Trending On Social Media | Air Zimbabwe Banned From Flying To Europe| Mudiwa Hood Divides Zimbabweans With US$55 Wool Hats | Africans Applaud Rwanda After Chinese Businessman Sentenced to 20 Years For Abusing Employee
Here is a brief roundup of some of the stories which have been trending on Zimbabwe’s social media platforms.
Air Zimbabwe Banned From Flying To Europe
Air Zimbabwe has been banned from flying to the European Union after it was added to the EU Air Safety List (ASL) due to concerns about international safety standards.
Following the 39th update of the ASL, Zimbabwe is now one of the 117 aircraft carriers banned from flying to or operating in Europe.
According to the European Union Commission, the banned aircraft carriers are as follows.
- 90 airlines certified in 15 different States due to a lack of safety oversight by the aviation authorities in these States;
- 21 airlines certified in Russia, as well as 6 individual airlines from other States, based on safety concerns identified: Avior Airlines (Venezuela), Blue Wing Airlines (Suriname), Iran Aseman Airlines (Iran), Iraqi Airways (Iraq), Med-View Airlines (Nigeria) and Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).
Air Zimbabwe has been banned from flying in the European Union (EU) airspace because they do not meet the international aviation safety standards.@FlyAirZimbabwe @nickmangwana pic.twitter.com/WnTXKO54u1
— Team Pachedu (@PacheduZW) April 20, 2022
Mudiwa Hood Divides Zimbabweans With US$55 Wool Hats
Zimbabwean gospel rapper, socialite and businessman Mudiwa Hood has divided Zimbabweans on social media after launching his line of luxury wool hats.
The MH-branded wool hats are going for US$55 each.
Our exclusive and limited MH 100% wool hats are only $55,00 USD each.
Our products are Luxury products which were hand made with passion, and max attention to detail! pic.twitter.com/1q2OjpIXjU— mudiwahood.store (@mudiwahoodstore) April 20, 2022
Following the announcement on social media of the launch of the luxury MH wool hats, reactions from Zimbabweans on social media were mixed.
Some claimed that the hats were outrageously priced and compared prices with those in other countries. Others also accused the socialite of lying that the hats were “handmade.”
Others, however, defended the pricing arguing that hats are luxury items and only meant for a select few.
@GMupanedende
Wakanzi neZanu torera vanhu mari vakanyanya kupusa hant? $55 yuwesi paheti yeshinda dzako dzakati kwesere here
@nyashandofi
I just need a small clip of them being handmade then I will surely buy one tomorrow morning.
@stitchqupid
Ok target market. Here’s the full deal. The hat comes with a free back pack, 750mL Tupperware drinking container, MH custom key holder, stainless steel soup spoon, plain pillow case (white or yellow), 750mL domestos thick bleach, 50 wet wipes and 3 Durex epic flavours of choice.
@mustafahabib0
its addressed to a specific niche so I get to understand it
@ChrystabelMango
Laughing in “im not the target market.”
Africans Applaud Rwanda After Chinese businessman sentenced to 20 years for abusing employee
Africans across the continent have applauded the Rwanda court system after a Chinese businessman was sentenced to 20 years for abusing his employee.
Sun Shujun, a Chinese mine operator, made headlines for the wrong reasons after a video that showed him torturing a local man he had tied onto a cross went viral last year.
The court heard Shujun had done this kind of thing several times.
Given the chequered history of Chinese employers across the continent, many social media followers applauded the Rwandans for standing up for their workers and called on the governments to emulate them.
@hanisaibrahim1
Haaaaa here in uganda a foreigner can torture u n the government will say ‘dont disturb my investors’ ???so heartbreaking we aint protected in our country kudos to rwanda they took that step.
@muzbally
He should come to Zambia, they’ll give him immunity.
@sirtonymagabush
Ghana would have taken the bribe to set the culprit free. I always wanna visit Rwanda but I’m not an arsenal fan.
@LLunga18
He was gonna get 5 months in jail or fine if it was in South Africa
@Isabirye_
I hope Gov of Uganda picks something from this. It’s a free pass when it comes to Chinese being held accountable for their mistreatment of Ugandans.