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Cowdry Park residents use the bush to relieve themselves
14 Jul 2011 at 05:47hrs | Views
Residents of Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb who acquired houses under the Zimbabwe Government Employees Union (ZIGEU) housing scheme have not have toilets and running water for the past seven years.
This development has sparked outrage as residents feel they have been cheated by the housing scheme developers and fear the situation could lead to an outbreak of water borne diseases such as cholera, Zimbabwean Online reported on Thursday.
The news site reports that residents bitterly complained about lack of proper toilets and running water at the site.
Most of the residents have now resorted to use the bush to relieve themselves as they do not have the Blair toilets.
The residents also complained about poor accessibility as the roads are not properly graded.
An official of Hawkflight Construction, Sikhulumeli Kole, said the problems facing the residents had nothing to do with his organisation.
The Mayor of Bulawayo, Thaba Moyo,s could not be reached for comment.
This development has sparked outrage as residents feel they have been cheated by the housing scheme developers and fear the situation could lead to an outbreak of water borne diseases such as cholera, Zimbabwean Online reported on Thursday.
The news site reports that residents bitterly complained about lack of proper toilets and running water at the site.
Most of the residents have now resorted to use the bush to relieve themselves as they do not have the Blair toilets.
The residents also complained about poor accessibility as the roads are not properly graded.
An official of Hawkflight Construction, Sikhulumeli Kole, said the problems facing the residents had nothing to do with his organisation.
The Mayor of Bulawayo, Thaba Moyo,s could not be reached for comment.
Source - Zimbabwean
