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THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) yesterday said “the storm is over” as the country is safe from the weakened tropical depression Chalane which has passed Zimbabwe. The country was expected to be hit by Cyclone Chalane which downgraded into a very weak tropical depression resulting in most parts of the country receiving light, moderate and heavy rains. Tsholotsho received 87 millimetres (mm) and Lupane received 68mm and were among the areas that received the heaviest rains in the country. Areas such as Bulawayo only received light showers. The initial Cyclone Chalane threats res...

‘Tropical Chalane has passed’  T HE much-feared Cyclone Chalane, which later downgraded to a tropical depression has passed Zimbabwe, the weather forecaster has said. However, over the past three days the tropical depression destroyed some infrastructure mainly in the Eastern Highlands, including Chipinge and Chimanimani. “The tropical depression has greatly weakened and has now passed, we continue to monitor specific areas to assess the rainfalls and downstream effects, as significant rainfalls occurred along the path of the system,” reads part of a statement from the Meteorological...

Amid new variant of COVID-19 and threat from Cyclone Chalane, government opts to suspend reopening of schools John Cassim   | 31.12.2020 ZIMBABWE, Harare  Zimbabwe will no longer open schools in January in light of the surge in COVID-19 infections and threats posed by the Cyclone Chalane, officials said. “In light of the surge in COVID-19 infections and the new and more contagious variants of the disease as well as threats by Cyclone Chalane, government has seen it fit to deviate from the previously announced 2021 schools’ calendar,�...

Tropical storm heading straight for Namibia   A DEEP low-pressure system currently situated over Namibia combined with tropical storm Chalane bearing down on the country from the east will see heavy downpours occurring over large parts of the country over the next few days.   The tropical storm has already made landfall in Mozambique on Monday and in Zimbabwe, flood warnings have been issued.   Moist air over central Africa is being drawn down over Namibia by the deep low-pressure system that is drawing the tropical storm in a westerly direction which is also contributing even more moistur...

Zimbabwe-Schools-Opening December 31, 2020 to 08:25 937 APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely deferred the reopening of the 2021 school calendar amid a spike in COVID-19 infections, a senior official has said. Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education permanent secretary Tumisang Thabela said the government has resolved to postpone the reopening of schools which was set for January 4 to a date to be decided. “Government has seen it fit to deviate from the previously...