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Tragedy struck in Zhombe Mission Dam, Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, last Thursday when two schoolchildren drowned while swimming after school.
<img alt="Tragedy strikes as two pupils drown in Zhombe Mission Dam" decoding="async" src="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/drowning-in-Zhombe.jpg"/>
Chief Gwesela of Zhombe confirmed the incident, which claimed the lives of Ropafadzo Jim, a Grade 1 student, and Ebenezer Khumalo, a Grade 2 student, both from the nearby St. Martins Deporis Primary School. <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/tragedy-strikes-as-two-pupils-drown-in-zhombe-mission-dam/">Said Chief Gwesela</a>:
<blockquote>
The children were three and on their way home from St Martins Deporis Primary School when they decided to play in the nearby Dam.
One of them was trapped by the mud and started drowning and the second child tried to rescue her friend while the third one rushed to the nearby shops to alert villagers. Upon return, they found the two had already drowned.
All they could see were satchels and other belongings while the children were missing. Upon search by villagers, they managed to retrieve the bodies of the two children who had already died.
</blockquote>
The two children, who were neighbours, have since been laid to rest.
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Two schoolchildren drowned in a dam after school in Zhombe, Zimbabwe. The children were playing in the dam on their way home from school. One child got stuck in the mud and started drowning, while the other tried to save them. A third child ran to get help, but when they returned, it was too late. Villagers found the bodies of the two children in the dam. The children were neighbors and have been buried. It was a very sad and tragic accident.

Two Schoolchildren Drown In Zhombe Mission Dam

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has expressed concern over the rising number of drowning incidents across the country.
ZRP spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi on Tuesday, 03 September, said that between June and August 2024, the police recorded 29 drowning cases.
He said these incidents occurred during various activities such as swimming, casting fishing nets, participating in Manjuzu rituals, and bathing. Said Commissioner Nyathi:
<blockquote>
In Domboshava, on 07th July 2024, a drowning incident was reported in which the victim drowned while performing Manjuzu rituals at Garimo River, Chinamhora.
In another drowning incident which occurred on 20th August 2024, at Harzel Dine Farm Dam, Karoi, the victim drowned while casting nets.
Meanwhile, in Kamativi, on 28th August 2024, the victim drowned while swimming in the Chilonga River.
</blockquote>
Commissioner Nyathi urged the public to exercise caution around water bodies as the country approaches the rainy season.
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The police in Zimbabwe are worried because more people are drowning. Between June and August 2024, 29 people drowned. Some drowned while swimming, fishing, or doing rituals. One incident happened in Domboshava, another in Harzel Dine Farm Dam, and one more in Kamativi. The police want everyone to be careful near water, especially as it gets rainy. They want you to stay safe and not take risks near rivers or dams.

Victim Drowns During Manjuzu Rituals

A man from Banket, Mashonaland West Province, was acquitted of murder by the High Court after a suspected thief he was chasing jumped into Munene River and drowned.
As reported by <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200029851/cornered-thief-plunges-into-river-dies">NewsDay</a>, Zachariah Baton appeared before Chinhoyi High Court judge Justice Philda Muzofa who convicted him of a lesser charge of assault and sentenced him to a wholly suspended 18 months imprisonment.
The High Court suspended six months on condition of good behaviour and another 12 months on condition he performs 430 hours of community service at Banket Police Station.
The murder charge raised one issue for determination: whether the accused is liable for the death of the deceased, who fled from the accused and jumped into a river and died.
According to court documents, on 20 January 2024, Baton, who was in the company of one other person, apprehended Tawanda Musona, a suspected thief.
The two assailants, using their open palms and switches, physically assaulted Musona before forcibly taking him to the farm office.
However, along the way, Musona managed to break free and flee. The duo gave chase, but when Musona realised they were gaining on him, he decided to jump into the Munene River.
The accused told the court that they waited by the riverside for approximately 10 minutes, but when Musona failed to resurface from the water, they left the scene.
Musona’s body was discovered five days later in a state of decomposition by the river bed.
Baton was subsequently arrested and charged with murder, but he denied the offence saying he only slapped the deceased.
The State produced a post-mortem report with the cause of death indeterminable as the deceased’s body had decomposed.
The two witnesses who gave evidence, including a police officer, confirmed the accused person’s version of events.
The investigating officer testified that the deceased had no injuries when his body was found.
The doctor who conducted the post-mortem could not conclusively tell the cause of death. The post-mortem report showed that most of the deceased’s body parts were swollen due to decomposition, but there were no injuries.
In her ruling, the judge said the deceased, in a bid to escape, ran away from his pursuers, hence he did not want to go where the two would interrogate him and he jumped into the river.
She said the cause of death is not known and the State should establish a causal link between the accused’s act or omission and the death of the accused saying the charge of murder required proof of both the unlawful action and intention to kill.
The State submitted that there was no evidence that the accused inflicted fatal wounds, but stated that the accused person created a situation where the deceased was cornered and was left with no option but to jump into the river.
Baton’s lawyers submitted that the deceased’s conduct in jumping into the river was an intervening act that should absolve the accused, saying the deceased took a conscious risk.
The defence argued that the setting of the scene of the crime was that from the point the deceased was assaulted and fled from the accused, he crossed the Banket-Raffingora road.
The defence pointed out that to the now deceased’s right about 200 metres, there was a police roadblock, and to the left, there was nothing and he could have run towards his left along the road.
But he chose to cross the road and run into Madzingura Farm, where he ran for about 250 metres even though there was adequate room to flee in any other direction except to the river.
The judge said if the deceased was seeking protection, he could have approached the police at the roadblock, but he chose the river. Said the judge:
<blockquote>
There was ample room for the [deceased] to flee in any other direction save for the river. Even though the accused pursued him to about seven metres from the river, it was not reasonable to jump into the river.
He had options to flee in any other direction except the river. There was evidence that the river was full of water and it was known that it had crocodiles.
For an act to constitute an intervening act, there must be a new set of factors that break the link between the accused’s conduct and the result.
</blockquote>
She then acquitted Baton on the charge of murder but found him guilty of assault in contravention of section 89 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23].
The judge said life was lost as a result of high-handedness, adding that they should have taken the deceased to the police officers manning the roadblock.
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A man was accused of chasing a thief who drowned. The man was found guilty of assault, not murder. The thief died after jumping into a river to escape. The court said the man was not responsible for the death. The judge said the thief had other options instead of jumping into the river. The man was acquitted of murder but found guilty of assault. Life was lost because the man didn't take the thief to the police. The cause of death was not clear. The judge said the thief could have gone to the police instead of jumping into the river.

Pursuer Charged With Murder After Fleeing Thief Drowns In River

A motorist lost more than US$17 000 from daily sales to three thieves who snatched a satchel containing the cash at a hiking spot in Bulawayo, last week.
The incident occurred on March 29, 2024, at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Samuel Parirenyatwa Street.
Police said three unidentified male suspects who were touting confronted the victim at a hiking spot and swiftly snatched a pink satchel containing a substantial amount of US$17,775.00 in cash. After committing the theft, the suspects fled the scene. Police said:
<blockquote>
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a case of theft which occurred at the corner of 1st Avenue and Samuel Parirenyatwa Street, Bulawayo on 29/03/24. Three unidentified male suspects, who were touting, confronted the victim at a hiking spot and snatched a pink satchel containing US$17 775.00 being cash from daily sales and ran away. Anyone with information to report at any nearest Police Station.
</blockquote>
In a separate incident, an 18-month-old infant drowned in an uncovered well while the victim’s mother was attending a church service in Tafara, Harare on 30 March.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged parents to prioritize their children’s safety, aiming to avert similar occurrences in the future.
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Motorist Loses US$18 000 To Touts At Hitchhiking Spot

An eight-year-old boy and his father drowned in a two-metre deep pool in Sanyati, Kadoma on Saturday, 30 December, police have said.
In a statement, police said the boy, Devine Musandipa, was sitting on the edge of the pool when its perimeter collapsed, taking him under the water.
His 12-year-old sister ran to inform their father, Sifiso Bhebhe (43), of the accident. Unfortunately, Bhebhe also drowned in the pool as he tried to save his son. Police said:
<blockquote>
The ZRP reports a sad incident which occurred on 30/12/23 in a bushy area near Sunrise Township, Sanyati, Kadoma in which Devine Musandipa (8) drowned in a pool, approximately two metres deep, after the edge of the pool he was sitting on collapsed.
The victim had been fetching firewood with his sister (12) when they came across the pool. The victim’s father, Sifiso Bhebhe (43) drowned in the same pool whilst trying to rescue his son.
</blockquote>
More than people have reportedly been killed during incidents of adverse weather, while 28 have sustained injuries since the onset of the 2023 season.
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Boy (8), Dad Drown In Deep Pool In Sanyati

Two police officers and their four-month-old daughter drowned after their vehicle was swept away as they attempted to cross a flooded river on 17 December.
<a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2-police-officers-and-daughter-killed-driving-across-flooded-river/">ZimLive</a> reported that the incident occurred at Kana River which cuts across the road between Gomoza in Lupane and Kambe in Manoti, Gokwe.
Two other passengers aged 19 and 5 escaped from the Ford Ranger and swam to safety.
Police identified the deceased as Moses Manyongodo, a 35-year-old police constable based at ZRP Lupane Traffic; his wife 30-year-old detective constable Ireen Muzamba and their daughter Hellen Manyongodo.
Manyongodo was reportedly driving towards Kambe Business Centre in Manoti when he found the Kana River flooded. Police:
<blockquote>
He drove the vehicle into the flooded river in an attempt to cross. After getting to the middle of the bridge, the vehicle was swept away by the current for about 45 metres before it got submerged in the water.
The three victims drowned whilst still in the vehicle. Their bodies were ferried to Gokwe South District Hospital mortuary.
</blockquote>
Manyongodo was off duty on the day and his wife was on maternity leave.
Zimbabwe records numerous cases of vehicles being swept away by raging floods at bridges every rainy season.
Some bridges are low-lying, especially, in rural areas, and a slight increase in the river volumes can have catastrophic consequences for motorists.
In some cases, there won’t be alternative routes and as a result, motorists are forced to either cancel their journeys, wait for long periods until the water subsides, or drive across the river risking drowning.
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Two Police Officers And Daughter Drown Driving Across Flooded River

Two men and a woman are missing after a canoe boat they were on overturned on Lake Kariba on Friday.
In a post on X, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said that the incident occurred at Nyaodza Point near Lake Harvest cages. Police said:
<blockquote>
The ZRP is investigating a drowning incident that occurred on 20/10/23 at Nyaodza Point near Lake Harvest cages, Lake Kariba where a canoe boat with four occupants capsized.
One person escaped while three others, two men and a woman, are missing.
</blockquote>
In an unrelated incident, the ZRP said that four people were killed when a mine shaft they were working in collapsed at Murereka also on Friday. Police said:
<blockquote>
The ZRP confirms a mine incident that occurred at Kangela Mine, D Troop area, Chikuti, Murereka on 20/10/23 in which four people were killed when a mine shaft they were working in collapsed.
The bodies were retrieved from the shaft by villagers and were taken to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
</blockquote>
Mining accidents are common in Zimbabwe due to rampant illegal gold mining, with most of the people involved in gold panning undertaking their activities in unsafe environments.
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Three People Missing After Boat Capsizes On Lake Kariba

Two members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) were among four people who died on Saturday after their boat sank on Lake Kariba.
ZRP spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the incident occurred near Tsetse Island, Kariba around 12:30 PM on 16 September 2023.
The four deceased people were identified as follows:
<ul>
<li>Sergeant Tatenda Nekati (36) of the Zimbabwe National Army</li>
<li>Corporal Nxobile Ncube of the Zimbabwe National Army</li>
<li>Trust Phiri (24) of Chilimba Village Negande, Kariba</li>
<li>Adson Mupiringano (40) of Batonga, Kariba</li>
</ul>
Asst Comm Nyathi said the bodies of the victims were retrieved on 17th and 18th September 2023 and were taken to Kariba District mortuary for post-mortem.
He urged members of the public to be safety conscious when using dinghy boats.
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Two Soldiers Among Four People Who Drowned In Lake Kariba

Two men from Mutare’s Dangamvura suburb drowned last weekend after diving into Fern Valley Dam trying to rescue a girl who was about to drown during an exorcism ceremony.
According to a report by <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/two-drown-as-exorcism-ceremony-goes-wrong/">The Manica Post</a>, the bodies of Paul Mupukuta (44) and Clifford Mhlanga (68) were retrieved by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Sub-Aqua Unit last Monday.
ZRP spokesperson in Manicaland Province Inspector Norbert Muzondo said the now-deceased Mupukuta approached a traditional healer, Mbuya Monica Mhlanga of Area 3, Dangamvura, to assist him in finding a solution to a spiritual problem that was allegedly affecting his family.
He said the parties proceeded to Fern Valley Dam for a cleansing ceremony where Mupukuta and Mhlanga eventually drowned.
It is alleged that during the cleansing ceremony, Mbuya Mhlanga who was cleansing Mupukuta’s 15-year-old daughter said she was feeling weak.
When the girl started drowning, her father jumped into the water to assist her while Mhlanga also dived in to rescue his wife.
Gogo Mhlanga and Mupukuta’s daughter survived, while Mupukuta and Mhlanga drowned.
The councillor for the area, Calvin Matsiya, said Fern Valley Dam was established as a recreational reservoir but people were now using it for religious, recreational or fishing purposes without permission from the local authority.
He implored members of the public to seek guidance before they partake in any activities at the dam, including weddings and parties.
However, a self-proclaimed spiritual healer only identified as Banda attributed the drownings to the work of “mermaids”. Said Banda:
<blockquote>
I am a believer in mermaid spirits. I am a worshipper of marine spirits and we should have been given a chance to carry out our rituals to save the lives of the victims before the sub-aqua unit was called.
If we had carried out an overnight vigil at the dam, the two men would have popped out of the water and slept safely on the reeds like the Biblical Moses for us to find them alive and healthy the following day.
A cleansing ritual should be done at the dam as a matter of urgency.
</blockquote>
A local resident who preferred anonymity told The Manica Post that the dam’s aquatic life is under threat from ritualists. Said the resident:
<blockquote>
We have come across people leaving different cloths, jewellery, expensive cutlery and foodstuffs such as meat and sweets.
All these items find their way into the dam. Some pour opaque beer and wine into the dam as offerings, thereby threatening the dam’s aquatic life.
We have told our children to stay away from the dam and not to take anything away from it as they can be baits put there by those who frequent the dam to recruit people into their cults.
</blockquote>
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Two Men Drown During Exorcism Ceremony

Harare East Member of Parliament, Tendai Biti (CCC), has blamed Donnybrook Racecourse owners for the death of two girls from Manresa who drowned in a disused quarry pit on Sunday.
Biti, who is the MP for the area, said the owners of the racecourse should be held to account for the deaths of Tafara Masamba (15) and her cousin-sister Blessing Munemo (12) who drowned while swimming. Bit said:
Two children from Harare East Constituency have unnecessarily lost their lives. We mourn with the parents &amp; relatives from this avoidable tragedy. Donnybrook must however be held to account.
Donnybrook Racecourse is one of the major car racing joints in Harare.
Catherine Masango, a family member, told <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/biti-demands-accountability-after-two-girls-drown-in-donnybrook-disused-pit/">NewZimbabwe.com</a> that the two cousin-sisters left their home saying they were attending a car racing event. Said Masango:
<blockquote>
They left the house saying they were going to church but later came back saying there was no church.
Together with other children from the neighbourhood they left and went to Donnybrook. We later heard that they had drowned.
The children who were at the scene said Tafara tried to rescue Blessing who was stuck in the mud but they later drowned together.
</blockquote>
Mourners who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com on Tuesday at the funeral wake blamed the owners of Donnybrook Racecourse for failing to erect a perimeter fence around the pit.
A caretaker at the car racing course said a perimeter fence was erected but was later vandalised.
<a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/">NewZimbabwe.com</a> reported that when they visited the area where the two drowned there were no signs of a security fence having been previously erected.

Donnybrook Must Be Held To Account For Drowning Of Two Girls In Disused Pit - Biti

Three boys from the Mpofu family in Fallow Fields Resettlement Plot 40, Gweru drowned in the Musango River while swimming on Saturday afternoon.
The three boys are Tatenda Marega (13), Abel Mpofu (10) and Mulamuli Mpofu (8). All were learners at Rowview Primary School.
The two Mpofu brothers were buried at the Mpofu homestead on Monday, while Marega was buried in Gweru.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Midlands Province, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident to <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/3-shurugwi-minors-drown-while-swimming/">The Mirror</a>.
He urged parents and guardians to desist from leaving juveniles and the vulnerable unattended.
The deceased’s uncle, Peter Mangare told the publication that the three boys left home in the company of other boys to bath in Musango River at 4 PM. Said Mangare:
<blockquote>
The deceased are my daughter’s kids and I am the one who retrieved them from the river after a group of villagers failed to.
They departed home going for bathing and after an hour the other three minors who were not able to enter the river came back home saying that their brothers jumped into the river but did not return.
Villagers searched but they did not get anyone.
We spent the whole night searching only to get the bodies the following morning.
The river is not even deep but it’s only that they failed to swim.
One of the deceased already had his lower lip and his private parts eaten by a crab.
</blockquote>
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Three Shurugwi Minors Drown While Swimming In Musango River

Two minors, both two years old, died from water burns and drowning in separate incidents on Thursday in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Lupane">Lupane</a> and Gwelutshena.
In the first incident, a Lupane minor died from burns sustained after a five-year-old child attempted to remove a bucket of hot water from the stove.
Police confirmed the sad incident via their social media communication channels. Read a police statement seen by Pindula News:
<blockquote>
The ZRP urges parents and guardians to always ensure the safety and security of children. On 23/02/23, a two-year-old minor succumbed to hot water burns which he incurred from an accident that happened at Sibangani Village 2 in Lupane when another child (5) tried to remove a tin of boiling water from the stove. The mother of the children (37) had left the children alone and went to the garden.
</blockquote>
In another case that happened the same day, a two-year-old minor drowned in a shallow well. Police reported:
<blockquote>
In another case on 23/02/23 another two-year-old minor drowned in a shallow well at Wakufa Village, Gwelutshena whilst playing alone. The mother of the child (29) later checked for the child only to find the child’s lifeless body submerged in water and legs stuck in the mud.
</blockquote>
Following the incidents, police urged “parents and guardians to always ensure the safety and security of children”.
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Two Minors Die From Water Burns, Drowning

A 63-year-old man and his donkey cart were washed away by a flooded river in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province.
The deceased, Nhlanganiso Tshuma, a villager under Chief Fuyana was in the company of two other men when the incident occurred on Thursday.
Tshuma and his donkey-drawn scotch cart were swept away by strong currents as he attempted to cross the Mabonyane River near Maphisa Growth Point.
His body was found the following day about 5km from the bridge by the riverside.
A video of Tshuma being swept away is circulating on social media.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Matabeleland South Province, Inspector Loveness Mangena, confirmed the incident to <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/rivers-in-flood-man-63-plus-donkeys-yoked-to-cart-swept-away/">The Sunday News</a>. She said:
<blockquote>
The incident happened on Thursday as the now deceased attempted to cross a river in flood and when he was halfway through, he was overpowered by the water and swept away.
</blockquote>
Tshuma was reportedly coming from Maphisa Growth Point on his way home.

Man (63), Plus Cart Drawn By Donkeys Swept Away By Flooded River

South African police divers are searching for a teenager from Zimbabwe who was swept over the sea wall of a tidal pool on Christmas Day in Gqeberha.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) on Monday said it sent a rescue craft just after 5 PM after receiving reports about the incident at Seaview Resorts tidal pool, Beach View. NSRI deputy station commander Jonathan Tufts said:
<blockquote>
On arrival on the scene, an extensive search commenced for a 14-year-old male, from Zimbabwe, who had been swept over the tidal pool wall while swimming.
Despite the extensive search, there remains no sign of the teenager. Police divers are continuing the search.
… A number of Chokka fishing vessels close inshore near to the area kept a watch.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-12-26-police-divers-search-for-teenager-swept-over-tidal-pool-wall-at-resort/">TimesLive</a>

Zimbabwean Teenager Swept Out To Sea On Christmas Day

Three children aged between 9 and 15 drowned in a water-logged pit left open by sand poachers in Mayambara Village in Seke on Tuesday.
The deceased children were identified as Blessing Ndhlala, 15, a Form 2 student, Stephen Masaure, 12, (Grade 6) and Queentine Madamombe, 9, (Grade 3).
They were in the company of their grandmother, Mavis Nzara, 68, when they drowned.
Gogo Mavis told H-Metro that they were looking for firewood near the Hunyani River when the incident occurred. She said:
<blockquote>
We were looking for firewood along the river bank when the children went to the pit.
Pavandisiya ndafunga kuti varikunotsvaga makavi. One of them shouted for help, and when I rushed there, I found them struggling, and I tried in vain to rescue them.
I don’t know why they never went swimming in the shallow water. They just went into the pit for a reason I do not know.
</blockquote>
After Gogo Mavis raised the alarm, scores of Mayambara villagers rushed to the open pit, but it was too late as the three students had already drowned. | <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/three-teens-drown-in-flooded-open-pit/">H-Metro</a>

Three Children Drown In Open Pit In Mayambara Village

An 18-year-old Form Five pupil at First Class Academy drowned in a private swimming pool in Fairbridge Park last weekend.
Parson Kupakwashe Msekiwa (18) of Chikanga Two drowned around 4 PM on Saturday at a private party they were having with his friends in Fairbridge Park.
The teenager was pronounced dead on admission at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital.
Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka confirmed the death. He said:
<blockquote>
The deceased and his friends were swimming when he dived into the deep end of the swimming pool.
He failed to swim and when his friends noticed it, they pulled him out of the pool.
After being rescued from the pool, he started having difficulties breathing as he lay beside the pool.
He started vomiting water and was rushed to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital. Msekiwa died upon admission at the hospital.
</blockquote>
The matter was reported at Mutare Central Police Station.
Asst Insp Chinyoka said a post-mortem revealed that Msekiwa died due to drowning and that there was no foul play suspected. He added:
<blockquote>
We are urging the public to always have someone experienced at their swimming pools so that they will be readily available to rescue and offer the necessary help to those who will be swimming and might need help.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/tragic-end-to-birthday-party/">The Manica Post</a>

Form Five Learner Drowns At Birthday Party

About 15 church members were reportedly swept away by flash floods in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday while conducting a baptism ritual.
They were conducting a baptism ritual in the Jukskei River and were caught in a flash flood following heavy rains in the Bramley Park area, <a href="https://www.enca.com/news/least-two-dead-15-missing-after-flash-floods-wash-away-church-group">eNCA News</a> reported citing Johannesburg Emergency Services. 
Johannesburg EMS spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, said at least two people have drowned. He also said search-and-rescue operations continue on Sunday (today). He said:
<blockquote>
We immediately activated operations along that river stream up until 10 pm on Saturday night.
We will be resuming on Sunday morning to continue with our search looking for the 15 other people who are alleged to be missing.
Of course they might have run while the storm came through so we will also activate the services of the local pastor to try and remove any uncertainty about their whereabouts.
</blockquote>
Part of Grayston Drive was closed on Saturday as emergency medical services scoured the area for survivors and more bodies, according to <a href="https://www.citizen.co.za/news/bodies-pulled-from-jukskei-river-after-flash-floods-in-joburg/">The Citizen</a>.
At least 20 bodies had been pulled from the river early on Saturday evening, The Citizen reported citing a Private Security company, Vision Tactical.
It is believed that some of the victims were children.
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About 15 Church Members Swept Away By Flash Floods While Conducting Baptism

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has implored the public to cover unprotected water bodies to avoid loss of life after a one year-six months old child recently drowned in a well while trying to get water to drink.
The incident occurred on 28 October 2022 at Mutamba Village under Chief Marozva, Masvingo.
ZRP spokesperson in Masvingo Province, Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident.
He said the toddler, Trevor Chakadenga, drowned after he strayed from his mother Rudo Mhere (29) who was tilling a piece of land.
<a href="https://masvingomirror.com/toddler-drowns-in-a-well/">The Mirror</a> reported sources as saying Trevor was playing in a field where his mother was preparing land for the Pfumvudza farming programme close to a hill.
The boy allegedly wandered off from the hill and drowned in a well as he tried to drink water.
After the mother realised that her child was missing, she searched for him around the field only to find his lifeless body floating in the well.
She retrieved the body and reported the matter to the police. A post-mortem was waived by Bikita Resident Magistrate Mugabe.

Toddler Drowns In An Uncovered Well

A male Harare Polytechnic student, Tinotenda Madembo (29) from the Department of Commerce, drowned in a swimming pool in Victoria Falls on Wednesday night.
Madembo was among the students who attended the Youth Forum Startup Olympiad competition in Victoria Falls.
The competition was sponsored by the Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (ATUPA).
Harare Polytechnic principal, Engineer Tafadzwa Mudondo, who was also attending the event, confirmed the death of the student to <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/poly-student-drowns-in-victoria-falls-pool/">H-Metro</a>. He said:
<blockquote>
It was a devastating and shocking development. It was not expected, but I can confirm that it did happen.
I cannot give you details at the moment because the police are still looking into this matter.
</blockquote>
One of the students, who witnessed the drowning, said Madembo died despite frantic efforts to resuscitate him. Said the student:
<blockquote>
He went swimming within the facilities where we were staying and drowned.
Efforts were made to resuscitate him, but it was all in vain.
The incident occurred around 8 pm and family members have been notified.
</blockquote>
H-Metro reported another source as saying the student drowned in the pool at Rest Camp where the students were camping. Said the source:
<blockquote>
It is alleged that students were preparing to host a mini party, for one of the Kenyan participants, who had bought a cake to celebrate with his new friends.
It is not yet clear how the drowning actually happened since none of the students was comfortable talking about it.
One of the students discovered the lifeless body of Madembo at the shallow end of the pool.
First aid was applied to him when an ambulance was on its way.
After some time, when he had been rushed to the hospital, he was pronounced dead.
</blockquote>

Harare Polytechnic Student Drowns In Victoria Falls

A 12-year-old boy tragically lost his life by drowning while swimming in a pool in Warren Park on Tuesday.
Warren Park residents said the boy’s death was the second drowning in six months.
The boy, Yusof Chikepe, a Grade 7 pupil, was in the company of four other pupils when he drowned.
Family spokesperson, Nyembesi Chikepe, said the family lost a talented boy who was brilliant in school. She said:
<blockquote>
We have lost a brilliant boy. He had a love for agriculture and was brilliant in school.
</blockquote>
Residents who came to the scene of the tragedy appealed to the Harare City Council to close the pits. Said one resident:
<blockquote>
We have been calling for the closing of the pits for some time but it has all been in vain.
We are losing young lives in circumstances that can be avoided.
This is the second incident within six months and it’s so disheartening.
We monitor our children asi vana vanonzvenga voenda ikoko (but the kids slip away and go to the pool).
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/schoolboy-drowns-at-warren-hills/">H-Metro</a></h4>

Boy (12) Drowns In Warren Park's "Pool Of Death"

Two villagers died on Monday while trying to rescue a goat that had fallen into a 23-meter deep well in Dundubala village in Insuza.
Themba Nyathi (48), of Dundubala and Mabutho Sibanda (36), of Makhondo in Nyamandlovu, drowned in the well at around 11 AM and 3 PM, respectively.
Nyathi was a caretaker at Lucky Khumalo’s homestead, where the tragic incident took place.
Villagers believe the duo suffocated because of low oxygen possibly due to toxic gasses in the well, before the eventual drowning.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Matabeleland North Inspector Gloria Banda said:
<blockquote>
Nyathi arrived home from the fields and found a piece of zinc sheet that was used to cover the well missing. He suspected that there might be a goat that fell inside the well.
With the help of his son, they prepared some ropes and hooks to fish out the zinc and the goat.
During the process, two other villagers arrived and Nyathi was lowered down the well using the rope.
</blockquote>
Inspector Banda said moments later, Nyathi was heard breathing with difficulties and other villagers were summoned.
A villager, Mabutho Sibanda, who said he had the experience of working in local gold mines, volunteered to get into the well. Added Banda:
<blockquote>
Sibanda was also lowered down with a chain. Whilst inside the well, he became free of the chain and there was no communication from him.
</blockquote>
Police officers were called to attend the scene and they advised the villagers to return home and leave the neighbourhood watch to guard the scene until the next morning.
The police sub-aqua unit was called from Bulawayo and managed to retrieve the bodies of the two men and the carcass of the goat from the well at 9 AM on Tuesday.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2022/03/15/2-men-drown-saving-goat-from-23-meter-deep-well-police/">ZimLive</a></h4>

Two Men Die Saving Goat From 23-meter-deep Well

A 20-year-old Mutare man drowned in a swimming pool on Saturday, over a week ago, during a birthday party held at a rented Weirmouth property.
Ralf Fungai Getsi Murera’s relatives suspect foul play in his death as the people who were with him just before his death are not speaking about what really transpired.
The party was a joint birthday bash for the Munongwa twin brothers that was held at Plot Number 40, Weirmouth.
Murera was among the invited guests at the poolside party where DJs 37 OFF, Zintronix and Stavoe were entertaining the guests.
Ezra Kurewa (17), who saw Murera diving into the swimming pool said he expected that he would resurface safely.
Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka said police have so far gathered that Murera was drunk when he jumped into the pool and drowned. He said:
<blockquote>
Takudzwa Munongwa (20) and his twin brother, Tinotenda, held a birthday pool party last Saturday.
They invited several guests, including the now deceased. At the party, Murera and other guests were drinking beer and swimming in the shallow part of the swimming pool.
At around midday, Murera jumped to the deeper part of the swimming pool and drowned. He was retrieved by Metro Hondo (21) who was among the guests.
First aid was rendered on Murera. Wellington Maradza (21) volunteered to ferry Murera to Dangamvura Polyclinic using his motor vehicle.
Upon arrival at the clinic, Murera was transferred to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital where he received treatment and later died around 6 pm.
</blockquote>
The owner of the house, 85-year-old Tracy Makoni told police detectives that the twins asked her to use her home for the party and she consented.
However, Murera’s brother, Reuben, has refused to rule out foul play in the death. He said:
<blockquote>
It is painful my brother. We are at a loss for words as a family. He was a fine young man who was peaceful and loving. There are issues that are not clear.
We are not pointing fingers at anyone, but we are not sure why people who were said to have picked him and took him to the hospital are not opening up on what exactly happened just before he breathed his last.
It is suspicious as people who saw him dying are not forthcoming to shed more light on what really transpired.
I learnt that he was rushed to the hospital by three people. At least if these people open up, we will understand what really happened.
It is depressing that none of the people who were present at the pool party is willing to shed more light on what happened.
We are hearing that he was naked when he was taken to the hospital. All we have now is just hearsay.
We suspect foul play. The post mortem is saying the alcohol he consumed may have contributed to his death.
Nothing is being associated with drowning. On Saturday evening, hours after his death, blood was oozing from his mouth. Could that be drowning?
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/pool-party-claims-young-life/">The Manica Post</a></h4>

Man (20) Drowns During Poolside Party

A 17-year-old Lower Sixth pupil at First Choice Academy in Harare drowned in Nyangombe River in Nyanga during a recent sightseeing tour.
Prince Matiza from Waterfalls, Harare, was part of 100 pupils and six teachers who had travelled from the capital on a tour of the picturesque Nyanga tourism facilities, among them, the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nyangombe_Falls">Nyangombe Falls</a>.
Efforts by one of the teachers, Elijah Matanhire (34) to rescue Matiza proved fruitless as he had lost consciousness and later died.
Matiza reportedly sneaked from the chalets where they were camped and went to the falls without notifying either ZimParks authorities or any of the teachers about the swimming expedition. Said a Zimparks official:
<blockquote>
It was a sad and unfortunate development. This has never happened before. We usually accompany guests on their tour of the falls, but we learnt that the pupil sneaked from the camp, and proceeded to the falls where drowned while swimming.
</blockquote>
Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka confirmed the incident. He said:
<blockquote>
We can confirm the death of Prince Matiza, a Lower Sixth pupil at First Choice Academy in Harare.
Prince was among 100 pupils and six teachers who had gone to Nyanga on a school trip. 
Matiza sneaked from their camp and went to the falls without notifying the ZimParks team.
He drowned, and a teacher, Elijah Matanhire (34) was one of the first people to attend the scene.
Matanhire searched for Matiza’s body and retrieved it. He was unconscious and died upon admission at Nyanga District Hospital.
</blockquote>
He appealed to people to be cautious when playing near water bodies.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.manicapost.co.zw/tragic-end-to-school-trip-2/">Manica Post</a></h4>

School Trip Ends In Tragedy As Pupil (17) Drowns

More than five people are feared dead, while three others were rescued, after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba, early on Friday morning.
Of the three survivors of the boat accident, two are believed to be Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers.
Illegal ferries are the sole means of transport for commuters between Kariba Town and the many islands along Lake Kariba.
NewZimbabwe.com reported sources, including a Kariba fisherman, Chenjerai Zambezi, as saying the boat was carrying passengers and goods from Nyaodza fishing camp to Nyamhunga township in the resort.
Zambezi said the boat sank due to suspected overloading at around 4 am today.
He added the boat had eight passengers on board, and of these five were still missing and believed to have drowned.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) had not yet commented on the accident.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/latest-5-feared-dead-as-boat-capsizes-on-lake-kariba/">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

5 Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes On Lake Kariba

A 15-year-old boy from Plumtree drowned on Wednesday while swimming with his friends in a sewage pond, CITE has established.
The now-deceased has been identified as Shaun Khuphe. His body was only retrieved from the pond on Thursday afternoon.
Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkhwananzi confirmed the incident. He said:
<blockquote>I confirm that we received the report of a 15-year-old boy who drowned on the 19th of May around 1300 hours.</blockquote>
He said the now deceased was among a group of five boys who went swimming in the sewage ponds in the afternoon.
When they arrived at the ponds, the now-deceased removed clothes and entered the ponds but he failed to swim and he drowned.
The other boys attempted to help their colleague but failed and that was when they alerted their parents.
A report was then made to the police who attended the scene.
Assistant Inspector Mkhwananzi called on parents and guardians to supervise their children. He said:
<blockquote>We urge parents and guardians to supervise where their children play. They should be aware of the whereabouts of their children.
We also urge the responsible authorities to see how best those sewage ponds can be secured to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/boy15-drowns-in-swimming-expedition/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CITE</a></h4>

Boy (15) Drowns In Sewage Pond

A 29-year-old Zimbabwean woman who is accused of drowning her newly born baby girl in a 20-litre bucket of boiling water in South Africa will stand for trial on 14 May at the Brits Magistrates Court in Gauteng province.
Wendy Tapiwa Chipo of Rietfonten was remanded in custody after she abandoned her bail application. She is facing a murder charge.
National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) spokesperson for North Gauteng, Lumka Mahanjana said the offence was committed on 16 March. She said:
<blockquote>It is alleged that Chipo tried to abort her baby, when that failed and the baby came out alive, she dipped her in a 20-litre bucket of boiling water.
She then put the body in a plastic bag. Together with her friend, they went to bury the baby at a bush near where she stays in Sunnyway Village in Rietfonten.</blockquote>
Mahanjana said the matter came to light on 17 March when the friend who could no longer keep the secret reported the matter to the police.
She also took the police to the shallow grave and the remains were recovered.
Chipo was arrested a day later while on the run to Pretoria.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/just-in-zim-woman-drowns-baby-in-boiling-water-in-sa/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

Zim Woman Drowns Newly-born Baby In Boiling Water In SA

Police have expressed concern over the rise in drowning cases countrywide with 483 cases recorded in 2020 compared to 411 cases in 2019.
In a press statement on Wednesday, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi advised members of the public to be safety conscious as the rain season is still continuing. The statement read:
<blockquote>The Zimbabwe Republic Police reports that the country recorded a total of 483 cases of drowning for the period January to December 2020, compared to 411 cases recorded during the same period in 2019.
Of the 483 cases recorded in the year 2020, 26 cases were recorded in Harare, 7 in Bulawayo, 54 in Midlands, 55 in Manicaland, 55 in Masvingo, 30 in Mat North, 31 in Mat South, 58 in Mash East, 70 in Mash Central and 97 in Mash West.
In January 2021, a total of 59 cases of drowning were recorded in the country, compared to 71 cases recorded during the same period, in 2020.
It has been observed that more males drowned compared to females. In January 2021, 49 males drowned compared to 10 females.
Cases of drowning occur mostly when people attempt to cross flooded rivers, streams and other water points.
Children are drowning whilst playing or swimming in rivers, trenches and other water sources whilst some adults engage in fishing escapades using dingy boats or crafts which are not safe.
We also have people who try to cross rivers and streams using homemade boats and in the process drown.
As the rainy season is still continuing, the Police urge the public to be safety conscious and avoid crossing, fishing or allowing children to play in water bodies.</blockquote>

Police Concerned Over Spike In Drowning Cases Countrywide

Three boys from Tategulu Village under chief Magama in Tsholotsho drowned in Gwayi River during a fishing expedition on Wednesday.
The bodies of Tobiko Sebele (15), Methembe Dube (14) and his brother Mandlenkosi Dube (12) were retrieved from the river around 2 PM on Thursday with the help of the sub-aqua unit from Bulawayo.
Reports suggest that Tobiko jumped into the river in an attempted to rescue Methembe who had slipped and fallen into the water.
When Mandlenkosi realised that the two were not emerging from the water, he also jumped into the river. All the three boys drowned.
Nqominkosi Ndlovu (17) whom they went with, returned home alone to deliver the bad news.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Inspector Glory Banda confirmed the case. She said:
<blockquote>We also urge the local authorities to report all cases of drowning in time and to organise themselves and engage the sub-aqua unit so that they can be trained on how to swim and rescue people.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/three-boys-drown-during-fishing-expedition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

3 Boys Drown While Fishing In Gwayi River

Three passengers, including a minor, onboard a pirating Toyota Noah drowned when the vehicle was swept away by a flooded river in Zvishavane over the weekend.
According to acting police spokesperson for Midlands Province, Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende, the incident occurred on Sunday around 6 PM at Mutorahuku River near Kashamba Primary School just outside Zvishavane.
The Toyota Noah had 10 people on board including the driver who attempted to cross the flooded.
All the people managed to disembark from the vehicle through the windows but while the driver and the other 7 passengers swam to safety, the three drowned. Said Asst Insp Mukwende:
<blockquote>Police in Zvishavane are investigating a case in which three passengers drowned after the driver of a vehicle they were travelling in tried to cross a flooded river.
The incident occurred on Sunday at around 6 PM at Mutorahuku River near Kashamba Primary School on the outskirts of Zvishavane.
… Circumstances are that on the said date one Cornelius Manduku (48) of Village Runyararo under Chief Jahana in Insiza was driving a Toyota Noah from Zvishavane on the way back to Insiza with 10 passengers on board.
Upon arrival at Mutorahuku River near Kashamba Primary School, they found the river flooded.</blockquote>
Asst Insp Mukwende said police identified the three deceased passengers Tariro Makwa (24), Aneno Manduku (39) and a minor Gertrude Mudhonga (9). She added:
<blockquote>The three, Manduku, Makwa and Mudhonga got out of the car through the windows and unfortunately drowned, while the other seven passengers and the driver managed to swim out of the flooded river.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/three-dead-after-car-swept-away/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

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