17 Years Jail For Civil Aviation Authority Of Zimbabwe (26) Employee For Raping Bar Lady (26)

17 Years Jail For  Civil Aviation Authority Of Zimbabwe (26) Employee For Raping Bar Lady (26)

– A CIVIL Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe employee will spend the next 13 years behind bars after he was convicted of raping a woman who works at a bar along Airport Road in Harare in December 2015. Shepherd Rundofa (26) had initially claimed to have had consensual sex with the 26-year-old woman in denying the rape charge. In passing sentence, magistrate Themba Kuwanda said cases of abuse of women were on the rise and perpetrators…

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Impounded US Plane Had R60 Billion Destined For South Africa’s Reserve Bank.

Impounded US Plane Had R60 Billion Destined For South Africa’s Reserve Bank.

INVESTIGATIONS have unearthed that the decomposing body found last week on a Western Global Airlines cargo plane at Harare International Airport was that of a stowaway, and that the craft was carrying about R60 billion destined for South Africa’s Reserve Bank. Indications are that the stowayay could have died four days before his body was discovered on the plane on February 14. The plane was impounded after it landed for refuelling and Civil Aviation Authority…

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Zimbabwe’s Airports Faced With Closure After US$3,1 Million Firefighters Lawsuit To Attach Fire Engines

Zimbabwe’s  Airports Faced With Closure After US$3,1 Million Firefighters Lawsuit To Attach Fire Engines

A group of fire-fighters almost plunged the 4 country’s airports into chaos after they obtained a court order to attach fire engines at the facilities. The fire-fighters won a US$3,1 million lawsuit against the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Attaching the engines would have virtually stopped all flights in the country as no plane would have been able to land or take off. According to the Herald, the debt arose over the deployment of…

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The Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary, Air Zimbabwe Court Case Might Soon Collapse

The Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary,  Air Zimbabwe Court Case Might Soon Collapse

PROSECUTORS were last week ordered to furnish transport ministry permanent secretary, Munesushe Munodawafa, with a trial date by next month, failing which the official would be freed. Munodawafa is charged with criminal abuse of office. Magistrate, Elijah Makomo, last Wednesday said the State’s failure to name a trial date would result in charges against Munodawafa being withdrawn. Makomo said it was reasonable for the permanent secretary to contest further remand as he has been subjected…

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Budget Airline ‘Fly Africa’ Surrenders Its Zimbabwe Operating License

Budget Airline ‘Fly Africa’ Surrenders Its Zimbabwe Operating License

Fly Africa’s operations have been suspended after the airline surrendered its operating licence due shareholding disputes and failure to meet statutory requirements.   The low cost airline’s planes have been grounded after the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) suspended the airline’s operations.   Earlier this week, the airline surrendered its operating licence citing operational challenges.   Close sources say the decision to surrender the operating licence is a result of boardroom squabbles and shareholding…

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Parastatals Board Members, Face Dismissal As Government Stems corruption’

Parastatals Board Members,  Face  Dismissal As Government Stems corruption’

Board members of several parastatals face imminent dismissal as Government flexes its muscle to stem corruption through the National Code on Corporate Governance. This week alone, board members from three parastatals were fired for corruption, gross abuse of financial resources and poor corporate governance. The code, which came into effect in April, provides a framework for corporate conduct for both the public and private sectors focusing mainly on issues of corruption, corporate disclosure, communication and…

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