The US$30 million water treatment plant construction agreement between Norton Town Council and Hydromart, a private firm has collapsed after the firm failed to get funding for the project. The company was supposed to build a 200ML water treatment plant that would have serviced over 20 000 households. The project was supposed to be completed…
By Correspondent The lockdown has been very hard on the public which is struggling for basics such as water and electricity. Many have taken to finding water in very unsafe places both for drinking and washing. A man does his laundry at an open water point at High Glen Shopping Mall. Woman carrying water from…
There is going to be a partial shutdown of the Morton Jaffray water Treatment Plant today from (1600hrs) to tomorrow (Friday 1 May 2020) (1800hrs). During the shutdown pumping to Lonchivar Water Reservoirs that supply water to the western suburbs will continue. The shutdown is to allow for the installation of a pump at Warren…
By Marshall Bwanya Hunger is forcing Epworth residents to continue defying the lockdown order raising fears of outbreaks during this extended lockdown period. Epworth Local Board District Chairperson, Councillor Masunda says the hungry residents are not following social distancing regulations prescribed and continued going out. Food Shortages Hit “Epworth residents are facing severe food and…
By Correspondent Chitungwiza Town Council has been dragged to court over erratic water supplies during the COVID-19 national lockdown. Chitungwiza Residents Trust (CRT) filed an urgent High Court application seeking an order to compel Government and Chitungwiza Municipality to ensure supply of clean, safe and portable water in the dormitory town. In the court papers…
By Correspondent Harare City Council has agreed to urgently take concrete steps to improve the water situation during the lockdown period following an urgent chamber application by the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA). The residents’ organisation had dragged Council to court, together with the Ministries of Finance, Health and Local Government, alleging that they had…
By Correspondent The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has taken the Harare City Council to court in an urgent application compelling the authorities to avail water to residents currently under a national lockdown. The case, which also cites the Minister of Finance, Minister of Health and the Minister of Local Government as respondents, accused the…
By Edgar Gweshe The ongoing case in which residents of Hillside are seeking to block former Cabinet Minister, Petronella Kagonye from developing on a wetland in the area has exposed serious shortcomings in terms of application of the law with regards to environmental protection. The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) issued an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)…
By Correspondent One narrative that has stayed long ever since the country’s main opposition swept through Harare to take control, again, of Harare City Council, has been that their performance is a reflection of how they will fare if they win control of government. The analysis goes that if they manage to run Harare effectively…
By Munesu Nyakudya The big question among some residents has been why service delivery has remained and even gotten very poor despite the constant wins by the political alternative that is MDC Alliance. The opposition party has been running Harare since the turn of the millennium. Harare has 46 Wards and the party has 45…