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Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 94

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:35:29 GMT

More than 80 of the victims have been positively identified by their relatives, police said

The death toll from last week's ferry disaster on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba has risen to 94, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said on Tuesday.

Search teams remain deployed in the area and recovery operations will continue as the authorities seek to locate any people still missing. "The death toll is n

SOUTH AFRICA-DURBAN-SADC-46TH SUMMIT-OPENING

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:45:38 GMT

(260818) -- DURBAN, Aug. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) shakes hands with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa as Ramaphosa succeeds Mnangagwa as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairperson during the opening ceremony of the 46th Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government in Durban, South Africa, Aug. 17, 2026.

The summit opened Monday in Sout

"We are in good place now...": Scotland coach Dawkins confident of team qualifying for 2027 WC

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:58:40 GMT

Edinburgh [Scotland], August 18 (ANI): Scotland head coach Owen Dawkins is confident his side is well placed to break a 12-year drought and qualify for next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

The Scots have only featured in three previous editions of the 50-over World Cup, and you have to go way back to 2015 to find the last time they made it through to the ODI showcase when they went winless across six matches

Southern African states push to keep mineral wealth at home

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:05:06 GMT

Leaders from the mineral-rich region have met for a summit on industrialization and trade and discussed cooperation with Russia

Southern African countries should process their critical minerals domestically instead of exporting raw materials that create wealth and manufacturing jobs elsewhere, the region's top official has said.

Southern Africa is regarded as the continent's richest and mos

(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-RUGBY U20-TEST MATCH-UGANDA VS ZIMBABWE

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:48:18 GMT

(260816) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Munangi Kamwendo (bottom C) of Zimbabwe competes for the ball during the international U20 rugby test match between Zimbabwe and Uganda at the Muteesa II Stadium in Kampala, Uganda, on Aug. 15, 2026. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-FORUM FOR AFRICA-CHINA-PARTNERSHIP

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:47:07 GMT

(260815) -- HARARE, Aug. 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A presenter speaks at the Harare Forum for Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 14, 2026. Cooperation with China will help African countries accelerate technological transformation and build local capacity for modern technologies, Zimbabwean experts said on Friday.

TO GO WITH "China-Africa partnership key to tech transformation, capacity building" (Photo by Tafara Mugw

Death toll from Zimbabwe capsized ferry accident rises to 84

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:01:56 GMT

The death toll after anoverloaded government ferry capsizedonZimbabwe's Lake Karibahas risen to 84 after more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, thepolicesaid.

The passenger ferry, a vital means of transport for rural villagers, overturned on Tuesday in choppy waters on the vast lake on the border withZambia.

The police "reports that the death toll is now 84 after the recovery of four bodies from the lake thi

Death toll from Zimbabwe capsized ferry accident rises to 80

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:01:56 GMT

Another eight bodies were retrieved fromZimbabwe's Lake Karibaon Sunday to take the death toll fromthis week's ferry capsizingto 80,policesaid.

The overloaded passenger ferry run by thegovernment's Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) overturned in choppy waters on Tuesday in a rare accident on the vast lake on the border withZambia.

"The Kariba RIDA boat accident death toll is now 80 following th

Death toll from Zimbabwean boat capsize rises to 80

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:04:10 GMT

A coffin with the body of a victim of the capsized passenger ferry leaves the Kariba Hospital in Kariba, Zimbabwe, August 14, 2026. /VCG

The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday has risen to 80 after eight more bodies were recovered on Sunday, police said.

Some of the bodies recovered earlier in the week have already been released to families for bur

Death toll in the Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:59:18 GMT

The death toll from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba ferry disaster has climbed to 72, after rescuers recovered 25 bodies on Saturday as efforts to locate the remaining missing passengers continued.

According to the police, 22 bodies were recovered earlier in the day, followed by three more later that evening. Officials are working to establish the identities of those killed.

The ferry, operated by the government's

Chinese automaker Jetour holds school charity event in Zimbabwe capital

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:36 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker Jetour has held a school charity event at Kuwadzana 1 Primary School in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, donating stationery and essential learning materials to local pupils.

The community initiative, organized on Tuesday under the Jetour Africa Expedition 2026, brought together representatives from Jetour Zimbabwe, local vehicle owners, school teachers and pupils fo

AU chief offers condolences over Zimbabwe ferry tragedy as death toll hits 94

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:45:31 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Wednesday expressed condolences to the government and people of Zimbabwe following the Lake Kariba ferry disaster, which has claimed 94 lives.

"At this difficult moment of grief, my thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and with all those who survived this tragic incident," Youssouf said on the social media pla

Zimbabwe begins formal inquest into ferry capsize disaster

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:15:51 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government has launched a formal inquest into the Lake Kariba ferry capsize disaster, whose death toll has now risen to 93, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

Acting Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a post-cabinet media briefing in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare that preliminary investigations indicate that the passenge

Over 155,000 Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:15:41 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 155,202 Zimbabweans have been repatriated from South Africa following recent anti-immigrant protests in the country, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

According to Acting Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, 42,339 people were assisted to return home by the government while 112,863 returned using their own means.

Additionally

Zimbabwean boat capsize death toll rises to 93

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:15:24 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba last week has risen to 93 following the recovery of one more body on Tuesday, local police said.

The tragedy has now become the worst public transport disaster in Zimbabwe's history, surpassing the 1991 Nyanga bus disaster that claimed 89 lives, according to the Zimbabwean official media The Herald.

Police

Death toll from Zimbabwean boat capsize rises to 92

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:45:25 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the boat accident at Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Aug. 11 has risen to 92 following the recovery of eight more bodies, local police said on Monday.

Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said in a statement that two large boats, two small vessels and 40 police sub-aqua team members have been deployed to coordinate the rescue and recovery operation.

Some of the bodies

SADC summit opens in S. Africa's Durban with call for deeper regional integration

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:15:18 GMT

DURBAN, South Africa, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government opened Monday in South Africa's coastal city of Durban, with calls for deeper regional integration and stronger cooperation to advance industrialization and economic development.

The summit is being held under the theme "Resilient, sustainable and inclusive industr

Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 84

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:45:25 GMT

HARARE, 17th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The death toll from the sinking of an overcrowded ferry on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to more than 84.

Authorities intensified efforts on Sunday to search for more bodies, with police saying operations were continuing in an attempt to locate victims reported missing.

Zimbabwe's disaster management agency said 77 people survived and were rescued.

The ferry caps

Death toll from Zimbabwean boat capsize accident rises to 84

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:45:25 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday has risen to 84 following the recovery of four more bodies on Sunday afternoon, local police said.

Police said in an update that search efforts remain underway to recover victims still listed as missing.

Some of the bodies recovered earlier during the week have been released for burial both withi

Death toll from Zimbabwean boat capsize rises to 80

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:15:17 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday has risen to 80 after eight more bodies were recovered on Sunday, police said.

Some of the bodies recovered earlier in the week have already been released to families for burial both within the Lake Kariba area and across the country.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the acci

Death toll from Zimbabwean boat capsize rises to 72

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:15:14 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday has risen to 72, local police said on Saturday night.

The boat, which was traveling from Kariba town to the Chalala Fishing Camp, was carrying 144 passengers, five crew members and an unconfirmed number of children when it capsized on Aug. 11. Authorities said 77 people have been rescued so far.

Death toll rises to 68 in Zimbabwe boat capsize accident

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:16:49 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba has risen to 68 following the recovery of 22 more bodies on Saturday, the police have said.

"The Zimbabwe Republic Police advised Zimbabweans and relevant stakeholders that the death toll in the Kariba RIDA boat accident is now 68 following the recovery of 22 bodies on Aug. 15, 2026," police said in an update on t

China-Africa partnership key to tech transformation, capacity building

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:15:43 GMT

HARARE, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cooperation with China will help African countries accelerate technological transformation and build local capacity for modern technologies, Zimbabwean experts said on Friday.

The remarks were made on the sidelines of this year's Harare Forum for Africa, held under the theme of "Technological Transformation and Global South Modernization." The event brought together scholars, policyma

No takers- Public sector banks put 39,000 cr of bad loans up for sale again

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:42:03 GMT

No takers- Public sector banks put 39,000 cr of bad loans up for sale again

RBI deputy governor Murmu calls for focus on meaningful financial inclusion

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:41:03 GMT

RBI deputy governor Murmu calls for focus on meaningful financial inclusion

LIC gets RBI nod to raise stake in HDFC Bank to nearly 10% from 4.11%

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:39:25 GMT

LIC gets RBI nod to raise stake in HDFC Bank to nearly 10% from 4.11%

Federal Reserve Board - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 2829, 2026

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:34:58 GMT

Federal Reserve Board - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 2829, 2026

Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:20:04 GMT

Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less

U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:19:46 GMT

U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade

Bank of Canada recognizes RCMP constable with award for counterfeit deterrence - Bank of Canada

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:39:47 GMT

Bank of Canada recognizes RCMP constable with award for counterfeit deterrence - Bank of Canada

Is teen summer employment in the U.S. rebounding after a long fade? - Pew Research Center

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:37:29 GMT

Is teen summer employment in the U.S. rebounding after a long fade? - Pew Research Center

Target's Profits Double as Roundel, Same-Day Delivery Power a Growth Streak

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:03:32 GMT

Target's Profits Double as Roundel, Same-Day Delivery Power a Growth Streak

OpenAI Is Taking Its Ad Business to 31 New European Markets

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:41:23 GMT

OpenAI Is Taking Its Ad Business to 31 New European Markets

Data Giant SAS's Deal With Liverpool FC Signals a Broader B2B Shift

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:37:55 GMT

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Pope mourns victims of Zimbabwe ferry accident Headlines

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:07:14 GMT

Pope mourns victims of Zimbabwe ferry accident Headlines

Renewal of Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement With the People's Bank of China

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:06:36 GMT

Renewal of Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement With the People's Bank of China

Retail investors stick with AI trade but appear more cautious

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:36:40 GMT

Retail investors stick with AI trade but appear more cautious

Is a savings account more than a place to park your money?

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:37:26 GMT

Is a savings account more than a place to park your money?

Credit card issuer Synchrony partners with OpenAI

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:34:08 GMT

Credit card issuer Synchrony partners with OpenAI

Goldman studied where AI is squeezing labor markets. Here's what it found

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:34:01 GMT

Goldman studied where AI is squeezing labor markets. Here's what it found

Kalshi wants to launch perps tied to equity indexes

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:33:34 GMT

Kalshi wants to launch perps tied to equity indexes

Bonds squeeze Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh Analysis

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:33:16 GMT

Bonds squeeze Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh Analysis

What Chinese liquor maker Moutai's slump says about the country's economy

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:33:12 GMT

What Chinese liquor maker Moutai's slump says about the country's economy

Sitharaman asks public sector banks to get cool for Gen Z with courses, lifestyle perks

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:24:10 GMT

Sitharaman asks public sector banks to get cool for Gen Z with courses, lifestyle perks

Woman involved in Albuquerque police chase sentenced to prison

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:09:37 GMT

Woman involved in Albuquerque police chase sentenced to prison

Mexicans view President Claudia Sheinbaum favorably, but less so than in 2025

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:08:39 GMT

Mexicans view President Claudia Sheinbaum favorably, but less so than in 2025

Highly engaged Americans know more about politics

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:07 GMT

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Displaying the Ten Commandments in schools - Pew Research Center

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:33:06 GMT

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Philip R. Lane- The rise in defence spending and the euro area economy

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:41:06 GMT

Philip R. Lane- The rise in defence spending and the euro area economy