Lake Chivero

The Harare City Council (HCC) has shut down one of its treatment plants, Prince Edward, owing to depleted raw water in two of its supply dams Harava and Seke. The City of Harare has two Water Treatment Works, Morton Jaffray just below Lake…
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A Snake Park man was over the weekend dragged to answer to murder charges after he reportedly murdered the fish monger whose corpse was found floating in Lake Chivero last week.
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By Eng. Elias Mudzuri The water situation in Harare has become a state of disaster and all stakeholders must work together to stem a calamity that could threaten the lives of the people. The council is doing all it can to avert the…
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As eastern Zimbabwe struggles with the aftermath of floods that have killed nearly 270 people and destroyed homes and roads, other parts of Zimbabwe are facing a very different crisis: too little water.
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Harare City Council (HCC) is set to introduce a stricter water rationing regime as dam levels at Lake Chivero continue dwindling.
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Harare’s main water supply dam, Lake Chivero, is now left with water to last only 18 months largely due to siltation, droughts and algae, which has also affected water quality.
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Harare residents have warned that the water-rationing regime mulled by the city will further plunge the capital city into a disease outbreak era.Community Water Alliance national coordinator Hildaberta Rwambiwa told the Daily News that they…
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By Helen Kadirire A burst sewer pipe running across Marimba River has been discharging raw effluent into the water body which feeds into Lake Chivero. The pipe has been discharging the toxic sewer for more than a week, according…
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By Helen Kadirire Harare’s dire water crisis has led to the emergence of unscrupulous merchants who are making a killing off selling the precious liquid to desperate residents in the capital’s poor townships. This comes as water…
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The Harare City Council has for three months failed to test effluent discharged into the capital’s drinking water sources and has instead “estimated” pollution levels and the amount of water treatment chemicals required to make it fit for…
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