The lack of such basic rescue equipment in a capital city’s vicinity speaks volumes about the disconnect between our aspirational legal frameworks for disaster management and the stark reality on the ground.
Editorial Comment

Zimbabwe needs a national disaster strategy

THE horrific traffic accident in Chitungwiza last week, which tragically claimed 17 lives, has laid bare a grim and unacceptable truth, Zimbabwe desperately lacks a comprehensive national disaster response strategy and plan. The gut-wrenching accounts of victims trapped and crying for help, while responders stood by, unable to extricate them due to the absence of…

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