The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (MET) has projected dry spells in the 2025/2026 season with reliable rains set to start in December in most parts of the country. Speaking in an interview yesterday, MET director Lucy Mtilatila warned of false onsets in November whereby rains are followed by prolonged dry spells. So, we are seeing that the rains coming in December will not be followed by prolonged dry spells.”Dangerous mission: Miners in the tunnel. In the 2024/25 rainfall season the country also experienced false onset of rains in November and dry spells in December forcing farmers who planted early to replant their crops. In many parts of the country, reliable rains came towards the end of December.