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 […]
Mutsvangwa hands returnees 1,000 dignity kits as deportations from South Africa continue
By Naledi Nyoni BEITBRIDGE — Women’s Affairs Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has handed over 1,000 dignity kits to Zimbabwean women returning from South Africa through the Beitbridge Reception Centre, saying the government has support structures in place to help them rebuild their lives. The dignity kits, donated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), contain sanitary pads, […]
Exclusive – Mystery sabotage hits Tagwirei’s vehicle donation amid Zanu PF power wars
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Factional tensions in Zanu PF are taking a dramatic turn after nearly half of the 300 vehicles allegedly meant to be donated by controversial business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei were mysteriously sabotaged. According to sources within the ruling party, several diesel-powered Land Cruisers, GD6s, Fortuners, and Raptors parked at Zanu PF headquarters […]