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Dry conditions expected in Zimbabwe
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued a warning about a period of relatively dry and hot conditions expected to affect most parts of Zimbabwe starting tomorrow. The dry spell, antici...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 06:49hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho boy killed by lightning
A boy from Mabhandeni Line in Mlangisa Village, Tsholotsho, lost his life after being struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday evening.The tragic incident occurred as the boy ...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains recorded in most parts of Zimbabwe
HEAVY rains have been received in some parts of the country with some areas recording as much as 93mm of rainfall within 24 hours, confirming the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) prediction of ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:16hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains, strong winds expected in Zimbabwe until Saturday
Localised heavy rains and strong winds are expected countrywide until Saturday, with Midlands, all Mashonaland provinces and Harare Metropolitan expected to have downpours exceeding 50mm.The l...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Hwahwa Prison roof blown off
A thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds blew off the roofing of a section of Hwahwa Prison in Gweru last Friday, prison authorities said.Prisoners were moved to buildings that remained inta...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm ravages Beitbridge
On Tuesday evening, heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms caused extensive property damage valued at thousands of dollars in the Lesanth resettlement area, located in Ward 13 of Beitbridge distr...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sudden thunderstorm hits Bulawayo city centre
BULAWAYO on Tuesday at around 3.30pm experienced a brief thunderstorm that had high winds and rains.The storm caught many unaware and damaged a street light in the city centre.The driv...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 19:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills 25 cattle in Chipinge
Chipinge commercial farmer Mr Dawie Joubert was left counting losses after his 25 cattle were struck by lightning on Thursday afternoon. The district's Department of Agricultural, Technical an...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
104 test positive to COVID-19 at Beitbridge
THE Limpopo Department of Health in South Africa on Thursday called on all people entering that country through the Beitbridge Border Post to self-quarantine after at least 104 people tested positive ...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Storm saves stranded travellers at Beitbridge
A VIOLENT thunderstorm that lashed Beitbridge put smiles on hundreds of travellers stuck at the South African border after officials hurriedly cleared them fearing a disaster.Most Zimbabweans ...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Met Dept warns of countrywide flooding
FLASH FLOODS are expected countrywide this week as the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rains. The department advised resumption of insecticide sp...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
15 minute storm leaves 200 homeless
MORE than 30 homesteads in Lusulu under Chief Sinamagonde in Binga District were destroyed after a heavy downpour preceded by a violent thunderstorm and strong winds hit the area on Sunday. In...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Cowdray Park
SOME residents of Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo are counting huge losses after their homes including household property among other valuables were on Tuesday night extensively destroyed by rains whi...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Thunderstorm to hit Matabeleland
VIOLENT thunderstorms and hail are expected to hit the southern parts of the country but farmers have been told that this does not mark the start of the 2020/21 rainy season.The rains are expe...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 19:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Stampede at Bushiri's church kills 3 people
A case of defeating the ends of justice has been opened against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri's Enlightened Christian Gathering Church following a stampede that claimed the lives of three women in Pretoria...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:40hrs | | by News24
Met dept predicts heavy rains
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has predicted more rainfall in most parts of the country with the possibility of localised heavy downpours.This comes at a time when hope had been ...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'PSL has vendetta against Highlanders'
Ndumiso Gumede might be enjoying his retirement but he is still in touch with events in local football, neither has he lost interest in the sport that gave him fame.The former Highlanders chie...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rains to persist
Rainfall activity is expected to continue throughout the week, although precipitation levels have decreased from a high of about 223mm to about 50mm in some parts of the country, the Meteorologica...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains, thunderstorms forecast
Most parts of Zimbabwe are expected to continue receiving heavy rains this week, with thunderstorms being experienced in certain areas, the Meteorological Services Department has said.The ...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Met deparment predicts floods
The Meteorological Services Department has warned of flash floods in some parts of the country from Friday."Expectations are that there may also be localised sharp downpours and therefor...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 04:38hrs | | by Alice Dube
WATCH: Snow hits Gweru in Zimbabwe
Some extreme weather has hit Lower Gweru in Zimbabwe's midlands regionGweru (lower) and other midlands areas have been hit by a horrific snow storm, villagers have complained.This firs...Published: 29 May 2016 at 09:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rains expected to continue
RAINS are expected to continue across the country with some towns and cities likely to receive thundershowers, the Meteorological Services Department has said.The rains are the fruit the natio...Published: 19 Mar 2016 at 11:07hrs | | by Samantha Chigogo
Beitbridge floods leave 568 stranded
AT least 568 people were left stranded after 200 houses were affected by flash floods in Dulibadzimu suburb in Beitbridge after heavy rains accompanied by a thunderstorm pounded the area since Friday....Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Mphoko summons 5 firms over development
Vice President Phelekezela Mhoko has summoned five mining companies extracting granite rock and quarry in Mutoko District, Mashonaland East, to his office next week to explain why they were not develo...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 15:16hrs | 1 | by Zvamaida Murwira
Heavy rains, floods expected next week
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of heavy rains with a potential for flash floods that are expected in most parts of the country from Monday to Thursday next week.In a s...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 05:34hrs | | by Brenda Ziga
Rains at last
AT LAST the heavens opened up yesterday.Rains fell in some parts of Matabeleland, giving relief to many who had suffered under the heatwave over the last few weeks. The rains also offered hope...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo
Lightning plough through a grave leaving it open
A lightning bolt ploughed through a grave of a person buried a year ago, leaving it open at a homestead in the area leaving villagers of Monde in Victoria Falls shell-shocked.The bizarre inci...Published: 19 Feb 2015 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave trail of destruction in Harare
The heavy downpour that pounded Harare and surrounding areas last night left a trail of destruction.Four people were rescued by police while some motorists slept along the roads after their v...Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 19:41hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Heavy rains expected throughout the country today
HEAVY rains are expected throughout the country today according to the Meteorological Services Department. Outdoor activities like traditional Christmas braais and jumping castles for children are t...Published: 25 Dec 2014 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
More floods expected in Zimbabwe this week
THE Meteorological Service Department has predicted more heavy rains across the country in the next few days, heightening fears of more destructive floods.Hundreds of people from Tsholot...Published: 09 Mar 2014 at 20:01hrs | 2 | by Bhebhe Mandla
Zimbabwe at risk of possible flash flooding
THE Meteorological Services Department has reiterated that Zimbabwe is at risk of possible flash flooding following incessant rains in various parts of the country over the past few days....Published: 02 Feb 2014 at 08:58hrs | 2 | by Robin Muchetu
Noah's flood hit Bulawayo
Unprecedented floods have swept Bulawayo, washing two vehicles off bridges and damaging property worth thousands of dollars.A thunderstorm accompanied by a heavy downpour lashed the city...Published: 31 Jan 2014 at 19:18hrs | 3 | by Mafu Sithabile
Heavy rains expected in the next 3 days
ZIMBABWE should brace for heavy rains in excess of 80 millimetres in the next three days, the Meteorological Services Department, has said. "More heavy rain is expected in most areas of Zimbab...Published: 19 Dec 2013 at 03:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains expected
Widespread heavy rains in excess of 60mm in 24 hours accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms are expected today until next week in some areas, the Meteorological Services Department has said. ...Published: 11 Dec 2013 at 03:41hrs | | by Agriculture Reporter
Met Department warns of violent thunderstorms
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of violent thunderstorms this week and only last week heavy rains left a trail of destruction in Matabeleland North and South provinces. The s...Published: 04 Nov 2013 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Plane skids off runway at Fiumicino airport in Rome
Rome - A plane skidded off the runway at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Sunday after its landing gear malfunctioned during a thunderstorm but no one was injured, Italian news agency ANSA reported....Published: 30 Sep 2013 at 06:08hrs | | by AFP
Lightning bolt claims four family members
Four family members, including three minors from Chief Malaba area in Kezi, were last week struck by lightning. The four were all burnt beyond recognition when a hut they were sleeping caught fire. ...Published: 06 Dec 2012 at 07:19hrs | | by Beitbridge Bureau
Met department warns of floods and hailstorms
The Meteorological Services Department has warned of floods and hailstorms this week as heavy rains are expected in most parts of the country. In a statement yesterday, the Department said the rains w...Published: 24 Nov 2012 at 21:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rainy season begins mid-November says Met dept
THE Meteorological Services Department yesterday said the rains being experienced in Bulawayo and some parts of the country do not signal the onset of the rainy season.The department said the ...Published: 24 Oct 2012 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lightning strikes a group of about 40 pupils, two die on the spot
TWO children died on the spot while 18 were injured when lightning struck a group of about 40 pupils at Nguwanyana Primary School in Mangwe district.The tragedy occurred at around 3pm on Wedn...Published: 17 Feb 2012 at 04:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Met Department warns of heavy rains and severe flooding
THE Met Office has warned of severe flooding in parts of Zimbabwe as rains pound the country following a two-week dry spell.THE country is expected to receive rains after a prolonged mid-seas...Published: 18 Jan 2012 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hurricane Katia could become a major hurricane by the weekend: US
Hurricane Katia had maximum sustained winds early on Thursday of nearly 120km/hour.The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami says some strengthening is expected and Katia could become a major...Published: 01 Sep 2011 at 12:59hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
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