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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Government says it is working on installing a new radar to improve the surveillance of civilian airspace, amid fresh revelations of a crisis in the air traffic control system.<\/p>\n

An association of the country\u2019s air traffic controllers (ATCs) in May told the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) board of directors that they had operated without the aid of a working radar system since 2010.<\/p>\n

However, Transport and Infrastructure Development permanent secretary Theodius Chinyanga, in an interview with The Standard said the aviation system always had surveillance equipment in place.<\/p>\n

Chinyanga refuted a report claiming that private aircraft were sneaking in and out of Zimbabwean airports without detection due to poor surveillance.<\/p>\n

He was quick to admit though, that the surveillance equipment was installed a long time ago and, therefore, needed to be replaced. Said Chinyanga:<\/p>\n

Any aircraft that is of a civilian nature files its flight path papers before departing, so there is no chance of sneaking in and out.<\/p>\n

He said the current refurbishments at Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport included the instalment of a new surveillance system. Chinyanga said:<\/p>\n

CAAZ have a radar, but it is old technology. The new installation would be based on the current generation of radars.<\/p>\n

The current upgrades on infrastructure should entail all facets of surveillance as well.<\/p>\n

On reports of private planes flying at low altitudes in and out of the country, Chinyanga said low-flying aircraft was the responsibility of the Defence ministry.<\/p>\n

Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri reportedly said she was in a meeting when contacted by the publication.<\/p>\n

She is said to have ignored several other calls and WhatsApp messages.<\/p>\n

But in an interview with the government-controlled media in December last year, Muchinguri-Kashiri admitted to the possibility of aircraft arriving and leaving undetected. She said:<\/p>\n

There are too many airstrips and we know that there are some small aircraft that fly very low and are difficult to identify.<\/p>\n

This is due to the old radar system that urgently needs replacement.<\/p>\n

\u2026 We are working with CAAZ to close the gaps used by these small aircraft to smuggle minerals, especially gold.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The Government says it is working on installing a new radar to improve the surveillance of civilian airspace, amid fresh revelations of a crisis in the air traffic control system. 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