‘Water woes man-made’
A TRIP around the eastern suburbs in Bulawayo leaves one wondering if people still depend on council water.
Almost every house has a water tank and at the gate it is inscribed boldly that “borehole water here”. It appears that residents in these affluent suburbs have long given up on council and have resorted to drilling boreholes and artificial water harvesting.
Well, good for them who are privileged enough to drill boreholes and install tanks to store water. The “water crisis” in the city is something they hear of from the media. Do they really care about the water shedding regime put by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)?
Bulawayo shelves water shedding. . . intensifies debt collection
Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council will this week temporarily shelve its excruciating water shedding programme to allow residents to enjoy the festive holiday.
The city has been failing to supply adequate water to most suburbs resulting in a tight water shedding schedule, resulting in some areas only receiving the precious liquid as and when it is available.
Some suburbs have not received tapped water for many months after the council indicated that it will only be able to supply the water if its supply dams receive enough during this rainy season.