Council punish defaulting ratepayers

Chiredzi district council has employed harsh tactics on defaulting ratepayers by removing  water taps from their homes.

This came out during a "Communities in Action" road show run by the Election Resource Centre in Ward 3, Chiredzi last week.

"We are experiencing water problems in this area. Council removed water taps for defaulters, which is not good because most people here are not working.

"They must fix the taps for people to access clean water," said Timothy Mugwagwa, a resident from the area.

Locals have accused their local authority of failing to provide tap water even when they would have been up to date with rate payments.

Ward 3 residents who still have access to water said despite paying their water and other bills on time, they only get tap water for only two hours daily.

The residents accused their councillors of failing to brief them on what was taking place a council, including successive meetings held.