Africa Travel News
ZIMBABWE’S flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe (Airzim), will be in the skies before end of year in a measure targeted at boosting the country’s tourism, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. The struggling airline – which completed adjudication of bids submitted by three investors that have expressed interest in acquiring its shares last month – was placed under administration in October […]
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AVIADEV chief executive officer and founder, Mr Jon Howell, says Zimbabwe is uniquely positioned as an aviation opportunity connecting with some of the big airlines on the continent. Speaking on the sidelines of WTM in London this week, Mr Howell said Zimbabwe was poised to become one stop to the rest of the world in the future. “Zimbabwe, you’re uniquely […]
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GLOBAL airlines , especially from Europe, are stampeding to fly into Zimbabwe as the bloc increasingly thaws relations with Harare in response to Government’s re-engagement drive and the implementation of political and economic reforms. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Engineer Joel Biggie Matiza confirmed to The Herald yesterday that airlines mainly from the European Union (EU) were keen on the […]
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Air Zimbabwe is set to take delivery of its first two Boeing 777s. The B77-200(ER)s are currently owned by Malaysia Airlines and are being prepared to be released. CH-Aviation reports that the deal was negotiated by the government of Zimbabwe. The two airliners were in operation for nearly 14 years before being retired by the Malaysian carrier. The models were […]
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THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is working on consolidating and further expanding its global market share through perception management by continuously engaging international media in its destination marketing drive. ln the past, false media reports have stifled the country’s economic turnaround efforts through scaring away arrivals and potential investors. However, the Second Republic’s re-engagement strategy as well as the “Zimbabwe […]
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The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), has appointed Mr Givemore Chidzidzi as the Acting CEO of the organisation. Chidzidzi takes over from Economist Mrs Rita Likukuma who has been acting as chief executive of the organisation since February 1, 2019. Mr Chidzidzi is a well-educated experienced man, very humble, approachable and has passion in the development of Tourism in Africa. Mr […]
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Zimbabwe Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira today had to abandon her Prado, Cruiser, Benz, to fit into the prison truck. Just a couple of days ago the minister was in London only to get home and to be arrested for corruption. The minister was arrested for corruption on Thursday. Environment, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who appeared in court […]
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December 12 Movement decries devastating effects of sanctions on Zimbabwe imposed after former President Robert Mugabe’s 2000 land reforms. Zimbabwe’s land reform programme of 2000 led the United States of America to impose illegal sanctions under the so-called Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, 2001 (ZIDERA) which is subject to annual extensions, the latest being in January 2019. Supplementing the […]
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National flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has signed a partnership deal with Botswana-based Mack Air that will see the two airlines jointly operating routes from Harare and Victoria Falls to major tourists destinations. The deal will also see the two operating daily regional scheduled air services between Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique. In a joint news release issued yesterday, the […]
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In the news again the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has decided that as from 24 June 2019 the Zimbabwe dollar is the sole currency for legal tender purposes. (through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019. What does this mean? Well, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Here is an extract from Adventure Zone’s Brent Williamson which gives a clearer […]
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