The skies were never Ours: Pay more, fly longer: Africa's route rip-off
The routing via Dubai or Jeddah is not a quirk specific to Algeria. It is a description of how African air travel works. Only 19% of African city pairs are connected by a direct flight.
By Valentine Muhamba
Apr. 27, 2026
Emirates honours Zim travel agents
EMIRATES Airline has honoured Zimbabwe’s top travel agents for strengthening tourism and travel links between Zimbabwe, Dubai and global destinations.
By Concilia Mupezeni
Feb. 6, 2026
Ethiopian’s $12.5 bn mega airport to boost intra-African trade
He revealed that a Chinese bank has already committed US$500 million to the project, alongside a matching investment from the African Development Bank.
By Melody Chikono
Nov. 27, 2025
Tourism loses millions in airline ticketing scandals
Tourism industry — one of four pillars anchoring the country’s recovery roadmap — is losing hundreds of millions of United States dollars annually through massive leakages in airline ticket sales
By Freeman Makopa
Nov. 7, 2025
Spare a thought for Air Zimbabwe
The east African carrier is also considering Bulawayo and Victoria Falls as potential routes.
By Newsday
Sep. 27, 2024
Corporate profit maximisation pursuit drowns companies
The first 737 Max crash was Lion Air (October 29, 2018) and the second was Ethiopian Airlines (March 10, 2019). The two crashes killed all 346 people on board.
By Amh Voices
Jul. 13, 2024
New navigation fees spark fears of aviation sector blowback
A consultative process with all stakeholders commenced in December 2023 and was concluded in May 2024.
By Julia Ndlela
Jun. 21, 2024
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Nigerian tycoons make offer to lease AirZim Dreamliners
In aviation parlance, the term “equipment” also refers to aircraft.
By Freeman Makopa
Nov. 3, 2023
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Zambia Airways pulls out of Zim
Tawanda Gusha, chief executive officer (CEO) at the Airports Company of Zimbabwe, hinted the airline was working on ‘in-house logistics’ before returning next month.
By Freeman Makopa
Oct. 6, 2023
