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Promoter 'silences' 'Silent Killer'?
Zimbabwean dancehall artist Jimmy Mudereri, widely known by his stage name 'Silent Killer,' is facing a demand for US$122,170 from Y2K Entertainment, the organisers of the UK SAMA Festival, after fail...Published: 18 May 2025 at 11:59hrs | 414 | 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
'Pilot collapsed at the controls, leading to fatal crash'
The body of Captain Fungai Majakwara, a 50-year-old Zimbabwean pilot who tragically died in a plane crash in Malawi, is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe today. Capt Majakwara collapsed at the c...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:30hrs | 1132 | 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 | 1431 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plane targeted with lasers
A multi-agency investigation is underway after pilots flying President Emmerson Mnangagwa were allegedly targeted with ground lasers on approach to the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Zim...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 09:21hrs | 3222 | by Staff reporter
Malawi swears in top comedian as vice-president
Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi has been sworn as Malawi's vice-president at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe.The 55-year-old replaces Saulos Chilima, who died...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 12:55hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans stand with grieving Malawi
Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with Malawi following the tragic death of Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others in a plane crash, President Mnangagwa has announced. The crash, which oc...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will not accept conditional aid
President Mnangagwa has declared that Zimbabwe will not accept aid that comes with conditions undermining the nation's values, character, and beliefs. Speaking at the 376th Ordinary Session of the Zan...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:49hrs | 11 | 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 | 6 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Dinson set to open Zimbabwe steelworks next month
Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) located near Mvuma in Manhize is set to be inaugurated next month, as announced by Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Ambassador Christopher...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Police name victims of Zimbabwe plane crash that killed Indian tycoon
Zimbabwean authorities have officially released the identities of five of the six victims involved in the plane crash that occurred in Mashava on September 29. The tragic incident claimed the lives of...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 17:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Caledonia Mining Corporation declares 14 cents dividend
Zimbabwe, October 2, 2023 - Caledonia Mining Corporation, a prominent global mining firm with operations in Zimbabwe, has declared a dividend of US$0.14 per share for the third quarter of its 2023 tra...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 09:17hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Memorial service of Zimbabwean-based Indian mining mogul postponed indefinitely
The memorial service of Zimbabwean-based Indian mining mogul Harpal Randhawa and his son Amer who died with four colleagues on Friday in a plane crash on their way from Harare to Murowa Diamonds in Zv...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 20:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold mine death toll expected to rise to 13, Chiwenga says
The death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine in Zimbabwe was expected to rise to 13, the vice president said, according to state media.State-run newspaper The Sunday Mail quoted...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns accident victims
President Mnangagwa expressed his condolences for the victims of the Murowa Diamonds plane crash in Mashava and the Bay Horse Mine accident in Chegutu, both of which occurred on Friday.During ...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RioZim owner, 5 others die in plane crash
On Friday, a tragic incident claimed the lives of all six individuals aboard a Cessna 206 aircraft owned by the diamond mining company Rio Zim. The plane went down in the vicinity of Zvamahande, near ...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 19:34hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Vladimir Putin - the global game changer
Over the past week, a lot has occurred in the world around us. The Zimbabwean elections, the Brics summit in South Africa, the passing on of Yevgeny Prigozhin head of Russia's private mercenary compan...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:06hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
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 | 243 | by Staff reporter
2 survive plane crash in Zimbabwe
Police are investigating a plane crash, which happened in the Furtherstone area in Chivhu last night. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the crash and sa...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 05:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane crash advert causes stir on social media
National airline Air Zimbabwe experienced social media outrage on Friday after posting an advert on Twitter that social media users deemed as inappropriate and insensitive to the potential users...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 17:01hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 10 | 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
2 die in plane crash in Mazowe
TWO people are reported to have died in a plane crash Thursday at Chigumira Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central province.Police have confirmed the incident."The ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic ...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 19:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Passengers rights group lobby for accident fund law
THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary general Paul Makiwa has challenged the government to enact the Accident Fund law to safeguard passengers in ...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
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
Warriors qualify for AFCON finals
ZIMBABWE'S Warriors gave the country something to cheer its spirits last night after they completed their mission, to qualify for the 2021 AFCON finals, with a game to spare. After having take...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:37hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pilot makes waves in US
GROWING up in the dusty streets of Highfield in Harare more than 40 years ago, Felix Chiota would gaze in awe at the sky each time an airplane flew over his neighbourhood. At a young age, Chio...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 escape death as plane crash lands in Zimbabwe
Four people aboard a single-engine Cessna plane are lucky to be alive after it crash landed in the Luunga area of Binga yesterday morning.The engine of the plane, registration number ZSIZG a C...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airforce plane crashes
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe instructor and a female student pilot died when a training plane they were flying developed a technical fault and crashed at Dabuka in Somabula on the outskirts of Gweru yeste...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Force joins plane crash search mission
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has joined the search for a missing Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) employee who was on a plane that crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 2 injured in plane crash
A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) plane, which went missing in the Zambezi Valley on Friday afternoon, was found crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire on Sunday afternoon...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
4 killed in Kuwadzana plane crash
FOUR people were killed and three others seriously injured when a Kariba-bound private plane crashed and extensively damaged two houses in Kuwadzana 5 suburb in Harare yesterday morning.The fo...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
The gnashing of teeth is nigh
The nature of Bishop Lazi's job, which often involves endlessly counselling the stricken, the infirm, the indisposed and the emotionally wounded, naturally makes him a couch potato, especially during ...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:01hrs | 2 | by Bishop Lazi
Vimbai Zimuto will burn in hell, says prophet
REMNANT Desire of All Nations Ministries Prophet Talent Madungwe says the likes of singer Vimbai Zimuto and raunchy dancers, Bev and Zodwa Wabantu are agents of the kingdom of darkness and will burn i...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe classifies Boeing 737-Max 8 as unsafe
The Deputy Minister of information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi has advised citizens that Government has classified the Boeing 737-Max 8 as unsafe.The warning comes ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 14:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why did Ian Smith give in so easily and abruptly?
Let's look abroad before coming home. We all know Donald John Trump, the 45th and current President of the USA. If Trump were African, they would say Africans are daft to have elected him president. B...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 13:36hrs | 3 | by Baffour Ankomah
Zimbabwe army chopper in forced landing
An Alouette III helicopter carrying Secretary for Defence and War Veterans Mr Martin Rushwaya force-landed in Gutu on Saturday after developing a mechanical fault. No one was injured in the in...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fortune Charumbira in delirium about Gukurahundi
Provocative and desperate attempts to hoodwink the world on Gukurahundi by Zanu-PF surrogates such as Fortune Charumbira will never weaken or derail the struggle for justice by the genuine victims of ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 3 | by Mkhululi Zulu
'Zimbabwe aircraft crash victims threw luggage overboard'
The five people who were traveling in the doomed Cessna S206 which crashed in the Chemanjirenji Hills Village in the Renco area of Masvingo South last week desperately tried to serve the doomed aircra...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 14:32hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Villagers didn't loot from plane crash: Police
Police have refuted claims that villagers in Nyajena communal lands in Masvingo South looted wards of cash - both hard currency and local bond notes - from the wreckage of a Cessna light aircraft that...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo plane crash: Fresh details emerge
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has verified that 5 and not 3 people perished in the plane crush at Chemanjenjera Hills that occurred yesterday morning.Names of the deceased have also been ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 14:02hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in Zimbabwe plane crash
FIVE people - three Finnish and two Zimbabweans - died on the spot, while their bodies were mangled beyond recognition when a private plane crashed in Masvingo yesterday morning. The plane, wh...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Executive Air says not involved in Zimbabwe fatal plane crash
A private aviation company, Executive Air, has distanced itself from a fatal crash that killed at least three people in Zimbabwe's southern city of Masvingo on Friday. The state-owned Herald n...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 20:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Plane crashes in Masvingo
A private plane has crashed at Chamanjenjere Hills in Village 5 Tokwane Ngundu, close to Renco Mine. There are reports that 3 people are suspected to have died on the spot. Circumstanc...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 10:54hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Aviation well equipped for emergencies
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says it is well equipped and ready to attend to any aviation related emergencies anywhere in the country.Rescue and security agencies among othe...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls mock plane crash tests airport response plan
EMERGENCY service providers in Victoria Falls had an opportunity to test their reaction time yesterday after receiving an aircraft plane crash alert, which later turned out to be a hoax.Severa...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nobody wins spiteful wars
TWO separate news items from the past few days have been most instructive in their own way.The first was about MDC Alliance presidential spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda walking into Herald Hous...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Vice presidents appointment delay creates crisis
HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa acted unconstitutionally by flying to South Africa yesterday on an official visit before appointing his deputies, law experts have said, warning that if anything ...Published: 22 Dec 2017 at 14:34hrs | | by Staff Report
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