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Media Challenged to Raise Awareness on Looming Cyclone Media have been challenged to raise awareness to the public on the looming cyclone and what was expected of them to save lives and property. Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs, James Chiusiwa made the challenge Wednesday in Lilongwe during the Press briefing on the State of Preparedness for the looming Tropical Cyclone Chalane. He said the media has a very big role to play in reducing disaster risks and losses in the...

Govt defers schools opening BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA GOVERNMENT has suspended indefinitely the reopening of schools next week, citing the rising number of COVID-19 infections and threat posed by Cyclone Chalane that is expected to ravage the southern party of the country starting today. Schools were due to open on January 4 for the first term of the year but government said only examination classes will now be allowed back in schools to complete their tests. Heavy winds and rainfall associated wit...

December 31, 2020 Alfred Chauwa - Nyasa Times 2 Comments Department of Disaster Management  Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical  Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country. Nkhokwe: Onset of any rainfall is a cyclone season in Indian ocean pic by Tione Andsen (Mana) Weather experts do not know yet the amount of power Cyclone Chalane would unleash when it makes landfall  to the country as it is in neighbouring Mozambique. Director o...

The cyclones is likely to cause flooding in some parts of the country, according to Dodma. Speaking to the press, James Chiusiwa- commissioner for the Dodma said currently the department has sent a search and rescue team to the Lower Shire in preparation for the cyclone. Chiusiwa added that the department will be sending funds to councils -to be used in addressing some of the challenges which may occur as a result of the cyclone. Source:MIJ Subscribe to our Youtube Channel :

Views: Visits 14 GOVERNMENT has indefinitely deferred re-opening of schools that had been scheduled for January 4 2021 on the backdrop of a spike in positive Covid-19 cases that has seen the country recording five deaths in the past 24 hours. Information ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana has confirmed the development. “This serves to confirm that this communication from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is authentic,” said Mangwana. Tumisang Thabela, permanen...

2020-12-30 17:35:36 GMT2020-12-31 01:35:36(Beijing Time) Xinhua English HARARE, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday announced the postponement of schools reopening as COVID-19 cases surge, coupled with the threat of flooding posed by Cyclone Chalane. The schools were supposed to reopen for the first term of 2021 on Jan. 4. Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education Tumisang Thabela said in a notice to learners, parents and other stakeholders that public examinat...

Mozambique and Zimbabwe – still reeling from Idai - brace for Cyclone Chalane 30 December 2020 2:17 PM Idai Share This: The countries have not yet recovered from last year’s Cyclone Idai, the world’s second-deadliest ever, says Idrisse Bhai. A tropical cyclone is sweeping across the Mozambican channel. Meteorologists expect Cyclone Chalane to intensify when it makes landfall later today with Beira most likely to be hit hardest. Zimbabwean officials have st...

FILE PIC: Floods in Francistown Meteorological services have warned of heavy floods in the North East area as the tropical cyclone Chalane which is currently over the Mozambique area is expected to hit Botswana on New Years Day. Speaking to Voice Online this morning, the department’s mouthpiece, Charles Molongwa, explained the status of tropical Cyclone Chalane that is expected to cause heavy rainfalls over some parts of the country from 31st December 2020 to 2nd January 2021. The trop...

By Mary Taruvinga GOVERNMENT has indefinitely deferred re-opening of schools that had been scheduled for January 4 2021 on the backdrop of a spike in positive Covid-19 cases that has seen the country recording five deaths in the past 24 hours. Information ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana has confirmed the development. “This serves to confirm that this communication from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is authentic,” said Mangwana. Tumisang Thabela, permanent secret...

ZIMBABWE, Harare – Survivors of Cyclone Idai, which ravaged parts of eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique in March 2019, killing hundreds of people, are worried that Cyclone Chalane may be equally ferocious. Tropical storm Chalane weakened to a tropical depression as it crossed Madagascar over the weekend and is now in the Mozambique Channel, according to ReliefWeb, a UN-sponsored information service. But it could strengthen before it makes landfall in Mozambique, where it is expected to reach the...