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Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed
In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incid...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 2251 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nujoma
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined leaders from across the world in mourning the passing of Namibia's inaugural President, Dr. Sam Nujoma, who tragically died on Sunday in a helicopter crash. Nuj...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:45hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwean CIO boss recounts near-fatal helicopter crash
Former Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has revealed that he narrowly escaped death in a helicopter crash in Manicaland province in May 2007. Bony...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 10:32hrs | 3025 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in strategic retreat as Chiwenga faction blocks 2030
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly under intense pressure from Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his military-backed faction within Zanu PF to abandon his aspirations for a third term an...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:57hrs | 5871 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga power struggle
The recent helicopter crash at Masvingo Airport, which occurred as a presidential chopper was set to fetch President Emmerson Mnangagwa back to Harare, has ignited serious clashes and heightened mutua...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 08:31hrs | 8948 | by Staff reporter
Speculation swells over Mnangagwa aborted trip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden decision to cancel his scheduled trip to the United Nations General Assembly has ignited speculation about growing tensions within the country's leadership. The a...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:38hrs | 2693 | by Staff reporter
ED's self-made prison: Trapped by power and paranoia!!
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will not be attending the UN (United Nations) General Assembly to be held at the organization's headquarters in New York on 22-23 September 2024.This ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 13:05hrs | 3489 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa to skip 2024 UN General Assembly days after helicopter crash
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will not attend this year's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA, due to a dense programme in the last quarter of 2024, according to a statemen...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 13:50hrs | 2644 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth call for probe into helicopter crash
The Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform (ZYAP), affiliated with the ruling Zanu-PF party, is demanding an independent investigation into a recent helicopter crash involving the Airforce of Zimbabwe. The in...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:03hrs | 615 | 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 | 1960 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa helicopter crash inquiry begins
The Ministry of Defence and the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) have launched an inquiry into the cause of an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter accident that occurred at Masvingo Aero...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:20hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe plane crashes
An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crashed during takeoff this afternoon at Masvingo Airport. The incident, which occurred under unclear circumstances, has prompted an ongoing investigation by ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 19:53hrs | 8909 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Iran leader's death blow to Zimbabwe'
President Mnangagwa affirmed Zimbabwe's commitment to collaborating with Iran in advancing mutual socio-economic development goals despite facing sanctions. He conveyed condolences to Iran following t...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Iran's Ebrahim Raisi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has joined the rest of World leaders in mourning the late Iranian leader Dr Ebrahim Seyyed Raisi who died on Sunday following a helicopter crash.The Iranian leader died alo...Published: 21 May 2024 at 20:49hrs | 13 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 46 | by NewsHawks Editor
Zimbabwe military shops for arms in Pakistan
A HIGH-POWERED delegation of military officers led by Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono was in Pakistan this month to inspect modern aircraft and armaments during a d...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:22hrs | 3 | 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
Helicopter owners speak on crash
Investigations are now underway to establish the cause of Sunday's helicopter crash, which killed the pilot on the spot in the Mhondoro-Chivero erea. The R44 helicopter crashed in Lothin Farm ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chopper crash: New details emerge
A pilot died on the spot after a helicopter crashed in the Mhondoro area on Sunday afternoon, in what has been described as a horrific experience by eyewitnesses who said they were yet to overcome the...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | | 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 | 11 | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's chopper in hair-raising emergency landing
IN a hair-raising incident which might leave heads rolling at the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential helicopter was dramatically forced into an emergency landing ...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Another Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crashes
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crash-landed near oil expresser Surface Wilmar in Chitungwiza on Thursday evening, but details of the accident have been kept under wraps.The chopper ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 11:00hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe in crash landing with Mi-35 helicopter gunship
Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots have been commended for averting a major accident after an emergency landing with their Mi-35 helicopter gunship in Chitungwiza, which had developed a technical faul...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe hands over property to chopper crash victims
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) yesterday handed over household property worth thousands of dollars to the Fenyere family, whose house was razed to the ground by flames when the Agusta Bell 412 (AB 41...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Funeral parade for copter crash victims
A funeral parade to honour two pilots and a technician who died in a helicopter crash in Goromonzi last week will be held by the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Friday. The pilots are Wing Comm...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Army chopper horror crash details emerge
VILLAGERS in the Arcturus area in Ruwa where an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crashed on Friday say they watched helplessly as the plane exploded with people inside because they were afraid t...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Board of inquiry for helicopter crash
GOVERNMENT has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of Friday's helicopter crash which killed two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots and a flight technician in Goromonzi, Mashonaland Eas...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns the death of helicopter accident victims
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is in mourning after the horrific accident that claimed the lives of two pilots and an aircraft technician.The pilots who perished are Wing Commander Thomas Tin...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns AFZ officers, child killed in chopper crash
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has send condolence messages to the families of two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots, a technician, and a child who died after a helicopter crashed in Chinyika, Goromonz...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first female helicopter fighter pilot dies in crash
Zimbabwe's first female combat helicopter pilot was killed in a fiery helicopter crash in Arcturus, 32km east of Harare, on Friday.Thirty-year-old Flight Lieutenant Annita Mapiye, who has flow...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Air force of Zimbabwe helicopter crashes
A number of the Airforce of Zimbabwe member are feared dead after their helicopter reportedly crashed in a residential area in Ruwa,Harare this afternoon. According to witnesses on the cras...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 17:11hrs | 13 | by Shelton Muchena/Simbarashe Sithole
Botswana President survives near-chopper crash
Reports from Botswana indicate that the country's President Masisi survived a potential helicopter crash in the country's second-largest city Francistown on Saturday.In a statement issued by t...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:40hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC and the colonial ghost of whiteness
David Coltart, the self-confessed former British South African Police (BSAP) member, who authored a rehashed moribund autobiography, recently rebounded as treasurer of the MDC at the party's congress ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Ranga Mataire
Chamisa's MDC calls for probe into crashed military chopper
Nelson Chamisa's opposition MDC has called for an inquiry into an Alouette III helicopter that was forced into crash landing in the Mchakazi area in Gutu Central this week.The helicopter crash...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Vigil mourns Roy Bennett 'Pachedu'
The Vigil was in mourning for Roy Bennett who encouraged us to mount our public protest outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London in 2002 and who remained a constant support in the many years since then....Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 16:54hrs | 16 | by Zim Vigil
Tsvangirai mourns Roy Bennett
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday expressed shock and grief over the death of Roy Bennett, the opposition party's former treasurer-general, and his wife Heather in a helicopter crash in the Uni...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai shocked by Roy and Heather Bennett's death
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has expressed shock over the death of Roy Bennett and his wife Heather from a helicopter crash. "It was with shock that I learnt of the death of the heroes of ou...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 14:43hrs | 19 | by Stephen Jakes
Roy Bennett 'suffered a lot in his attempt to build a new Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe's main opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change party's deputy president Nelson Chamisa has described Roy Bennett’s unexpected death in a helicopter crash in the US as "a big loss to ...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 10:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC mourns the passing of the struggle veteran Roy Bennett
The MDC is greatly saddened by the untimely passing of democratic struggle veteran Roy Bennet and his wife Heather in a tragic helicopter crash in North America today.MDC National Spokesperson...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Roy Bennett dies -UPDATED
FORMER MDC-T treasurer-general Roy Bennett and his wife Heather died together with three others in a helicopter crash in New Mexico, US yesterday.MDC-T vice-president Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterd...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Roy Bennett dies
There are reports that former MDC-T Treasurer General Roy Bennett and his wife Heather were killed in a chopper accident in Canada.According to Senator David Coltart, Bennett died in a helicop...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Helicopter crash-lands in Hwange National Park
A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) helicopter crash-landed in Hwange National Park yesterday afternoon.Reports show that none of the two people who were on board the...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 06:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Nigeria's ex-Aviation minister reveals those behind 'bombing' of Prophet T.B. Joshua's church part 2
Nigeria's Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has unleashed another shocking revelation in the unfolding saga surrounding the deadly implosion of a guest house within The Synagogue, Church ...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:13hrs | 4 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Crash-copter pilot challenges immigration boss
SOUTH African businessman, Frederick Lutzkie, who was last year declared a prohibited person in the country, has taken the principal director of immigration Mr Clemence Masango to court challengin...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
How Sierra Leone fought Ebola with Prophet TB Joshua's 'anointing water'
When Nigerian 'Prophet' T.B. Joshua controversially claimed in August 2014 that his 'Anointing Water' had the ability to cure the deadly Ebola virus which had ravaged several West African countries, t...Published: 02 Nov 2015 at 10:24hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Tourists 'helicopter crash' causes panic
PANIC gripped the resort town of Victoria Falls on Monday after it was reported that a helicopter carrying tourists had crashed.Residents lined the streets as ambulances and fire tenders sped ...Published: 10 Sep 2014 at 08:53hrs | 2 | by Leonard Ncube
Helicopter crash-lands in Victoria Falls
SIX Americans cheated death yesterday after a helicopter that was supposed to fly them above the Victoria Falls had a false start and crash-landed barely thirty metres from where it had taken off....Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 08:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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