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 […]
Mnangagwa declares Kariba boat tragedy a national disaster, flags maritime safety failures
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the capsizing of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat on Lake Kariba a national disaster, while acknowledging that the tragedy exposed serious shortcomings in Zimbabwe’s maritime safety capabilities. In a condolence message issued on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said 44 bodies had been recovered following the accident, […]
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 […]
Govt machinery moves to protect Kaguvi, Nehanda shrines amid mining row
By Victor Fanuel MHONDORO — Government agencies have moved to investigate and safeguard the Sekuru Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Chinengundu Mashayamombe heritage sites after communities raised alarm over mining-linked developments they fear could damage sacred shrines and ancestral sites in Mhondoro. Ahead of Heroes Day commemorations, when Zimbabwe honours heroes of the First and Second Chimurenga, […]
Mahiya wades into Kaguvi, Mashayamombe shrines dispute, says miners must keep off heritage sites
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Zanu PF secretary for War Veterans Douglas Mahiya has joined the escalating dispute over mining activities at shrines linked to First Chimurenga heroes Sekuru Kaguvi and Chief Chinegundu Mashayamombe, saying reports of miners tampering with national heritage sites are “uncalled for.” Comments come as descendants of Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Mashayamombe […]
Community appeals to Mnangagwa to save Kaguvi, Nehanda shrines amid mining-linked destruction fears
By Victor Fanuel MHONDORO — Descendants of First Chimurenga heroes Sekuru Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Chief Chinegundu Mashayamombe have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa and government to urgently intervene over what they say is the destruction of sacred cultural sites by Chinese mining company GritMine Minerals. Community leaders fear excavation works linked […]