Mnangagwa declares highway crash a 'State of Disaster'

NewZimbabwe.com reports that President Emmerson Mnangagwa invoked the Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06] to declare a State of Disaster after a crash on the Harare-Masvingo highway killed 27 people. The declaration triggers the mobilization of emergency resources for the accident near Honeyspruit Bridge in Chikomba District, which has overwhelmed local capacity. Families are now awaiting the identification of victims as DNA tests begin. The disaster exposes chronic road safety failures and underfunded emergency services across Zimbabwe's arterial routes. The highway crash is a grim indictment of Zimbabwe's infrastructure neglect.