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Sydney Kawadza Assistant News Editor
EMIRATES Airlines made a grand entrance into the Zimbabwean airspace yesterday at a colourful event witnessed by hundreds of on-lookers at the Harare International Airport.
The crowd, including travellers and spectators, cheered as the Airbus 330-200 touched down shortly after 4pm.
The atmosphere became more ecstatic as the jumbo jet taxied into the terminal through the traditional water cannon salute.
The passing of an airplane through the water jets is part of aviation tradition to welcome a new airline into the host country.
The airline will ply the Dubai-Lusaka-Harare route every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
At the airport to welcome the new airline into Zimbabwe were Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi, Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister Tapiwa Mashakada, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe chief executive Mr David Chawota, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority chief executive Mr Karikoga Kaseke and several senior Government officials and business leaders.
Transport, Communication and Infrastructure Development Minister Nicholas Goche was part of the passengers on the airline’s final
Prime Minister’s Nyanga retreat flops
Hebert Zharare and Tendai Mugabe
A TWO-DAY meeting of Cabinet Ministers and senior Government officials that was organised by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Office and scheduled to begin in Nyanga today was called off at the last minute yesterday after it emerged the retreat was planned without officially notifying President Mugabe.
Sources close to the matter, yesterday revealed that the workshop was organised by the Prime Minister and his secretary, Mr Ian Makone, while President Mugabe was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attending the 18th summit of the African Union.
As the Head of State and Government, President Mugabe should be notified of such high profile meetings before they are held, argued the source.
It emerged that President Mugabe was only notified of the meeting during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, which PM Tsvangirai did not attend.
It is understood that PM Tsvangirai failed to attend yesterday’s Cabinet meeting complaining of pain in his leg.
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Rapist gets 11 years
Court Reporter
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Marshall Jnr threatens to sue Nyamandi over use of band name
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PPC Zimbabwe sales up
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