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Five drown as boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have drowned on Lake Victoria after the boat they were traveling in capsized. The victims reportedly boarded an overloaded boat from Kirongo landing site heading to Kiyindi landing site on Thursday.  They have been identified as Kabenge, the boat operator, Karisimati (a butcher …

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Three drown in Kyankwanzi valley dam

The deceased had finished fetching water and resorted to swimming when they drowned Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people including two from the same family have drowned in a valley dam in Kyankwanzi district. The deceased have been identified as Farouk, Seruke and Ali, all residents of Kololo village in …

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Lions suspected in drowning of 400 buffaloes in Botswana

Gaborone, Botswana | AFP | More than 400 buffaloes believed to have been chased by lions drowned in a river in northern Bostwana this week, the government said. The mass drowning occurred in Chobe River near the border with Namibia. Early investigations by authorities in both countries “suggest that an …

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