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Residents taps go dry
17 Oct 2016 at 01:42hrs | Views
Several households in Bulawayo are without water supplies as the local authority is disconnecting defaulters.
The exercise began on Saturday.
Newly appointed Town Clerk Christopher Dube said "The City of Bulawayo would like to advise residents and members of the public that we will be disconnecting water supplies with immediate effect on all residential and commercial properties whose accounts are in arrears.
"You are therefore encouraged to bring your accounts up to date in order to avoid this inconvenience," he said in a statement.
Council is owed millions of dollars by residents and businesses.
The disconnections' comes two weeks before council implement a 24 hour water shedding regime.
The supply dams only have five months water supplies.
The exercise began on Saturday.
Newly appointed Town Clerk Christopher Dube said "The City of Bulawayo would like to advise residents and members of the public that we will be disconnecting water supplies with immediate effect on all residential and commercial properties whose accounts are in arrears.
Council is owed millions of dollars by residents and businesses.
The disconnections' comes two weeks before council implement a 24 hour water shedding regime.
The supply dams only have five months water supplies.
Source - Byo24News
