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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 examinations would still proceed as scheduled on Jan. 5. "The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education wo...

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 started evacuating people, as most parts of the country face heavy rainfall and flooding if Chalane in...

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 tropical Cyclone Chalane is expected to reach Zimbabwe by tomorrow. Whilst the neighbouring country is p...

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 secretary in the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education said, “The Ministry of Primary Secondary E...

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 city of Beira by Wednesday night. While predictions say the wind speeds are expected to be well und...