THE aviation industry must adapt to market changes and embrace new technologies to enhance operations and passenger experience in the post-coronavirus era, a top industry expert has said. Winnie Muchanyuka, the South African Airways country manager for Zimbabwe, said the whole aviation sector should work together to bring down costs. “Airlines have to relaunch…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed parliament of his decision to extend the deployment of 20,000 soldiers, a drop from 76,000, until Sept. 30 to help enforce COVID-19 restrictions as the country reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases. Ramaphosa first deployed 2,820 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) a…
Mexico has recorded more than 30,000 deaths from its coronavirus outbreak, as the disease continues to ravage one of Latin America’s worst-hit countries. The health ministry said deaths rose by 523 on Saturday, pushing the total to 30,366. The country now has the world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 toll, passing France, where more than 29,000 have died….
As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down. “My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough” the Facebook chief executive has said. Campaigners accuse the tech firm of being too slow and reluctant to remove some hateful content. But Zuckerberg added: “We’re not…
THE proposed Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board meeting which was expected to take place yesterday to discuss the coronavirus bailout relief for clubs failed to take place. With clubs struggling to survive after the football season failed to kick off in March due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, they were hoping to get a stimulus…
US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the “radical left” as protests sweep the country. Striking a combative tone, Mr Trump said he would “fight… to preserve American way of life”, while railing at “mobs” targeting historical monuments. Ahead of his speech, Black Lives Matter protesters gathered nearby….
WITH beer halls and bars officially closed because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) national lockdown, shebeens have taken over and like a bush fire, are spreading to the affluent suburbs of Bulawayo. Shebeens, which were usually concentrated in the city’s old suburbs of Mzilikazi, Matshobana and Makokoba among others have since the lockdown now mushroomed in…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to begin phasing out the use of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s technology in Britain’s 5G network as soon as this year, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday. Officials are drawing up proposals to stop installing new Huawei Technologies equipment in the 5G network in as little as six…
BULAWAYO city fathers have appealed to the government to reverse its decision to ban private commuter omnibuses from the city. Following the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19), the government moved to outlaw private commuter omnibus operators, allowing only the State-owned Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) to operate, a move that had so far been met with…
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to repossess about 179 undeveloped residential stands in some high-density suburbs. The affected suburbs include Cowdray Park, Entumbane and Pumula, where some residential stands have not been developed since 2001. The latest report indicates that council “should resolve the challenges of double allocations without prejudicing those beneficiaries with a…
