Sunningdale residents shocked council's deceit on prepaid water meters

Harare Residents Trust has reported that Sunningdale residents have expressed shock at the manner the City of Harare deceived them on the installation of prepaid water meters on a pilot basis.

"It has now emerged that the Harare Water employees have directed that the prepaid water meters be installed on every household irrespective of whether or not they had expressed interest in having the prepaid water meters," said the trust.

"The residents were further infuriated that after agreeing to have the test run on the prepaid water meters, they were given 3 000 litres of water on Friday, and by Monday the water had run out, which required them to seek more."

The Trust said the residents of Harare are very clear that they do not want the prepaid water meters installed on their premises, but city managers who have been making efforts to find ways of looting further from the council coffers see the prepaid water meters as an answer to the challenges of revenue inflows.

"The citizens are experiencing severe economic and social hardships, and they have had to rearrange their priorities, which exclude payment for services not rendered," said the trust.