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@being_melissssa Are they not Zimbabweans? If you wanna be xenophobic or tribalistic, then please go to South Africa.
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@tabanimcgucci 52km in 8 months = 6.5km per month. At that rate, it will take 60 months (five years) to complete the remaining 390kms.
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@svensvidler There's literally one less than 100 meters away already. 😭😭😭
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A US fighter jet was shot down over Iran and a search is underway for the crew, three US sources and Iranian state media say cnn.it/4e1moWm

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@NewsHawksLive Fastjet used to be one of the very few Zimbabwean success stories. Now its turning into Air Zimbabwe. What a mess.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 "𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐉𝐞𝐭" 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞
What started as a swift short-haul trip from Johannesburg to Harare on an early morning Fastjet flight yesterday turned out to be a nine-hour long wait on "Slowjet".
It was supposed to be a simple straightforward morning — the itinerary promised a quick trip, but
the reality was far different.
Passengers expected a fast flight, but got a slow long wait at OR Tambo International Airport, watching the departure screen constantly update to a later time with sparse and unreliable official communication.
The expected 1 hour 45 minutes flight was rapidly overshadowed by creeping hours of delay deep into the afternoon, leaving travellers' trip hanging on a thread.
As the hours stretched into a long afternoon, frustrated travellers freaked out.
Passengers were left stranded and fuming without any option amid drama, protest and police intervention.
Some turned into drinking, smoking, and protest, inviting police.
One woman even wanted to barge into the cockpit, but she was fast
offloaded.
A number of passengers were offloaded as the delay turned into chaos and uncertainty amid anxiety and fear for some who even prayed for divine intervention.
With many people travelling for the Easter weekend, the inordinate delay on the budget airline caused significant disruptions due to technical issues, including lack of a spare part, now fast becoming Fastjet's notorious reputation for delays - an Air Zimbabwe disease.
The flight was supposed to leave at 6:45am, but ended up departing at 15:52pm after an earlier aborted takeoff.
Often lauded for connecting cities efficiently, the airline’s "fast" reputation was challenged by the multi-hour delay on a route that now has cutthroat competition mainly among South African carriers, including South African Airways, Air Link, FlySafair, CemAir and the state-owned Air Zimbabwe - if and whenever it gets to fly.
Airlines are increasing frequencies between Harare and Johannesburg to meet high demand, with key carriers like the revived SAA raising flights to 12 weekly.
Fastjet recently added morning flights, and FlySafair increased to double-daily flights for peak travel periods.
FlySafair increased service to twice daily for peak periods such as Easter.
Airlink, Air Zim - if it is there - and CemAir also service the high-demand corridor.
These increases aim to improve capacity for business travellers and tourists, providing more flexibility in travel times between the two regional hubs, but Fastjet is bucking the trend in reverse when it comes to time.
By the time the boarding call finally echoed through the terminal, the word "fast" in Fastjet had become a cynical joke among passengers who had planned for a much faster travel experience.
One passenger narrated the situation in detail to The NewsHawks:
"Our Fastjet flight was supposed to leave at 6:45am yesterday, but it was delayed by nine hours. We were initially advised that it had delayed to 11:30am, then 12:30pm and we boarded for the flight to abort its takeoff.
Prior to that we were ushered onto a longue for food and drinks.
Stories on departure kept on changing, from that we were waiting for spare part from a Harare incoming flight to other technical issues.
Insiders there told us Fastjet new the previous day the flight would be delayed, but didn't tell the passengers, which is unprofessional and dishonest.
In the lounge, some passengers after one too many started singing carrying placards saying Fastjet is 'slowjet'.
The mini-demo was accompanied at Terminal 22 -27 by songs and singing of the Zimbabwe national anthem.
It drew some attention from other bemused passengers.
We were ushered onto the plane around 12:30pm, but as we taxed off the pilot said there was another technical problem, so we aborted takeoff.
Things got worse and police had to be called to calm the situation amid chaos until we left at 15:52pm."

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Maybe change you name 🫣🤔
Nyaburi 🐝@Nyaburinyauma
How can I get rid of this holes. They look ugly on my face😢
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@wode_maya “Borderless Africa” requires all members to have high standards of governance, economic management, social systems etc. If not, the better-managed/governed members end up being overburdened by the bad apples. The EU only works because standards are upheld across the board.
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@HairyQuagmire @Dawn_Hyuuga @lendeu @Maps_rza Social media has its fair share of idiots, but that has to be the dumbest thing I've read in a while.
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@sheilaajjie They claim to be a Chrsitian nation and even have charlatans comparing their president to Jesus on national tv, yet they barely recognise Christian holidays. There are ZERO federal holidays during Easter, and the Christmas period only has ONE federal holiday - 25 December
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@Brian___Jethro Touchline have moved from the streets to social media. Just browse Instagram and see for yourself.
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