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Kwekwe dumps prepaid water meters

Kwekwe City Council has suspended the rolling out of prepaid water meters after some anomalies were detected during a pilot project. The pilot project saw about 100 prepaid water meters being installed across the city for monitoring.

Prepaid privatisation of water is wrong Mr. Chinamasa

By Takura Zhangazha The recent announcement by the minster of finance, Patrick Chinamasa, on the compulsory pilot placement of pre-paid water meters is a declaration of intent by government to privatise water and water supply in urban Zimbabwe. It appears rational, even somewhat sensitive, especially when the minster in his made it clear that this […]

Civil society anti-prepaid water campaigns mislead residents

By Qhubani Moyo PROPOSALS for installation of prepaid water meters have seen lots of advocacy by civil society in opposition to the issue. In areas like Bulawayo civil society organisations went a gear up and even took their advocacy to the streets and door to door campaigns urging residents to reject in totality the proposals. […]

NCA oppose pre-paid water metres

The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) rejects the publicised intention by the MDC-T run Harare City Council in tandem with the Zanu PF central government to introduce pre-paid water meters in the capital city by the end of the year.