Zimbabwe: Kariba Residents Drag Govt to Court Over Ferry Crisis After 97 Die in Mbuya Nehanda Disaster

TWO Kariba residents have approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the government to provide adequate, safe and reliable ferries on Lake Kariba, weeks after the Mbuya Nehanda ferry disaster that claimed 97 lives.The urgent application, filed at the High Court sitting in Chinhoyi, argues that the government’s failure to adequately replace the RIDA-operated ferry has left communities dependent on an undersized private vessel or an expensive and lengthy road route.