Kariba boat tragedy declared a State of Disaster

Remember Deketeke Herald Correspondent PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following the capsizing of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) Mbuyanehanda ferry on Lake Kariba, which left many…

Breaking: Twenty-four more bodies recovered in Lake Kariba ferry disaster

Walter Nyamukondiwa TWENTY-FOUR more bodies have been recovered this morning. The bodies were found trapped beneath the vessel. The Joint Operations Command said members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and…

Kamativi Mining Company partners Zimbabwe School of Mines to boost lithium skills and local jobs

Judith Phiri Zimpapers Business Hub Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) and the Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on scholarships and talent development. The…

Local processing of energy transition minerals key to economic growth: SADC

Sikhulekelani Moyo Zimpapers Business Hub THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) says local processing and value addition of key energy transition minerals is the region’s fastest route to industrialisation and…

Chinhoyi University Technology pushes 21st-century student accommodation

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) has embarked on an extensive refurbishment of its student accommodation as the institution marks 25 years of existence, with a…

Netherlands-based well-wisher gives back to Chikomba community

Nyore Madzianike Senior Reporter CHAMUKWENJERA Primary School in Chikomba District, Mashonaland East Province, has received a major infrastructure and technology boost following the construction of a modern teachers’ residence, the…

Lake Kariba search operations to continue this morning

Walter Nyamukondiwa Mashonaland West Bureau Chief SEARCH, rescue and recovery efforts are continuing this morning on Lake Kariba, where the Mbuya Nehanda ferry capsized near Long Islan as authorities work…

Mashonaland West Joint Operations Command convenes over Lake Kariba accident

Walter Nyamukondiwa The Joint Operations Command (JOC) in the province is meeting this morning to review progress in the rescue effort and give a briefing on the disaster. Mashonaland West…

ZDF modernises defence systems . . . President challenges forces to innovate, evolve

Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces is taking practical steps to rapidly modernise its defence systems and capabilities to bolster national defence, foster peace and enable rapid response to…

Kariba ferry disaster: 15 perish, 27 missing

Walter Nyamukondiwa-Mash West Bureau Chief SEVENTY-SEVEN people were rescued while 15 bodies were retrieved after a passenger ferry owned by the Rural Infrastructure Development Authority capsized near Long Island on…