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A woman from Chimanimani recently died after being struck by two huge rocks while harvesting sand for dishwashing in a stream.
Tecla Tumbare of Bvumisai Village under Chief Ngorima was in the company of her two neighbours, Tendai Zhuwawa and Sekai Musasa on the fateful day.
The trio had gone to Gomba Stream to collect sand for dishwashing and as they were digging, two big rocks hit Tecla and she sustained multiple fractures on her ribs.
She was rushed to Ngorima Clinic before being transferred to Chipinge District Hospital.
Tecla was confirmed dead upon arrival at Chipinge District Hospital.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/chimanimani-woman-perishes-after-rockslide/">Manica Post</a></h4>

Pindula News

Woman Crashed By Rocks While Collecting Sand For Dishwashing

The death of a motorist after the Skyline to Chimanimani road collapsed prompted several theories with some accusing the contractor Masimba Holdings Limited of “sheer incompetence.” The contractor, however, attributes the collapse of the road to incessant rains. Watch the video below for more.
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WATCH: Stream That Allegedly Caused Road Collapse

One person died on the spot <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/01/30/breaking-1-dies-on-spot-as-road-collapses/">when a highway in Chimanimani, known as the Skyline, collapsed just after Charter Bridge as a vehicle was passing.</a>
Manicaland Provincial Roads Engineer Atherton Zindoga attributed the collapse to the incessant rains being received in the district and dismissed speculation of poor workmanship by the contractor.
See the pictures below:
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PICTURES: Highway Opens Up And Swallows Car In Chimanimani

Joshua Sacco the MP for Chimanimani East has given an update on Cyclone Chalane which made landfall in Zimbabwe yesterday and highlighted the following:
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<li>No lives have been lost so far</li>
<li>No injuries have been reported so far</li>
<li>There have been significant rainfall throughout Chimanimani</li>
<li>Less than 10 houses were partially destroyed by the cyclone</li>
<li>No serious incidences have been reported in Chimanimani</li>
</ol>
He expressed gratitude to the government for the level of preparedness he said he witnessed and the awareness campaigns and the evacuation that was done prior to the Cyclone making landfall in Zimbabwe.
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WATCH: No Serious Incidences Have Been Reported So Far - Joshua Sacco Gives An Update On Cyclone Chalane

Villagers in Chaminimani are in a state of panic following reports that another cyclone may hit the district on New Year’s eve unless it changes its path.
Cyclone Chalane is currently brewing in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar and comes barely two years after the region was devastated by Cyclone Idai.
Cyclone Idai hit Chimanimani on Friday 15 March 2019 and killed 340 people, displacing 247 000 with 300 people still missing
Chimanimani Hotel manager Mandla Mataure, whose premises housed thousands of Cyclone Idai victims in Ngangu, said:
<blockquote>What we have done now is to communicate with communities and to do this effectively, we have engaged traditional leaders who are now alerting people of a possible disaster. We will know more in the next few days if the cyclone gathers momentum.
There is fear and anxiety within the people. We have to be prepared and this is what we are currently doing together with other stakeholders.</blockquote>
Cyclone Chalane is expected to make landfall in Beira and hit some parts of Zimbabwe, especially Manicaland province.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday advised the public to be calm but keep informed.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/12/fear-anxiety-grip-chimanimani-villagers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Cyclone Chalane Throws Chimanimani Villagers Into Panic

The Meteorological department has urged Zimbabweans to remain calm after <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/cyclone-chalane-may-hit-chimanimani-next-week/">news of Cyclone Chalane spread</a> all over the country like a veld fire, The Herald reports. The department said the storm is far off and it is still a tropical depression for now and they will keep the nation updated.
In an advisory statement released by the MSD, the department said:
<blockquote>A, yet to be named, Tropical Depression is situated in a quasi-stationary position near the centre of the Indian Ocean, to the north east of Mauritius, to the far east of Madagascar.
On Thursday December 24, 0200hrs it was near 14degress south and 60 degrees east and expected to track southwestward towards Madagascar in the coming days as it steadily intensifies (might later become a tropical storm then a Cyclone
The Meteorological Services Department will continue to monitor intensity as well as the trajectory and update the public accordingly.</blockquote>
Tropical cyclones sometimes tend to weaken when they fall on land and the government said CPU is on high alert anticipating the storm. If the storm hits Chimanimani it will be the second time in less than 2 years Chimanimani will be hit by a tropical storm after last year’s devastating Cyclone Idai.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/just-in-met-department-calls-for-calm/">The Herald </a>

Remain Calm - MSD On Cyclone Chalane

The Zimbabwean government may consider evacuating people from areas susceptible to flash flooding in Chimanimani if Cyclone Chalane hits Mozambique in the coming days.
Speaking in a telephone interview with State media on Wednesday, Chimanimani East legislator, Joshua Sacco revealed that evacuations have not yet started because the cyclone may change its path and not affect Zimbabwe. He said:
<blockquote>… it is only after the cyclone hits Mozambique that we will start considering evacuations; at this stage, we have not started evacuations because the cyclone may change the path and go south or north.</blockquote>
Department of Civil Protection (DCP) director Nathan Nkomo said there had been an Emergency Services sub-committee meeting to plan for any cyclone.
Nkomo also said they agreed to come up with “a priority plan”, adding that there was a need for the identification of institutions that would be used to house any people displaced by the cyclone or needing emergency shelter.
He added that traditional leaders have been engaged to raise awareness in their areas to prepare for evacuation should the need arise.
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses will be used to evacuate people, but should the situation deteriorate, any mode of transport that can be obtained will be used.
According to AccuWeather, Cyclone Chalane may strike north-east Madagascar on Saturday or Sunday and then could move towards Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/chimanimani-braces-for-another-cyclone/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Zimbabwe To Consider Evacuations If Cyclone Chalane Hits Mozambique

Zimbabwe says it is prepared for Cyclone Chalane which may hit Manicaland Province, especially Chimanimani District, next Thursday.
Department of Civil Protection (DCP) director Nathan Nkomo on Wednesday said an Emergency Services sub-committee meeting was held to plan for the cyclone. He said:
<blockquote>We are prepared, remember before we develop a contingency plan, it requires funding and this funding was approved by Cabinet in November.
But as for tropical Cyclone Chalane, we met today as the Emergency Services Sub-Committee of the National Civil Protection Committee.
The Meteorological Services Department has indicated that it is monitoring developments in the eastern parts of Mozambique hourly.
And from 31 December to the 1 January, they will continue to monitor whether the cyclone will affect Zimbabwe or not.</blockquote>
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Jason Nicholls tweeted yesterday that Cyclone Chalane may strike north-east Madagascar on Saturday or Sunday and then could move towards Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
If the cyclone hits Chimanimani, this will be the second time the area would have been affected by a cyclone in 21 months, after Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc in the area in March last year.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/chimanimani-braces-for-another-cyclone/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Cyclone Chalane May Hit Chimanimani Next Week

Five people were struck by lightning last night at Hippo Valley Mill in Chiredzi while they were on their way to work.
A police report says one of the five died on the spot, while four others were taken to Hippo Valley Medical Centre for treatment.
Police say the deceased, Herbert Mukwetura aged 21 of Chishamiso Village, was on his way to work at Tongaat Hullets Hippo Valley Mill with four of his workmates.
The report further says upon reaching flyover point at the mill, the five were struck by a bolt of lightning and fell down.
They were taken to Hippo Valley Medical Centre where Mukwetura was pronounced dead.
The tragedy happens when the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) is warning members of the public about weather-related hazards including floods, hailstorm, lightning among others as the rain season has started.
Some schools have since been destroyed by hailstorm across the country, including in Chipinge and Chimanimani Districts in Manicaland Province, risking refreshing memories of tropical Cyclone Idai which swept the Eastern and Southern parts of Zimbabwe.
Victims are yet to fully recover from the disaster that has seen the international community and the government disbursing funds to cushion them from the impact.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/lightning-kills-one-injures-four-in-chiredzi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News</a>

Five People Struck By Lightning In Chiredzi

Cement giant Pretoria Portland Cement PPC yesterday donated 1800 bags of cement that will be used by the government to construct 30 houses for Cyclone Idai survivors, The Herald reports.
The government has said it will <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/07/10/cyclone-idai-victims-still-living-in-tents-will-have-new-houses-by-year-end-daniel-garwe/">construct 50 houses for the survivors by year-end</a> and the PPC donation will enable the government to construct the first 30 houses and the remaining 20 will be constructed using the donated US$2 Million.
In thanking PPC for their donation, acting Manicaland Provincial Development Co-ordinator Mr Edgars Seenza said the donation was a huge boost to their project:
<blockquote>We had a number of well wishers who had promised to assist with the construction of houses for the displaced persons in Chimanimani but most of them were unable to fulfil their promises,” he said.
The cement donated by PPC will be used by the department of Public Works to construct the foundations of some houses up to slab level commensurate with the cement we have received. We now need to work harder on projects like these, if it means channelling more manpower there, we will do it so that we move with speed.</blockquote>
Cyclone Idai Hit Chimanimani and Chipinge last year in March and it killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands more. Survivors of the cyclone are still living in tents 15 months after the disaster.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/huge-boost-for-cyclone-idai-victims/">The Herald </a>

PPC Donates Cement Enough To Build 30 Houses For Cyclone Idai Survivors

The Japanese Government has donated $96 000 to communities in Manicaland that were ravaged by the devastating Cyclone Idai, Newsday reports. The same government also donated $450 000 to Binga, Buhera, Chiredzi and Masvingo for HIV and Aids and water, sanitation and hygiene.
This was revealed in a statement by the Japanese government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) which reads:
<blockquote>The government of Japan has released US$96 054 to further support communities in Manicaland affected by the dual natural disasters of Cyclone Idai and drought</blockquote>
The funds will go towards the construction of 50 transitional shelters for displaced people in the communities.  Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Toshiyuki Iwado said he hoped that the assistance will help the people in Chimanimani rebuild their lives:
<blockquote>While Cyclone Idai occurred over a year ago, many of the victims, whose houses were destroyed, still do not have suitable shelter. It is my hope that this assistance will provide some of them suitable homes so that they start to rebuild their lives</blockquote>
Cyclone Idai displaced and killed thousands of people in Chinamimani and Chipinge last year.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/05/relief-for-displaced-chimanimani-villagers/">Newsday</a>

The Japanese Govt Donates $96 000 To Cyclone Idai Communities

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chimanimani</a> West MP Nokhutula Matsikenyeri (ZANU PF) has embarked on door-to-door deliveries of food in her constituency to prevent gatherings where COVID-19 can be spread easily.
Matsikinyeri is also engaging traditional leaders through local councillors to help in the awareness campaigns of the deadly novel coronavirus. She said:
<blockquote>l am providing fuel so that we transport grain in my constituency to various people. This week we have already distributed grain in Gudyanga area and ward 8 in my constituency, respectively.
In some situations, we are making door-to-door deliveries of food which is coming from the Social Welfare Department but in some situations, we are delivering the food aid at a central point whereby we will be monitoring social distancing.</blockquote>
Zimbabwe currently has 11 officially confirmed coronavirus cases and two deaths.
On Tuesday, authorities announced the death of a 79-year-old Bulawayo man who succumbed to the disease on Saturday, April 4 at Mater Dei Hospital where he had been admitted on April 2 for “bacterial pneumonia with underlying comorbidity.”
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/04/mp-in-door-to-door-food-deliveries/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

MP Delivers Food Aid Onto Villagers' Doorsteps

According to the Herald an earthquake of a magnitude of 3.8  was felt in Chipinge and Chimanimani and surrounding areas today in the morning.
According to the publication:
<blockquote>Chipinge District Meteorological officer, Ms Lydia Masengu said preliminary location shows that the earthquake occurred at Latitude -21.378 S and Longitude 34.657E. The magnitude was determined to be 3.8 and the epicentre is in Mozambique.</blockquote>
No damage reports have been received so far and the Met Department is still determining its intensity.
More:<a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/breaking-earthquake-in-chipinge-chimanimani/"> The Herald </a>

JUST IN: An Earthquake Hits Chipinge And Chimanimani

The government is being accused of selling the people of Chimanimani a dummy after they promised to retrieve the bodies that were swept away to Mozambique during last year’s Cyclone Idai, The Zimbabwean reports.
According to the publication,  82 bodies were swept into Mozambique during the devastating Cyclone Idai and the locals buried them. The government then made a promise to the people of Chimanimani to bring home their dead relatives so that they can bury them, but nothing has been done so far.
A Chimanimani lady Julliet Machangira who lost her 2 sons in the cyclone spoke to the publication and said:
<blockquote>
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We need closure. The truth will set us free. The government promised us money to go to Mozambique to do our own search, but that was the last we heard about it. I want to talk to the locals who buried the floating bodies to identify my sons.
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</blockquote>
According to Juliet people are still living in camps erected by the government and the United Nations.
More: <a href="https://www.thezimbabwean.co/2020/03/zimbabwe-never-retrieved-the-82-bodies-swept-away-a-year-ago-by-cyclone-idai/">The Zimbabwean </a>

The Government Still To Retrieve 82 Bodies Swept Away Into Mozambique During Cyclone Idai

Illegal gold miners in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chimanimani</a> are responsible for the destruction of commercial forest areas as well as the environment, siltation of rivers and contamination of water with dangerous chemicals thus posing a health hazard to people.
Security forces have from time to time carried out raids in different parts of the district but the illegal miners are unperturbed. <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Manicaland_Province" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manicaland</a> police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa had this to say:
<blockquote>We have been carrying out raids in different parts of Chimanimani and the Eastern Highlands at large where artisanal miners operate illegally. Yes, there has been resistance since we always see the artisanal miners returning to the same areas.
However, we will keep on raiding those areas until sanity prevails. We want people to do the right thing and formalise their operations for the benefit of the economy.</blockquote>
An example of the environmental degradation is clear in Nyabamba River near Roscommon Estate, which is now bright red due to soil and chemical residue contained in the waste after the panning processes.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/illegal-mining-ravages-timber-plantation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manica Post</a></h4>

Illegal Gold Miners Wreak Havoc In Chimanimani

One of the MDC Vice Presidents and the party’s Vice Chairman both in separate incidents this past week lost close relatives who were murdered by terror machete-wielding gangs, Newsday reports
In a separate interview with the publication, MDC VP <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lynette_Karenyi">Lynette Karenyi-Kore</a> said her uncle was stubbed in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani">Chimanimani</a> on Monday:
<blockquote>Dadirai was murdered yesterday (Monday) near the diamond-rich area of Hotsprings by two men aged around 19, who approached him claiming that they were selling diamonds.
They asked him to accompany them to the place where they kept the diamonds, but he was stabbed and by the time he was rushed to hospital, it was already too late,</blockquote>
While in another interview MDC Vice-Chairperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Job_Sikhala">Job Sikhala</a> said his uncles were attacked by<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/MaShurugwi"> MaShurugwi</a> in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani">Mvuma</a> and one died on the spot and the other one is in ICU at <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gweru">Gweru</a> General Hospital
MaShurugwi are terrorising mainly gold panners in gold-rich areas and ZRP has is said to be rounding them up in an operation called Restore Law and Order.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/01/mdc-leaders-lose-relatives-to-mashurugwi/">Newsday</a>

MDC Top Officials Lose Relatives To MaShurugwi

The deputy minister of Local Government and Public Works, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Marian_Chombo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marian Chombo</a> said she was pleased with the progress being made in the rehabilitation of infrastructure in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani_District" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chimanimani</a> following her tour of the district on Wednesday.
Chombo, who was accompanied by Chimanimani East legislator Joshua Sacco, also visited Nhedziwa growth point where stands for most of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Cyclone_Idai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cyclone Idai</a> victims have been planned. She said:
<blockquote>Am here in Chimanimani district to check on the works being undertaken by construction companies and what pleases me is that some companies are on track and trying to meet their deadlines which is the end of February since most works are on completion stage.
What worries me is that I received reports that some companies which had been awarded tenders are lagging behind and this has affected most works on feeder roads.</blockquote>
Tropical Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe on 15 March 2019, leaving a trail of destruction in the eastern parts of the country particularly in Chimanimani and Chipinge.
The Cyclone is considered the second-deadliest tropical cyclone on record (after cyclone Flores of 1973 struck off the coast of Indonesia that killed 1,650).
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/chombo-assesses-progress-on-reconstruction-works-in-chimanimani/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News Online</a></h4>

Chombo 'Pleased' With Progress In Post-cyclone Chimanimani Rehabilitation

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Cyclone_Idai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tropical Cyclone Idai</a> left <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chimanimani</a> district in Manicaland province bereft of herbal medicines after flash floods swept away herbal plants that were used by traditional healers in curing various ailments.
A traditional healer who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com, one Sekuru Gora, said some of the most valuable herbs grew on riverbanks and they are now hard to find. He said:
<blockquote>There is a herbal plant called Fuko, which grows along river banks. I used that plant to treat my clients suffering from infertility and period pains. This plant is now scarce because it was washed away by the rains.
During the Christmas holiday, I lost a lot of business as some clients from as far as South Africa and Botswana came seeking help. Even my local clients are also stranded because I cannot service them anymore.</blockquote>
Chimanimani borders <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chipinge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chipinge</a> district which is renowned for being well-endowed with herbal medicines.
The two districts were the most affected when Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe in March 2019, with hundreds of people killed and thousands displaced.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/cyclone-idai-chimanimani-herbalists-fail-to-treat-stis-as-herbs-were-washed-away/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Herbalists Worried After Medicines Are Washed Away By Cyclone Idai

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe (MTZ) pageant that was scheduled for the 14th of this month has been cancelled as seven of the 19 models who were in boot camp were involved in an accident last night in Vumba on their way to Eden Lodge where they were scheduled to sleep.
The sad development was confirmed by MTZ chairperson Sibusisiwe Dube who told the Herald that the models are now at Murambe Garden Hospital where they are being monitored. Dube said:
<blockquote>There are some injuries on some, but no deaths have been recorded as people are speculating.
They are stable as we speak. We believe they were affected including those who are not physically hurt.</blockquote>
Dube also revealed that the models were scheduled to proceed to Chimanimani to visit Cyclone Idai-affected areas but could not proceed due to bad weather.
Dube also said that a support team has been dispatched to Vumba to assist since the event has been cancelled.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/just-in-miss-tourism-zimbabwe-models-in-accident-pageant-cancelled/">The Herald</a>

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe Pageant Cancelled As Models Are Involved In Accident

Manicaland Minister of State for Provincial Affairs <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ellen_Gwaradzimba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ellen Gwaradzimba</a> said white farmers are reluctant to share land or live in harmony with blacks.
Gwaradzimba was addressing a meeting at the launch of the National Land Policy in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mutare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mutare</a> on Friday, following the shooting of two new farmers at Ariston Holdings’ Roscommon Estate in Chimanimani on Monday. She said:
<blockquote>There is resistance to the extent that on Monday there was an altercation where two black farmers were shot (at Roscommon Estate) and they had offer letters.
… It is our wish that we live in harmony and that we co-exist, but we are facing a lot of resistance and we end up being misrepresented in the media as racists.</blockquote>
A Roscommon Estate security guard, Nicholas Bere, fatally shot Beware Tsarai and injured Shingai Mafake, who is admitted at <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mutambara_Mission_Hospital" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mutambara Mission Hospital</a> following a land row.
The duo was among new farmers allocated part of the farm by the government under the land reform programme.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/white-farmers-resistance-to-land-reform-shocks-gwaradzimba/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Gwaradzimba Urges Whites To Co-exist With New Farmers

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WATCH: Chimanimani Cyclone Idai Survivors Tired Of Living In Tents

A <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chimanimani</a> villager was on Monday shot dead by a security guard in a land dispute between villagers and Ariston Holdings’ Roscommon Estate.
Part of the Estate was seized by the government and handed over to villagers in 2002. The company obtained a court order to evict the villagers and it proceeded to destroy their homes and banana crops.
On Monday night some villagers whose property was destroyed by Ariston Holdings went to the estate to guard their belongings.
<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Manicaland_Province" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manicaland</a> deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Luxon Chananda confirmed the incident on Wednesday. He said:
<blockquote>They (the villagers/settlers) attacked a security guard on duty. The guard tried to defend himself by firing into the mob. Beware Tsarai was shot and he died while another person was injured and rushed to the hospital.</blockquote>
Ariston Holdings human resources head Brian Kangondo said they were evicting the settlers in terms of a court order granted in their favour in 2012.
He added that the villagers were allowed to harvest the crops they had planted during the 2017-18 season and then leave, but they stayed put.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/villager-shot-dead-in-chimanimani-land-row/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Chimanimani Villager Shot Dead In Land Wrangle

Chimanimani felt earth tremors triggered by a light 4.3 magnitude earthquake in Mozambique last week on 20 November 2019.
According to data on earthquake monitoring sites <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006aks/origin/detail">earthquake.usgs.gov</a> and <a href="https://earthquaketrack.com/zw-01-chimanimani/recent">earthquaketrack.com</a> the earthquake occurred around 7PM on Wednesday.
The epicenter was about 108km from Chimanimani and 4.3 is considered a light earthquake which does not cause any significant destruction.
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Local reports in Zimbabwe (see: https://www.263chat.com/earth-tremor-hits-manicaland) suggest that tremors were also felt on Friday but these are yet to be confirmed.
 
<h3>How earthquake are measured</h3>
The magnitude of an Earthquake is measured using what is called Richter with higher numbers showing the more severity.
<ul>
<li> 2.5 or less is very low – usually not felt by people</li>
<li>3 -3.9 is minor – occur frequently and may be felt but can be felt but generally cause no damage.</li>
<li>4-4.9 is light – may also be felt but cause little or no damage</li>
<li>5 – 5.9 is moderate – causes slight damage to buildings and other structures. There are about 500 of these around the globe every year.</li>
<li>6 – 6.9 is strong – usually cause some significant damage. if the area is populated, damage can be severe</li>
<li>7 – 7.9 is major – they cause very serious damage. about 20 occur globally every year</li>
<li>8 or more is considered great – these cause widespread death and damage and can destroy whole communities near the epicenter. they occur once or so every 10 years.</li>
</ul>

Chimanimani Affected By Light Mozambique Earthquake

Deadly storms have wreaked havoc in parts of the country the Daily News reports. The storms which are coming after a drought have left a trail of destruction in places like Lupane where a<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/11/15/picture-grade-1-pupil-dies-as-heavy-winds-destroy-school-assistance-required/"> grade 1 pupi</a>l died due to the storms and in Chimanimani where classrooms were destroyed including a tent sheltering cyclone Idai survivor being uprooted by the storm.
2 schools in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gwanda">Gwanda</a> were also reported to have been destroyed by the rain. Kweekwe Civil protection unit also confirmed that 3 schools and 8 homesteads were also destroyed by the storm.
A school in Zhombe’s roof was destroyed and 2 schools in Silobela were also destroyed. The trail of destruction is coming after the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/11/09/heavy-rains-violent-thunderstorms-and-possible-flash-floods-expected-in-zimbabwe-starting-tonight-msd/">Met Services Department warned that the rains were possibly going to be violent</a> when they start.
More: <a href="https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/11/16/deadly-storms-wreak-havoc-across-zim">The Daily News </a>

Violent Storms Destroy Property In Some Parts Of The Country

The Meteorological Services Department has set up seismography instruments in Manicaland so as to detect earthquakes in the region.
The development comes after the region was left devastated by Tropical Cyclone Idai which claimed the lives of many residents.
Manicaland Civil Protection Unit chairperson, Edgars Seenza revealed the development saying that instruments relay messages to other seismology instruments in Bulawayo. Seenza said:
<blockquote>Government is now closely monitoring the region with the assistance of the Meteorological Service Department which is now setting up seismography instruments across the region.</blockquote>
With local residents refusing to be moved from their traditional lands, safety concerns were raised since the province is prone to recurring natural disasters.
Some residents are still homeless whilst some are still unaccounted for.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/met-department-sets-up-seismography-instruments-in-manicaland-to-detect-earthquakes/">New Zimbabwe</a>

Earthquake Monitoring Instruments Installed In Manicaland

South African military generals on Tuesday visited Kopa (Dzingire) Growth Point in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Chimanimani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chimanimani</a>, one of the areas severely decimated by Tropical Cyclone Idai which hit Zimbabwe in March this year.
Speaking to ZBC News during a tour of the two bridges in Chimanimani, South African Defence Forces Director for Peace Support Operations Brigadier-General Zwelithini Ngcobo, said:
<blockquote>When we are in Zimbabwe we feel at home. Zimbabwe and South Africa are one. The relationship and our welcome here by locals is quite commendable, it shows our Ubuntu as Africans and the positive relationship we share in all sphere.</blockquote>
The generals arrived in Zimbabwe on Monday to tour two bridges that are being constructed with the help of South African military engineers.
The construction of the first bridge at Kopa Site 1 is complete while a second bridge is projected to be complete by mid-November.
<h4>More: <a href="http://www.zbc.co.zw/south-african-generals-visit-cyclone-hit-area/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News Online</a></h4>

South African Military Generals Visit Chimanimani

The government, through the Department of Civil Protection, which falls under the Ministry of Local Government, requested a detailed report on foodstuffs donated towards Cyclone Idai relief from the Manicaland Provincial Development Coordinator’s office.
This follows reports that several food items donated to the survivors of the destructive cyclone were rotting while some had expired while being stored at Charter Hall and Nyahode District Union warehouses in Chimanimani.
Department of Civil Protection director Nathan Nkomo confirmed that they are waiting for detailed reports from the province (Manicaland) and district (Chimanimani). He said:
<blockquote>We are waiting for a fully detailed report from the district and the administrator (Mr Edgars Seenza) will also give us more information.
We have decentralised structures up to the provincial and district level.
The provincial administrator must give us the inside story and we are waiting for a detailed report from Manicaland.</blockquote>
Among the food items that have reportedly gone bad is 30 tonnes of mealie meal, 1 850kg of corn soya blend, 1 150kg of plain flour, 500 x6 packets sugar beans and 1000kg of Maheu Instant.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/probe-ordered-into-rotting-cyclone-idai-food-donations/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

Govt Requests Detailed Reports On 'Decaying' Cyclone Idai Food Donations

Engineers from the South African National Defence Forces deployed in Chimanimani were engaged in the demolition of the old parts of a bridge in Manicaland over the past weekend.
Several bridges were swept away by raging flash floods induced by Tropical Cyclone Idai earlier this year. In a statement, SANDF said:
<blockquote>SA Army Engineers in Zimbabwe dedicated the past weekend demolishing the old parts of the bridge using PE 77 explosives to clear the path where the gabions will be placed.
The first bailey bridge that was washed away by the Cyclone Idai is being re-established.</blockquote>

 
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PICTURES: SA Army Engineers Repairing Bridges In Chimanimani

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed in Chimanimani and Chipinge Districts to help with the reconstruction of areas ravaged by Tropical Cyclone Idai.
The South African military delegation is made up of 118 engineers.
The deployment of South African soldiers in Eastern Zimbabwe follows a promise made by the country’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Lindiwe Sisulu to assist in the reconstruction of roads and bridges in Chimanimani, particularly at Kopa growth point.
Dzingire Growth Point, popularly known as Kopa was one of the areas in Chimanimani District that suffered enormous destruction.
The delegation is being led by Lieutenant Colonel Delnot Njoko. He told ZBC News that they will be camped in Chimaninani for 23 weeks. He said:
<blockquote>We are not here for war, we are here to assist our counterparts in the reconstruction of two bridges here in Chimanimani.
More construction equipment is on its way to to this area to expedite the reconstruction efforts. Of course, this follows a pledge made by our minister of strengthening our relationship with Zimbabwe.</blockquote>
Commander Zimbabwe Corps of Engineers, Colonel Aaron Edwards said that the objective is to ensure that all roads and two bridges are completed before the onset of the rainy season.
Chimanimani residents expressed optimism that the joint operations by the two military units will make the area navigable soon.
<h4>More: <a href="http://www.zbc.co.zw/sa-deploys-military-in-chimanimani/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News Online</a></h4>

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