Tourism

A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe has been found alive and in “good health” along with his rental car three days later, a spokesperson for the national parks agency said Tuesday. Tinashe Farawo with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife …

Three African countries feature in the top five; Zimbabwe is top, South Africa is joint second, and Kenya is fifth. Italy is in joint second with South Africa and Portugal in fourth making them the only two European countries. A new study by financial comparison company money.co.uk has revealed the top trending wedding …

By Gilbert MunetsiDocuments for Zimbabwe’s museums and monuments should be digitally safeguarded to preserve and account for the country’s cultural objects, it has been emphasized. The emphasis emerged at a recent week-long workshop carried out by the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) in Harare. It was aimed at …

By Mercy MungoriwoPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed Member of Parliament, for Chirumhanzu South, Barbra Rwodzi as the new Deputy Minister for Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality. Her elevation to the post was announced by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda in a statement, …

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has his temperature taken as he arrives for the presentation of the 2021 National Budget at the parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo BY SHARON MAZINGAIZO Zimbabwe is seeing a boost in vaccine tourism as foreign nationals have started arriving in the country to …

Sentinel Safaris owner Vanessa Bristow shows dinosaur fossils in the Greater Mapungubwe safari area, Beitbridge district yesterday SENTINEL Safaris is a little-known yet outstanding tourist attraction tucked away in Beitbridge district in the largely rural Matabeleland South province. It is an untapped tourism gem boasting rich historical sites which include …

4 million people gamble in Zim‘Gambling just like drugs, alcohol’Man loses wife, kids, home By Kundai Marunya Gambling is causing untold suffering in the country, with some of the results being broken marriages, theft and increased poverty.Dr Edmos Mtetwa, a lecturer at the School of Social Work in Harare, sees …

‘Normalising the abnormal’Bank notes scarcity headacheNo change for USD transactionsTransactional challenges scare away tourists By Kundai Marunya Zimbabwe’s ambitious roadmap to grow the tourism sector to a US$6 billion industry by 2023 could be derailed by the chaotic payment systems, transactional challenges and currency confusion.The envisaged post-Covid-19 60 percent capacity …

A herd of hungry elephants “broke” into a house in Mahombekombe Township, Kariba yesterday. After several attempts, the enormous beasts realised they could not fit through the door. The alternative was to break in through one side of the wall. As the elephants invaded the place, two children who were …

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is resuming its commuter train service in Bulawayo which was suspended in March following the outbreak of Covid-19. The commuter train service will start operating on Monday 2 November 2020, the NRZ said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to the City-Cowdray Park …