City’s pools of death worry residents
February 20, 2021 in News
BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE
ABANDONED pits found in most of Bulawayo’s high-density suburbs are proving to be a serious hazard as the number of drowning cases keep escalating.
Sand poachers are accused of leaving dangerous pits after launching relentless and sustained attacks on the environment, destroying thousands of acres of land, digging pit and river sand for sale.
Pit and river sand are critical materials in the construction industry and have become a fast-selling commodity in light of the heightened construction activity in the city.
As such, sand poachers, armed with picks, shovels and all sorts of earth-moving artillery, can be seen travelling in ramshackle trucks that are hardly roadworthy.