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Zimbabwe safe from severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has assured Zimbabweans that the country will not be affected by Severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi throughout the week of Friday, January 10 to Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The storm is currently l…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:46hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter

Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi's path and impact

Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi is advancing westward toward northern Madagascar, with its center located approximately 817 km (508 miles) north-northeast of Antananarivo as of January 11.Forecast models predict the system will make landfall nea…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:29hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter

Rains rekindle hope

The recent downgraded Cyclone Chido has brought much-needed relief to farmers in Zimbabwe's southern regions, rejuvenating crops, pastures, and water sources that had been under severe stress due to the dry spell. The cyclone, although wea…

Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:46hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Chido wreaks havoc, Zimbabwe braces for Impact

Cyclone Chido, one of the strongest storms to hit Southern Africa in recent years, has caused widespread devastation in Mauritius, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Mozambique. The powerful cyclone, which made landfall earlier in the week with wind…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:38hrs | 3373 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Chido to bring heavy storms across Zimbabwe

Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Zimbabwe today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has announced. While the cyclone has weakened after moving west-southwestward over land, it is expected to bring widespread…

Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:35hrs | 4197 | by Staff reporter

Hailstorm hits Bulawayo as Cyclone Chido looms

Bulawayo was battered by a fierce hailstorm yesterday evening, with strong winds, lightning, and balls of ice carpeting the streets and open spaces. The storm, which lasted approximately 20 minutes before tapering off into light rain, caug…

Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1698 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe braces for Cyclone Chido's impact

Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to reach Zimbabwe tomorrow afternoon, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, with authorities on high alert to mitigate potential damage and loss of life.Forecasts indicate the cyclone will primarily affe…

Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:13hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter

Heavy rains expected in Zimbabwe

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has raised an urgent alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, currently forming over the southwestern Indian Ocean. Positioned approximate…

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe prepares for tropical cyclone

Zimbabwe is taking precautionary measures to mitigate potential impacts from Tropical Cyclone Chido, which is currently located northeast of Madagascar. Though meteorological experts predict minimal effects on Southern Africa, the governme…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 14:39hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko's body arrives

The body of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who passed away in India last week at the age of 84, arrived in Harare yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife, Laurinda, their children, and other family members. Mphoko has been dec…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 06:43hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter

Tropical cyclone Chido to hit Zimbabwe on December 17

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD), in collaboration with the Department of Civil Protection, has issued an alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has intensified significantly over the past 24 hours. Currently situated no…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 06:42hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter

'Cyclone Chido not a threat to Zimbabwe'

The Southern African Development Community Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has issued an alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has formed over the south-western Indian Ocean, approximately 1,332 kilometers off M…

Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:34hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Bheki forms over Indian Ocean, Southern Africa braces for potential impact

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has announced the formation of Cyclone Bheki, the second tropical storm of the season, over the Indian Ocean. While the storm is still far from Zimbabwe and poses no immediate threat, authoritie…

Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:04hrs | 4184 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe warned to brace for fresh cyclone

ZIMBABWE has been warned to be on high alert for yet another tropical storm, Cyclone Belal, which barrelled down the Indian Ocean island of La RÃ©union yesterday and is heading for Madagascar's east coast.In a statement yesterday, a climat…

Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Severe tropical storm expected to weaken

TROPICAL storm Alvaro expected to affect parts of southern Africa is now weakening and is expected to exit into the Indian Ocean today, but its parting gift to Zimbabwe will be some rainfall in the south of the country.Today brief cloudy p…

Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:27hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

BCC pins hope on tropical cyclones

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC), which is struggling to supply water to residents due to depleted water levels at its major supply dams, is now pinning its hope on the predicted tropical cyclones likely to hit the country during the 2023-24 ra…

Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to donate 10,000 mt mealie meal to Cyclone hit Malawi

The Zimbabwe government says it is mobilising 10,000 metric tonnes of mealie meal, cooking oil and an assortment of non-food items in response to Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera's recent appeal for world assistance in the aftermath of …

Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Tropical storm Freddy on the rebound

Tropical storm Freddy, the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record which hit Madagascar, southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the third and fourth weeks of last month before returning to sea, is far from dead. The destructive storm has bee…

Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:20hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Freddy delayed by 12 hours

CYCLONE Freddy has been delayed by 12 hours but will be landing in Chipinge later this evening 24 February with even more strength as its speed would have increased from 110km/h to 120km/h, the Meteorological Services Department has announ…

Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe is safe from tropical storms - Dingani, Freddy

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says the country is safe for now from tropical storms Dingani and Freddy which are evolving and intensifying some 4 600km away in the Indian Ocean.MSD agro-meteorologist and long-range forecaste…

Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:38hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Idai medicines were left to expire in warehouses

Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has revealed that some medicines that formed part of donated goods for Cyclone Idai victims were left to expire in warehouse shelves.Cyclone Idai which affected mostly Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces saw loc…

Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 14:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe faces yet another cyclone

ZIMBABWE could be hit by Cyclone Faraji, a name drawn from Kenya, barely a month after tropical Cyclone Eloise left a trail of destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland Bulawayo provincial chief meteorological officer Chiposi Ng…

Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Situation calm after cyclone'

THE Department of Civil Protection (DCP) yesterday said the situation was calm in Manicaland province after Cyclone eloise hit the country on Friday night, despite heavy rains accompanied by strong winds which left a trail of destruction.C…

Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Eloise wreak havoc in Chipinge

AT least three people have died, while a Science laboratory at Mt Selinda High School was damaged as heavy rains accompanied with strong winds continue pounding most parts of Chipinge since Friday evening as Cyclone Eloise spread into the …

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 16:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South braces for Tropical Cyclone

CONTINUOUS heavy and destructive rain is expected in Matebeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland when Tropical Cyclone Eloise hits the country tomorrow. The rains will be coupled with strong winds which could result in the collapse of buil…

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Eloise intensifies to a Severe Tropical Cyclone

The Tropical System Eloise has strengthened and is now a severe tropical storm and there are indications of further intensification in the next 24 hours just before it makes a land fall south of Beira tomorrow, the Meteorological Services …

Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Eloise projected to bring large amounts of rain onto Beitbridge

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed that a new potential Tropical Cyclone Eloise is forming over the Indian Ocean and is anticipated to make landfalls in Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe as early as next week…

Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 15:44hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

UK donates US$340,000 towards Chalane storm

THE United Kingdom (UK) government has donated US$340 000 towards tropical storm Chalane victims in hard hit areas.British ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson announced the donation in a statement posted on the embassy's Twitter accoun…

Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Weakened Chalane lashes Zimbabwe

Tropical Depression Chalane moved into Zimbabwe early yesterday and is now moving across the country towards Botswana, losing strength as it downgrades from a tropical storm to a tropical depression. The storm is bringing heavy rains and t…

Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo Cyclone Chalane awareness

The City of Bulawayo would like to advise members of the public that the Meteorological Services has indicated that Cyclone Chalane has downgraded to a Tropical Depression. Bulawayo is expected to start feeling its effects earlier or later…

Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

The day Cyclone Mthuli came to town

Well, this Mthuli Ncube guy is bad news.Witty and cunning are his attributes! He had an afternoon outing with journalists, last weekend, shared jokes and ideas, while he kept his joker to his chest.For once, he told the journalists it was …

Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

30 heads of State console Mnangagwa

More than 30 Heads of State and Government from across the world have sent messages of sympathy to President Mnangagwa following the Cyclone Idai disaster, a development seen as a sign that Zimbabwe's engagement and re-engagement policy is…

Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chimanimani will never be the same again

The thought of 'lost in a nightmarish reverie soon' gave way to reality of unparalleled disaster, in no time I was in pitch black darkness, injured and alone. Super time had come and gone like any other day, my family had retired to bed at…

Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:03hrs | 3 | by Thomas Murisa.

In times like these, political posturing must give way

There can be no denying the compelling power of politics the world over.Whether one decides to dump local news for world news, they would surely meet with the contentious subject of politics in international news.History records that this …

Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Learnmore Zuze

Masawara companies come together to help Cyclone Idai victims

Companies in the Masawara Group, which is comprised of the Zimnat Insurance Group, Cresta Group of Hotels, Minerva, Botswana Insurance company and  Grand Re-Insurance , have come together to help those affected by Cyclone Idai.They ha…

Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Understanding Cyclone Idai, associated geomorphological processes

Global pressure patterns are a function of spatial temperature variations. We use weather maps to show spatial pressure variations and through analysing atmospheric variables such as wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure and temp…

Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Energy Mutodi

Horror Cyclone destruction trail unravels

THE human toll of Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland and Masvingo recently has exceeded official estimates with the scale of the tragedy imprinting deep emotional scars on those directly affected by it.The Daily News on Sunday crew…

Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Idai deaths shoot to 259 in Zimbabwe

ABOUT 259 people have so far been confirmed dead and 217 unaccounted for, while over 16 000 households have been displaced by Cyclone Idai-induced floods that hit the eastern part of the country last week, a United National agency responsi…

Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

These critics need more help than cyclone victims

CYCLONE Idai has brought out the good and the ugly in people.Many Zimbabweans have, commendably, risen to the occasion to assist fellow human beings, while others are using this as an opportunity to sneak in unrelated and expedient issues …

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Conway Tutani

Cyclone aid must not be abused

Rumours and gossip wafting from the cyclone hit areas of Zimbabwe are not pleasing since a few 'baboon-handed' individuals are said to be helping themselves from the donations meant for those in dire straits. Most Zimbabweans are very good…

Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by Tondo Murisa

Students recount sleeping with corpses #CycloneIdai

A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Paradise Park in Marondera yesterday during the burial of one of the students from St Charles Lwanga High School, Munashe Jena, who succumbed to Cyclone Idai-induced injuries in Chimanimani on Friday.It was not…

Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

#Cyclone Idai: Mnangagwa on the ground

President Mnangagwa will today tour areas that were affected by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani to assess the extent of the damage and get a realistic appreciation of the situation on the ground. The President, who is here for two days, is acc…

Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Idai a disaster to the region

Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was the strongest tropical cyclone  to strike Mozambique  since Jokwe in 2008 and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2019. The tenth named storm and record-breaking seventh intense tropical …

Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:24hrs | 3 | by Enos Denhere

Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced

At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much higher as some of the worst affected areas had beco…

Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mozambique cyclone cuts power to South Africa

At least 43 people died in central Mozambique and Zimbabwe after a tropical cyclone tore through the southern African nations, knocking out electricity and phone networks and cutting power to South Africa from a hydropower dam.The storm, t…

Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:32hrs | | by Bloomberg

WATCH: Ugly scenes as cyclone hits Chimanimani

Cyclone Idai has hit Chimanimani, destroying and sweeping away over 10 houses at Ngangu high density suburb last night.Rusitu Valley is also bearing the brunt of the cyclone which is expected to continue over the weekend and also affect Ma…

Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans warned of Cyclone Idai

Cyclone Idai, which has reportedly killed 10 people in Mozambique is expected to hit the country this evening. In a statement, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the tropical cyclone which is currently moving at a…

Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 14:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cyclone Idai to hit Zimbabwe

TROPICAL Cyclone Idai, which is brewing in Mozambique, is expected to hit Zimbabwe over the weekend with strong winds and thunderstorms likely to leave a trail of destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland, the Meteorological Ser…

Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Kasukuwere says govt bungled, slept on duty

LOCAL Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has admitted government ignored warnings by the World Bank as far back as 2012 on the state of bridges and dams across the country, most of which have now been washed away by this year's Cyclone…

Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

80 Tsholotsho families trapped

UP to 80 families in Sipepa area in Tsholotsho were marooned since Saturday and by last night the Airforce of Zimbabwe was airlifting affected villagers to safety.The Civil Protection Unit Deputy Director Ms Sibusisiwe Ndlovu said between …

Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

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