Mnangagwa to declare drought state of disaster

ZIMBABWE is expected to declare the drought which is ravaging the country a state of disaster in a bid to marshal resources and avert possible starvation, NewsDay can reveal.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday afternoon expected to make a State of Drought Disaster statement  which was later postponed.

The announcement is scheduled for this morning.

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