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The Department of Civil Protection (CPU) was poorly prepared to deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, allowed food and other gifts to spoil by storing them too long in wet conditions, had poor record keeping of donations, delayed approving urgent payments from donated money, hired vehicles without contracts and did not properly control fuel use, Auditor General Mrs Mildred Chiri reports.
Roman Catholic priest Father Paul Mayeresa literally gets anxious each time there is a downpour.
The Eastern Highlands has started receiving continuous light rains as a result of the former Tropical Storm Chalane which is now an overland Tropical Depression with the public urged to watch out for flooding, flash flooding, sudden gushes of water, mudslides or landslides, destructive winds and collapse of huts due to excessive moisture within the next 12 hours and beyond.
A former personal assistant to a Cabinet Minister allegedly swindled the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) of more than 19 000 litres of fuel and a vehicle after misrepresenting that his boss needed to go to Cyclone Idai hit areas.
Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri has despatched a team of auditors to Cyclone Idai-hit Chimanimani to take stock of food aid.
After spending 12 years in the United Kingdom, Ivy Kombo would have wanted to return home to meet jubilant fans and a happy nation.
WORLD Soccer governing body FIFA, touched by the trail of destruction that Cyclone Idai left in Zimbabwe, have pledged to help rebuild infrastructure for the communities in Chimanimani and other affected areas in the Manicaland province.
Musician Hosiah Chipanga reckons African countries need to get back to their roots following the tragic Cyclone Idai.
The Oil Expressers’ Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) has pledged to continue supporting domestic soya bean production to meet one million tonnes target by 2030 despite a poor start due to drought.
All roads lead to Mutare’s biggest home of entertainment – The Platinum Bar – on Friday where music heavyweights Jah Prayzah and Sulumani Chimbetu clash in a potentially explosive music jamboree dedicated to Cyclone Idai victims.