Harare starts massive water disconnections

Harare City Council will this Wednesday embark on a massive water disconnections to customers owing the local authority any amount above $100 as the city seeks to recover over $70 million owed by residents and companies.

The move is in defence to a High Court ruling that outlawed Section 8 of the Water By-Law Statutory Instrument 164 which empowered local authorities to cut water supplies arbitrarily in the absence of a court order.
 
Meanwhile, feasibility studies on the construction of the $3 billion Batoka Hydro Power plant on the Zambezi River by Zimbabwe and Zambia have shown that the project will generate 2 400 megawatts, up from the previously projected 1 600MW.

Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge said in an interview last Thursday that the two countries will share the power equally.