225 confirmed dead: Malawi President to visit the affected areas
Zimbabwe – The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi, has risen to 225, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has revealed. So far over 88 000 people have been displaced, 41 are report missing and 707 are injured, John Cassim reports from Harare. “The death toll has risen from 190 (as reported […]
Malawi battered by Tropical Cyclone Freddy, records highest fatalities.
– owing to the massive destruction to infrastructure and loss of lives in Malawi, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Monday declared a State of Disaster At a time, Tropical Cyclone Freddy appeared timid and its strength diminishing, the phenomenon made its second landfall Saturday in Mozambique before swirling into Malawi Sunday where it has so […]
Zimbabwe on high cholera outbreak alert: Two cases confirmed so far
– The high human traffic across our borders, is feared could result in the importation of cholera cases into the country, officials said. John Cassim HARARE – The Zimbabwean government is on high cholera alert after recording two fresh cases in a farming town of Chegutu, 108km west of the capital Harare. “On the 12th of […]
Plumtree council to impound stray livestock
John Cassim Harare The Town Council, at Plumtree that borders with Botswana, has warned farmers and the general public that with effect Monday February 13, “all stray livestock will be impounded.” “This is in line with Statutory Instrument 102 of 2015, Protection of Lands and Natural Resources By-Law as read with the Stock trespass Act […]