More anguish as Kariba ferry death toll rises to 95
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Zimbabwe’s darkest transport tragedy has claimed 95 lives, with the death toll continuing to rise nine days after the Mbuya Nehanda ferry capsized on Lake Kariba. A formal investigation is now probing how about 180 people and goods came to be aboard the vessel, after government initially said 119 people were […]
Govt says 180 aboard Kariba ferry as probe begins, death toll hits 94
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Government has launched a formal investigation into the Lake Kariba ferry disaster after revising the number of people aboard the ill-fated Mbuya Nehanda to about 180, as the death toll rose to 94. The August 11 tragedy is now Zimbabwe’s deadliest transport disaster on record, surpassing the 1991 Nyanga bus crash […]
Kariba ferry tragedy death toll rises to 93, 83 victims identified
By Naledi Nyoni KARIBA — The death toll from the Kariba Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat disaster has risen to 93, with 83 victims now positively identified by their next of kin, police said on Tuesday. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said one more body had been accounted for, taking the death toll from […]
Kariba ferry death toll rises to 92 as police recover eight bodies
By Naledi Nyoni KARIBA — Eight more bodies have been recovered from Lake Kariba, taking the death toll from the Kariba Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat accident to 92, police said on Monday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the latest recoveries were confirmed by 3pm on Monday as search and recovery operations continued. Police […]
ARTUZ declares citizens’ day of mourning for Kariba ferry victims
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has declared Friday, August 21 a “national” citizens’ day of mourning for victims of the Lake Kariba ferry disaster, calling for accountability over the tragedy. ARTUZ said the reported loss of about 84 lives, including children, should not be treated as statistics, arguing […]
Lake Kariba ferry disaster death toll rises to 84 as search continues
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The death toll from the Lake Kariba ferry disaster rose to 84 on Sunday after 12 more bodies were recovered, as authorities continued searching for people still missing. Latest figures indicate that 161 people were aboard the government-owned ferry when it sank in rough waters on August 11, far exceeding its […]
Dozens feared dead after Kariba ferry capsizes with nearly 120 onboard
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Dozens of people are feared dead after the Mbuya Nehanda ferry, which connects Kariba town with rural communities in Mashonaland West, capsized on Lake Kariba on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the ferry, which they described as owned by “DDF” — now known as the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) — was […]