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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 | 1428 | 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 | 149 | 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 | 4562 | 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 | 848 | 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 | 975 | 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 | 2084 | 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 | 443 | 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 | 3459 | 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 | 1721 | by Staff reporter
Kenyan Airways aircraft breaks down in Zimbabwe
A KENYAN Airways (KQ) aircraft reportedly developed a technical fault at Victoria Falls International Airport on Wednesday afternoon resulting in close to 100 passengers en-route to Cape Town sleeping...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 20:53hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe crash pilots named
The two Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots who perished in an air crash near Gweru last week Thursday have been named as Group Captain Ben Munyanduki and Wing Commander Daniel Manyenga.The two died ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the death of two Air Force of Zimbabwe senior pilots in a plane crash as unexpected, saying the nation had been robbed of experienced and committed officers....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
ZimCopter inventor still wants to fly
"Since 1994, my social life has been a mess. The helicopter and African rifle project just consumed me."That's how the long-forgotten and probably never heard of by some – retired Flight Lie...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:15hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Two pilots die as aircraft crashes in Gweru
Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) trainer aircraft crashed in Gweru, killing two pilots today.AFZ Wing Commander Donovan Muroyiwa said the AFZ SF260 trainer aircraft crashed in the Mlezu college gen...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 15:13hrs | 918 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa mourns Air Commodore Maketo
President Mnangagwa has mourned the death of decorated Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) general air officer and pilot, Air Commodore Pio Pasipamire Maketo who died in on Saturday describing him as an excep...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet announces additional flights to Hwange and Kariba
Fastjet Zimbabwe has announced that it would be introducing flights to Hwange and Kariba in March 2023.This is a way of completing the long...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 07:39hrs | 1017 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Zimbabwe's 24 500km road network to be revamped by 2025
THIS week Zimbabwe Independent (ZI) business reporter, Freeman Makopa caught up with Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona (FM) to discuss updates in the progress of crucial i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Airports company introduces free wi-fi for passengers
The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has introduced more services for travellers, including partnering with internet service provider Dandemutande, to provide free wi-fi hotspot internet services at...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 04:58hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
$3.1bn for Zimbabwe air traffic control system
Government has moved to avert safety and security concerns at the country's airports by providing ZWL$3.1bn on the procurement and installation of an air traffic control system (ATC) following years o...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:15hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
$3 billion for RG Mugabe Airport upgrade, amid faulty radar system
THE upgrading of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has been allocated ZW$3.1 billion by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as fears mount that the port of entry has become a major c...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 17:59hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe's visit to UAE surveillance expo ahead of 2023 raises eyebrows
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently dispatched Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe (pictured) to attend a digital surveillance event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid indications that the Zim...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
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 | 3529 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe pilot appointed Mangwe headman
HIGHFLYING Air Zimbabwe pilot Captain Simon Thalon Moyo has been appointed as Godzi headman under Chief Tjanguluba in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province.The pilot has flown President...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 868 | 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 | 817 | by Staff reporter
Harare airport bird strike grounds Fastjet aircraft
A Fastjet aircraft was grounded recently after experiencing a bird strike upon landing at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.The incident, according to a statement by the company'...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1924 | by Staff reporter
Drug lord blocked from starting new life in Zimbabwe
Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was no...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe optimistic of IATA re-admission
THE country's national airline, Air Zimbabwe, is optimistic of being re-admitted into the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as Government has cleared 90 percent of its debt to the interna...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:29hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in historic space satellite launch
Zimbabwe yesterday orbited its first satellite, ZimSat-1, through a Japanese facility on an American launcher, as the Second Republic continues to upgrade its practical technology to achieve Vision 20...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe seeks suitors for long-haul aircraft
AIR Zimbabwe, the country's State-owned carrier, is courting potential takers to lease out its long-haul aircraft, as part of efforts by the national airline to consolidate its revenue base as it emer...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Man smuggles aeroplane spares
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested a 45-year-old man on allegations of smuggling aircraft spares through the Beitbridge Border Post.The accused identified as Charles Mutandwa of Eastview, Hara...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approves acquisition of presidential jet, source says
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the acquisition of a presidential jet, ZimLive can reveal.The aircraft is a long-range Dassault Falcon, military sources said."It has already ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:15hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Kagame comes to Zimbabwe to bolster Zanu-PF's 2023 poll campaign
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame will be in Zimbabwe next week to launch a massive US$800 million rural electrification project which President Emmerson Mnangagwa sees as a game changer in his bid to sec...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:25hrs | 3499 | 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 | 4307 | by Staff reporter
The importance of parastatals
WHEN State-managed institutions work well they are often not recognised or rewarded and are taken for granted. When they fail, everyone suffers the consequences.At independence in 1980, 40% of...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 153 | by Eddie Cross
South Africa's precision-strike aircraft given Shona name 'Mwari'
The Paramount Group has produced and sold the first military aircraft made in South Africa since the 1980s when state-owned arms maker Denel SOC Ltd. unveiled the Rooivalk, or red falcon, attack helic...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 19:42hrs | 1373 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge to get US$100m airport
BEITBRIDGE is set to have a state-of-the-art airport to match the standards of the modernised border post as the Second Republic steps up efforts to transform the face of the border town.Beitb...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga flies to Togo on luxury jet linked to Libyan strongman
Zimbabwe's vice president Constantino Chiwenga on Tuesday flew to Togo on a private jet linked to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, a renegade military commander who now controls the eastern and some s...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 21:22hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
China sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip
Beijing said Friday it will cancel phone calls between regional military commanders, defense meetings, talks on maritime safety and on climate change. It also said it would end cooperation with the U....Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:50hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's main airport finally gets radar system from China
Zimbabwe's main airport is finally getting a radar system after taking delivery of equipment as part of a US$153 million upgrade.Air traffic controllers at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Internatio...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway project: A new big step in the right direction
AS we turn right off the Harare-Beitbridge highway - just before the intersection of the Harare and Bulawayo arteries five kilometres north of Beitbridge Border Post on the banks of the Limpopo River ...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, China continue to strengthen ties
ZIMBABWE and China continue to engage each other on modern challenges as part of solidifying the long-standing bilateral relations that exist between them, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.H...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:57hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe takes principled stand on Russia'
Government made the right decision to reject brazen attempts by the United States (US) to arm-twist Zimbabwe into joining a Washington-led coalition to isolate Russia for the conflict in Eastern Europ...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:09hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport works Phase II commence
The US$153 million expansion of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is at an advanced stage, with the construction almost complete and just awaiting final touch ups being condu...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:32hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism, theft cost Zesa US$9m annually
ZESA Holdings has been losing over US$9 million annually due to vandalism and theft of its infrastructure, but says the recent adoption of drone technology would curb illegal practice.Zimbabwe...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
ZESA deploys drones to detect transmission faults
ZESA has introduced drone technology to detect line and transmission faults before sending out repair teams.The technology will enable quicker fault finding and rectification resulting in cont...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
FastJet introduces Joburg-Vic falls flight
FASTJET Zimbabwe yesterday introduced a second daily flight service from Victoria Falls to South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.The airline recently introduced flights b...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:38hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
'Full dollarisation of Zimbabwe economy will never happen'
ZIMBABWEANS must cherish the partial dollarisation that is in place, and stop dreaming about full dollarisation, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya, said yesterday.Speak...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Turkish Airlines plan to introduce flights into Zimbabwean destinations
GLOBAL air passenger carrier, Turkish Airlines' plan to introduce flights into Zimbabwean destinations are still on track and Harare's diplomats deployed to that country in 2019 are confident the gian...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
KuvaAir in maiden flight
PRIVATE airline KuvaAir on Friday made its maiden flight from Harare to Victoria Falls in the latest boost to the local tourism sector.The airline, operated by Executive Air, said the fights b...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
China deployed Surface-to- Air Missiles (SAM) in Zimbabwe?
China has reportedly deployed and installed new generation of surface-to- air missiles (SAM) in Zimbabwe, Team pachedu has alleged. Pachedu was responding to an outcry by Zimbabwe over the ope...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 14:38hrs | 20983 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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