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Zida courts investors for US$150m Victoria Falls project

The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) is actively seeking both local and international investors to participate in the development of Lot 1 of Jafuta Estate, a flagship project within the Masuwe Special Economic Zone (SEZ) …

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:26hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe airports see surge in passengers

The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has commended the surge in air traffic witnessed at the country's airports during the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2025, describing it as a strong indicator of renewed interest and…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:15hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to Host 10th Edition of AFI Aviation Week in Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe is preparing to host the 10th edition of the Africa and Indian Ocean Aviation Week (AFI Week), a flagship annual event organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The high-profile aviation summit will run fr…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:14hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter

Haddon and Sly, Amaya Mall shut in latest Zimra crackdown

Scores of traders operating at Haddon and Sly Building and Amaya Mall in Bulawayo's central business district were locked out yesterday after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) closed the premises as part of a nationwide crackdown targ…

Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:18hrs | 12781 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road a death trap

A recent near-fatal accident along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway has shed light on the growing dangers posed by abandoned burst tyres left on the road by haulage truck drivers. Mr. Thomas Chauke witnessed the incident when a Honda Fi…

Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:18hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter

Fly Namibia lands in Victoria Falls on maiden flight

Fly Namibia has landed for the first time at Victoria Falls International Airport as the airline launches its service between Windhoek and Victoria Falls.Present to welcome the airline at its maiden flight are Tourism Minister Barbara Rwod…

Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Khanondo Safaris and Tours: Delivering unforgettable african adventures

Khanondo Safaris and Tours, a premier tour operating company nestled in the bustling adventure hub of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is making waves in the tourism industry with its diverse array of thrilling adventure activities and luxurious …

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 10:45hrs | 14 | by Nkululeko Nkomo

Alleged mistress dies in car crash

A 21-year-old woman, alleged to be the mistress of a well-known car dealer, died in an accident after she was hurled out of a vehicle she was driving along Bulawayo-Plumtree Road in the wee hours of New Year's Day.Police confirmed the acci…

Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:26hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter

First traffic lights for Victoria Falls

VICTORIA Falls City has installed its first-ever traffic lights in a development that is expected to go a long way in the local authority's quest to become a smart city.The traffic lights are on the intersection of Livingstone Way and Pion…

Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:26hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls lodge named among Southern Africa's best

Victoria Falls continues to stand out as the preferred destination, with Matetsi Victoria Falls Lodge, situated on the banks of the Zambezi River, ranking as the seventh-best resort in Southern Africa.This accolade was bestowed by Conde Na…

Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Aston Villa players set to visit Victoria Falls

ZIMBABWE is turning out to be a tourism destination of choice for many, with English Premier League side, Aston Villa set to visit the country's majestic tourism capital of Victoria Falls.The majestic Victoria Falls continues to wow locals…

Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Vic Falls double header for Mnangagwa

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will be in Victoria Falls today to lead key proceedings of two separate high-level international economic conferences as the Second Republic intensifies its efforts to accelerate development through harnessing opportuni…

Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 06:15hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Oskido to perform at Victoria Falls Carnival

House music godfather, Oskido (real name Oscar Mdlongwa) who has been seemingly spending most of his time selecting wigs for his skits as Sis Judy on TikTok will be taking to the decks soon as he is set to grace the Victoria Falls Carnival…

Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Belarus credited for Zimbabwe's bumper wheat harvest

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has attributed the country's bumper wheat harvest last season to the modernisation and mechanisation of the country's agriculture sector thanks to machinery and equipment from Belarus.He said despite the illegal Western…

Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

President Lukashenko charmed by Victoria Falls

The first impressions that he conveyed were of dignity, courtesy and self-confidence.Bearing the mantle of authority with ease, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko radiated warmth and charm as he smiled upon seeing his host, President M…

Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls corruption jolts July Moyo into action

LOCAL Government and Public Works minister July Moyo has recommended the Victoria Falls City Council to come up with a robust housing policy whose absence is fuelling the rampant illegal allocation of residential stands choking Zimbabwe's …

Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

July Moyo entangled in Vic Falls corruption scandals

LOCAL Government minister July Moyo (pictured), who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals â€” with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraudulent land deal â€” is fighting hard to…

Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Germany's biggest airline dates Victoria Falls

ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest leisure chains yesterday predicted a dramatic upswing in arrivals, as Germany's biggest airline prepared for its maiden adventure on the Windhoek-Victoria Falls route today.Eurowings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Gro…

Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Comair resumes Victoria Falls flights

THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has expressed joy after over the resumption of flights into the country by the British Airways, saying the resurgence of the tourism industry was now in full force.Operated by Comair in South Africa the…

Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Floods hit Vic Falls

HEAVY rains that have been falling in Victoria Falls since Saturday have exposed the municipality's poor drainage system after flash floods swept through houses and destroyed roads in Mkhosana suburb. While no fatalities or serious destruc…

Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Jet boat launch shuts down Victoria Falls Border Post

THE Victoria Falls Border Post will be closed for two hours this morning between 6AM and 8AM to cater for the launch of a majestic jet boat on the Zambezi River. Shearwater Adventures is re-introducing the Jet Boat years after its first bo…

Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to speak at CEOs conference

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 6th Africa Round Table, which ends here this afternoon. According to the programme, the President is expected to give a keynote address and an update on the country's Vision 2030…

Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls sells stands in forex

VICTORIA Falls Municipality has resolved to sell all residential stands on offer in foreign currency saying the local authority desperately needs forex for service delivery. The council's lands committee reported during a full council meet…

Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | | by Staff reportet

Victoria Falls carnival tickets sold out

The resort town of Victoria Falls is bracing itself for Africa's biggest end of year party, the Zambezi Lager Victoria Falls carnival with tickets for the famous bush party already sold out as 5000 merry makers are expected to descend on t…

Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 18:11hrs | 2 | by Staf reporter

Madluphuthu billed for Vic Falls

SOUTH AFRICAN comedian-cum-singer Oscar Mgudlwa, popularly known as Madluphuthu is expected in Victoria Falls this week to shoot a video of a song he recorded with a local artist. Madluphuthu, who became popular after featuring on drama 'M…

Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa forces Victoria Falls mayor to step down

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has ordered Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dhlamini to step down and make way for Margaret Varley whose nomination had been rejected by both councillors and residents, MDC Alliance Matabeleland North provin…

Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

PJ Powers in Victoria Falls for albinism awareness

POPULAR South African musician Penelope Jane Dunlop - popularly known as PJ Powers or Thandeka - is in Victoria Falls for an awareness show for people living with albinism.PJ PowersPJ Powers told a Victoria Falls Press Club meeting on Thur…

Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls awaits PJ Powers

INTERNATIONAL jazz music icon, PJ Powers, is expected to jet into Victoria Falls tomorrow morning ahead of her charity show in the resort town on Saturday. All proceeds from the show, which has been dubbed "An Intimate Close-Up at Elephant…

Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

World soccer stars tour Victoria Falls

SOME of the European soccer legends who are in the country on a sports tourism drive visited Victoria Falls yesterday as part of the initiative to market Zimbabwe as a destination.Rayco Garcia, Julio Baptista, Gianluca Zambrotta, Patrick K…

Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Cold play frontman spotted in Zimbabwe

Chris Martin was reportedly in Victoria Falls on 15 April 2018.The Coldplay frontman was spotted in Vict Falls with a fan.Martin's mother is from Zimbabwe and he often spent time in the country in his youth.Breaking : @coldplay front man @…

Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 12:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

R10 million 'fraudster' arrested in Victoria Falls

A ZIMBABWEAN man who is wanted in South Africa on allegations of stealing more than R10 million from a company he was working for, has been arrested in Victoria Falls.Reginald Bernstein (61), originally from Bulawayo but residing at 30 Can…

Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

New tour activity a hit in Victoria Falls

A NEWLY introduced tour activity, abseiling, has become a hit in Victoria Falls with scores of local tourists flocking to sample it to view the majestic waterfall during the just ended Easter holidays.Abseiling, derived from a German word …

Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Vic Falls 'serial robber' arrested in Zambia hide-out

A SUSPECTED serial criminal who allegedly terrorised Victoria Falls residents and tourists for four years, breaking into houses and hotels, has been arrested at his hide-out in Zambia.Since 2014, Bongani Moyo (38), a Zimbabwean who was sta…

Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Party bus for Vic Falls carnival goers

Star FM DJ Icytat will be rocking carnivalists travelling to Victoria Falls in December on the party bus that will depart Harare on December 28 arriving in the resort town on the following day in time for the three-day New Year's Eve Vic F…

Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Boxing Federation open tournament descends on Victoria Falls

The Zimbabwe Boxing Federation open tournament will descend on Victoria Falls on 25 March 2017 as preparations for the forthcoming Zone 4 games in Angola continue to gather momentum.The tournament, is the second one this year after another…

Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 14:33hrs | | by Sports Reporter

Zimbabwe back on global tourism map

LAST month, after years of discussion and a $150 million concessionary loan from China, Zimbabwe's new-look Victoria Falls International Airport was officially commissioned by President Mugabe.There are no direct flights from the UK to Zim…

Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:10hrs | | by Lisa Grainger, Travel writer

Bus full of passengers overtakes on a sharp curve, solid white-lane - Photo

6:00pm, Apr 8 - â€ª+263 7* *** ****â€¬: Sharp curve, solid whiteline. innocent passengers in the bus6:02pm, Apr 8 - Byo24News: Ahhh! did this driver just over take on a bend with solid line6:04pm, Apr 8 - â€ª+263 7* *** ****â€¬: kkkk …

Published: 08 Apr 2015 at 20:57hrs | | by Concerned Citizen

Drunk woman batters 'stingy' husband

VICTORIA FALLS - AN inebriated 46 year woman was last week arraigned before the courts, after she allegedly bashed her 'polygamous' husband with a log on the forehead accusing him of being stingy.Bherita Nyathi of Chinotimba high-density s…

Published: 13 Oct 2014 at 05:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jameson Vic Falls Carnival Returns for Another Three-Day New Year's Extravaganza

GOLDFISH LIVE, BEATENBERG, OLIVER "TUKU" MTUKUDZI AND WINKY D ANNOUNCED   Last year thousands of festival-goers from across Africa and the world partied into 2014 as the Jameson Vic Falls Carnival lived up to its promise as Afric…

Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff Reportyer

Tourism officials dismiss 'Disneyland at Vic Falls' rumours

At the 2013 Zimbabwean International Travel Exchange in London, a panel promoting tourism in the country reassured those concerned that rumours of Disney rides coming to Victoria Falls were not true and insisted Zimbabwe is safe for visito…

Published: 02 Oct 2013 at 10:51hrs | 2 | by Alison Monday I Thesouthafrican

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