Nehanda Citizen Reports: Mabvuku Water Situation
The water situation in Mabvuku is getting worse and its only a matter of time before there is an outbreak of disease as residents are getting water from unprotected sources.
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The water situation in Mabvuku is getting worse and its only a matter of time before there is an outbreak of disease as residents are getting water from unprotected sources.
HARARE – Conflicting findings about Zimbabwe’s water quality continue to hog the media in this Southern African nation, with independent findings evidently showing that water in most bodies is contaminated, contrary to government-initiated research giving the water a clean bill of health.
Harare’s tap water is as pure and holy as alter wine… if you believe everything you read. According to an independent test commissioned by The Herald – a publication which by Mugabe’s own admission pushes party agenda – Harare’s tap water contains no coliform – bacteria, in everyday language – and is safe to drink. For reasons of survival, the sense of smell is directly linked to taste.
President Robert Mugabe on Friday admitted that Zimbabweans were drinking water contaminated with raw sewage.
The Chitungwiza City Council is reportedly preventing some residents from fetching water from a borehole located in one of the municipality’s suburbs.
HARARE – Water shortages have forced residents in Epworth to do their laundry and wash themselves in the nearby local dam, exposing them to water borne diseases. This picture was taken by a Nehanda Radio Citizen Reporter.
Chitungwiza’s water supply crisis is set to worsen amid a revelation that the groundwater most households rely on is contaminated, forcing the municipality to order residents to use borehole water for non-consumptive purposes only.
Parents with children at Lewisam Primary School in Chisipite this week protested against the school authorities for barring their children from attending classes over a ‘borehole’ levy. Pupils were loitering around the school grounds while others were in class.
THE $1,2 billion National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (NMZWP), which has been on the cards for 100 years, is set to be completed in three years following the coming on board of the Chinese government.
MASVINGO- Nearly 700 Mukaro High School pupils sneaked out of their dormitories early yesterday morning and walked to the district education office to protest against water problems and poor food at the school.