Affairs and Devolution secretary Ta…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 09:10hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls airport shatters passenger records

Victoria Falls International Airport (VFIA) is experiencing an unprecedented boom, smashing pre-pandemic records and cementing its status as a leading regional aviation hub, thanks to a surge in Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Sables expected in Harare this evening

The victorious Zimbabwe national rugby team, the Sables, are expected to arrive in Harare on Tuesday evening following their triumph in the Rugby Africa Cup held recently in Uganda. Their success in the tournament has secured them a covete…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:27hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa shields airport 'squatters'

Deputy Tourism and Hospitality Minister Tongai Mnangagwa has called on the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) to regularise the stay of his supporters who have illegally settled on land earmarked for the expansion of Robert Mugabe…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls Airport set for major security upgrade

The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has unveiled plans to upgrade the Integrated Security System at three of the country's key international airports - Victoria Falls International Airport, Robert Mugabe International Airport, and Joshu…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 09:57hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter

Charles Prince Airport set to become an international airport

Charles Prince Airport in Mount Hampden is undergoing significant upgrades to bring it up to the same standards as the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. Currently serving as a hub for light aircraft and flying academies, the air…

Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:09hrs | 300 | 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 situation has resulted in delays for some…

Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 11:39hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter

Mutare airport project gathers momentum

The vision of establishing an international airport in Manicaland is inching closer to reality, with a feasibility study set to commence in the first quarter of 2025. This milestone follows years of persistent calls from the local business…

Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 07:09hrs | 746 | 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 and the procurement of aviation equipme…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 175 | by Sgtaff reporter

Flights into Zimbabwe rise 19% in 3 months

Zimbabwe's aviation sector recorded substantial growth in the second quarter of 2024, with all airports in the country reporting increased flight activity compared to the first quarter, according to statistics from the Zimbabwe National St…

Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 323 | by `

Zimbabwe rolls out e-gates at Mugabe airport

Zimbabwe has introduced a major upgrade to its border management system with the installation of 14 electronic gates (e-gates) at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, marking the first phase of the country's new Online Border M…

Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:22hrs | 7548 | by Staff reporter

Gweru airport project stalls

Plans by the Gweru City Council to transform its aerodrome into a fully operational airport have hit a snag, with delays at the Deeds Office cited as the primary obstacle. This revelation emerged during a recent 2024 budget review meeting,…

Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter

Ghanaian in court for fraudulent Zimbabwean passport

YET another foreign national managed to fraudulently acquire Zimbabwean identity documents, including a passport.She was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport over the weekend. Her case comes at a time focus has been …

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:32hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter

SAA increases flights on Johannesburg-Harare route

South African Airways (SAA) has announced an increase in the number of flights on its popular Johannesburg-Harare route, raising weekly services from 10 to 12, effective November 5, 2024. The expansion comes in response to growing demand f…

Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 15:24hrs | 2887 | by Staff reporter

Uganda Airlines to launch flights on the Harare-Entebbe route

Uganda Airlines is set to launch flights on the Harare-Entebbe route starting from the 25th of this month, in response to growing demand for air travel between Zimbabwe and Uganda. The airline aims to boost bilateral trade and economic tie…

Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 552 | 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) recently commissioned a new air traffic c…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter

Fire incident disrupts flights at Victoria Falls airport

A fire incident on Wednesday night disrupted flight operations at Victoria Falls International Airport earlier today. In a statement, Elijah Chingosho, the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), confirmed that…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 12:57hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe says man who sent out airport bomb warning on e-mail arrested

Zimbabwe's presidency on Monday confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old South African man alleged to be the sender of an email which caused travel chaos last Friday, including forcing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to abandon a trip to Victori…

Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Mutare Airport to be relocated

Plans by the Government to relocate the Grand Reef Airport near Mutare to Mutasa South District where there is enough flat land for a new modern airport are at an advanced stage with the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) set to conduct a …

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean national found with US$153 000 at King Mswati III International Airport

A Zimbabwean national was found with foreign currency equivalent to E2.8 million cash at King Mswati III International Airport.Masiyakurima Agrippa Bopela (Masiya), a losing candidate for National Patriotic Front in Mutare North, entered t…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | 4 | 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 million expansion of the airport.RGM Inte…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe registers 10 new air routes

ZIMBABWE has secured at least 10 flight routes over the past two years, as the government moves to revive the sector to pre-Covid 19 pandemic era levels, a senior official said on Thursday.Addressing a stakeholder's meeting held to discuss…

Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now a gateway for smugglers

AFTER watching gold smugglers and money launderers breezing through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare travelling to and from Dubai to deliver the proceeds of corruption in Al Jazeera's investigative documentary Gold Maf…

Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man found with 23 gold bars at airport fined R40,000 only

A  Zimbabwean  man found with 23 gold bars concealed in a box of whisky at South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport has been sentenced to a fine of R40 000 or two years' imprisonment.Tashinga Nyasha Masinire was arrested by …

Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

July Moyo taken to task over Airport Road land deal

Local Government minister July Moyo has been accused of usurping the powers of the prosecutor general by signing a deed of settlement that gave away vast tracts of state land in Harare to a company with Ukraine links under controversial ci…

Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi symbol removed from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport billboard

THE decision to obliterate a symbol from the billboard at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport has triggered a major outcry, with political parties and activists calling for its restoration.The controversy is centred around the r…

Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe airport security screener 'stole US$2 million'

It was the perfect crime. Almost.Roselyn Dunga, a 31-year-old woman working as a security screener at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport was close to the end of her shift sometime in October last year.Her job that day was to m…

Published: 07 May 2022 at 19:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Govt dithers over radar acquisition

THE scandal-riddled process to acquire a modern air traffic control system, commonly known as the radar, has taken yet another twist after it emerged this week the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) allegedly directed the Civil Avia…

Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe airports need refurbishment'

THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development has revealed that the country's airports needed urgent refurbishment as they are in a bad state.Zimbabwe has eight major airports namely; Robert Gabriel Muga…

Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Chinese firm snatches lucrative aviation deal

GOVERNMENT has awarded a multi-million dollar tender to a Chinese firm to replace a redundant aviation system following pressure exerted by the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to award the deal to a company drawn from a friendly nation.In 2…

Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Power cut claims at JM Nkomo airport dismissed

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) has dismissed claims that a fastjet aircraft failed to land at Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo on Wednesday evening due to load shedding. Social and online med…

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Revamp for JM Nkomo Airport

GOVERNMENT is working on the second phase of refurbishment of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo which will see the erection of a control tower, among other facilities. Speaking after touring the Ngwigwizi River Bri…

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

$46million drawn-down for RGM Airport facelift

Government has drawn-down $45,9 million, representing 30 percent of the total project cost for upgrading and modernisation of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The RGM International Airport modernisation will cost $153 milli…

Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Harare commissioner denied bail in $80m airport road scam

Former chairperson of the commission appointed to run the affairs of City of Harare between 2006 and 2013, Michael Mahachi, appeared in court on Saturday charged with criminal abuse of office after he corruptly contracted his company to ma…

Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zacc hunts for Chombo over airport deal

Fromer Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo's troubles continue to mount this time under the radar of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) over a murky airport deal in which the Harare City Council is said to have been fleec…

Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Only sewer upgrade at JMNkomo airport

GOVERNMENT yesterday officially commissioned a $1,2 million upgraded sewer system at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport on the outskirts of Bulawayo.The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) undertook the project through …

Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 19:37hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter

LIVE: Zimbabwe renames Harare airport to RG Mugabe

Zimbabwe's Harare International Airport is on Thursday set to be renamed after the southern African country's long-time president Robert Mugabe.The airport joins other facilities named after Mugabe, including the government's school of int…

Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 09:45hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe back from US

President Robert Mugabe has arrived back home from New York, USA where he attended the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).On arrival, Mugabe was greeted to loud cheers from thousands of Zimbabweans who were at the H…

Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 16:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

J M Nkomo Airport set for facelift again

THE Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo needs a facelift as its appearance is not up to standard and is one of the facilities that the Government has put forward for possible Chinese funding, a Cabinet Minister said.Spea…

Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 07:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Tollgate planned for Airport road

Government has begun identifying roads for urban tollgates, and the first targets are Harare's Samora Machel Avenue and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo/Airport Road.Though the exact location of the tollgates is yet to be determined, it is understood …

Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 10:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Fastjet starts flights to Zimbabwe

African low-cost airline fastjet PLC Monday said it was set to launch its third cross-border route from its home base of Tanzania, with flights to Zimbabwe set to start in August.The airline initially started flying within Tanzania, but ha…

Published: 23 Jun 2014 at 19:52hrs | 7282 | by Alliance News

Bulawayo airport completion set for month-end

WORK on upgrading the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (JMN) is expected to be completed before the end of this month, an official said yesterday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) public relations and communication…

Published: 05 Aug 2013 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Protesters dump faeces in Cape Town Airport departure terminal

Five people have been arrested for dumping human waste in the departure terminal at Cape Town International Airport, Western Cape police say."Police are still on the scene to monitor the situation and will take action if [necessary]," Lt-C…

Published: 25 Jun 2013 at 20:05hrs | 8 | by Sapa

Vic Falls International Airport expansion project commences

Work on the $150 million rehabilitation and expansion project of the Victoria Falls International Airport has started after earth-moving equipment arrived in the resort town from China recently.The new equipment includes 34 tipper trucks, …

Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 21:32hrs | 4482 | by Staff Reporter

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