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Govt starts security and health provisions in evacuation centres  BY KENNETH NYANGANI/THOMAS CHIDAMBA/TINASHE KAIRIZA THE government has started to provide security and healthcare in evacuation centres in the seven districts of Manicaland, where scores of people are set to be relocated in the event that Cyclone Chalane hits the country on New Year’s eve as expected. Manicaland provincial development co-ordinator and Civil Protection Unit chairperson Edgar Seenza said there were also fears of a COVID-19 outbreak if precautionary measures were not taken. He told  NewsDay yesterday that the...

Mozambique: Cyclone Chalane to Hit Beira 29 December, 2020 - 17:50 [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Cyclone Chalane is moving west across the Mozambique Channel and is expected to reach Beira tomorrow morning (Wednesday 30 Dec) with winds up to 100 km/h, as the cyclone picks up heat and energy from the warm Mozambique Channel.  It is predicted to continue west into Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon. The cyclone comes just 9 months after the devastating cyclone Idai. Chalane should be less damaging, but still with strong winds and heavy rain.[...]

Covid-19 fight stepped up as cases rise  Herald Reporter THE Government has stepped up efforts to de-congest all ports of entry and mounted roadblocks to screen for Covid-19 on all roads leading to borders. This comes as the number of confirmed new Covid-19 cases surpassed 13 000 over the weekend, Surveillance measures have also been heightened to ensure those manning security checkpoints uphold the highest ethical standards and will not be involved in corrupt tendencies. Zimbabwe is aware of cases of the several new and more contagious variants of Covid-19 reported in other countries includ...

Views: Visits 56 Cyclone Chalane is moving west across the Mozambique Channel and is expected to reach Beira tomorrow morning (Wednesday 30 Dec) with winds up to 100 km/h, as the cyclone picks up heat and energy from the warm Mozambique Channel.  It is predicted to continue west into Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon. The cyclone comes just 9 months after the devastating cyclone Idai. Chalane should be less damaging, but still with strong winds and heavy rain. Chalane crossed Madagascar Friday and Saturday with “heavy wind and rains, but limited damage,” according to OCHA. The US Nav...

Photo taken during recent simulation exercise . [File photo: Mozambique RC/GRC] Tropical Storm “Chalane” is expected to make landfall along the coast of Mozambique in the Sofala Province on 30 December 2020. Given the projected severity of the storm at landfall, the Mozambique Red Cross has activated its Early Action Protocol to initiate early actions to prepare for the approaching cyclone. The protocol was developed with the support of German Red Cross, and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. Funding for the activation (249,000 CHF) was made available by the IFRC’s Fore...