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The death toll from the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat tragedy on Lake Kariba has risen to 97 after another body was recovered from Fothergill Island on Thursday afternoon, closing the official missing persons list. The latest recovery came hours after a body was found near Musambakaruma Island, taking the confirmed death toll to […] The post Kariba RIDA boat tragedy death…
Ten days after the Kariba RIDA boat disaster claimed 95 lives, Parliament debated whether communities around Lake Kariba are being pushed towards water transport because of poor roads. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona said water transport was not necessarily a result of desperation, arguing that for some communities it is simply the shortest […] The post After 95…
Construction of the long-awaited Lupane Provincial Hospital is only 22.7% complete, with the government owing the contractor more than US$2 million and work having been slowed after the contractor temporarily demobilised from the site. Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini told Parliament on Wednesday that the project had been delayed by severe […] The post Lupane Provincial…
The death toll from the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat tragedy on Lake Kariba has risen to 94, as the government says about 180 passengers and goods were aboard the vessel when it capsized on 11 August. The latest figures were released on 18 August as search and recovery operations continued. Police said 94 […] The post Kariba RIDA boat tragedy: Death toll rises to 94 as…
Zimbabwe is experiencing a later-than-usual peak in influenza cases, with reported infections now approaching 4,000 a week, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has said. On X, Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Aspect Maunganidze, said surveillance data is showing increased influenza activity across the country, with the current peak occurring in August instead […] The post Zimbabwe flu…
