Bulawayo Morning Mirror Edition 1142 - 26/3/2026

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CRAZY SEASON

I stand corrected but I feel this African rainy season has been kinda different. The Okavango talk is that they have not had as much water in the Delta, this early, for 16 years.

Floods in Gwanda Perhaps a Gwanda resident can tell us when were the last floods. HeeHoo remembers Tods Motel flooding way back in the seventies, but Tods was about 70 km from Gwanda.

Then there is the Shanghai River which overflowed the high level bridge between Bulawayo and Gweru Highway halting traffic for several hours.

How well I remember stopping on the side of a washed away bridge between Gweru and Bulawayo, but that was way back 'before the Rinderpest' as they say. My brother Gavin was small and ill with Measles, which in those days, was nothing to be sniffed at. My Mom was visiting her Mom in Gweru and the trip home was delayed for many hours, as countless cars on both sides of the very same river, were kept waiting until the river subsided. In those days nothing that a flask of tea and a peanut butter sandwich could not fix!! It was the low level bridge then, and the high level bridge, built many years later, is facing the same fate it would appear. And I quote an official 'this is the first time the Shanghai River Bridge has ever flooded'

Several dramatic rescues have been reported in recent weeks. in various parts of the country. In Zvishavane District, 16 gold panners were marooned in the Muchingwe River on 15 March but were rescued safely. In Chiredzi District, four men were saved on 13 March after attempting to cross the swollen Runde River.
Tragedy struck in Muzarabani on 9 March when twin siblings, pupils at Utete Primary School, drowned while trying to cross a flooded stream on their way home.
On 16 March, two men were swept away by the Munyati River in Gokwe while attempting to cross in a makeshift boat; one was rescued while the other remains missing.

One of the most viral graphs on social media in Zimbabwe right now, is the Lake Levels graph, which includes most of the lakes and supply dams in the country.

Many dams and lakes are spilling. As of 18 March our 152 supply dams stand at 92.6% full, ZINWA has a comprehensive website with very encouraging content.

Stay dry and stay safe!!