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 […]
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, […]