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Harare Mayor announces smart water meter rollout
Mayor Jacob Mafume has confirmed that Harare's smart water meter project is underway, with installation expected to be completed by the end of the year despite strong opposition from resident groups....Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree gives residents water meter ultimatum
PLUMTREE Town Council has given pre-paid water users in the border town three weeks to revert to post-paid meters after some residents went for three years without paying for water.A number of...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
There is no main opposition party in Zimbabwe but opportunists!
When politics is discussed in Zimbabwe the focus is on the ruling party, Zanu pf, and their erstwhile rivals CCC led by Chamisa.CCC has its roots in the main MDC formed by the late Tsvangirai,...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 18:08hrs | 2 | by AT Kadada
Umzingwane Dam faces decommissioning
BULAWAYO faces crippling water shortages after the local authority warned that Umzingwane Dam might be decommissioned this month due to dwindling water levels.The country has been experiencing...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa acts on Esigodini water crisis
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says it is revamping the Esigodini water reticulation system following pressure from residents.Esigodini residents have resisted moves by Zinwa to...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$4m tender scandal rocks Zinwa
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) awarded Helcraw Electrical (Pvt) Ltd - owned by Harare businessman Farai Jere - a tender worth over US$4 million to supply pre-paid water meters despite t...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane residents reject prepaid meters
RESIDENTS of Umzingwane's sprawling Habane Township in Matabeleland South have rejected plans by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to install pre-paid water meters in the area.Zinw...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa to roll out pre-paid water meters
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) will begin rolling out prepaid water meters within the next three months to improve the supply and access to potable water.Three local companies w...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Gweru dangles carrot to residents
GWERU City Council has set aside a number of residential stands to offer to residents who settle their arrears and constantly pay their bills, as the city steps up efforts to recover millions of dolla...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare rot, MDC's nadir
ALL things being equal, Harare should be the crown jewel in the MDC administrative crown. The capital is in the 18th year of the opposition administration post-2000, but many things have gone awry and...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
MDC council in massive rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council has unilaterally increased rates and tariffs by 42 percent, despite objections by residents who had resisted the proposal during consultations held last month.The mov...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association elects new executive
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has elected a new 19-member executive for a four-year term, with labour expert and human rights defender Ambrose Sibindi landing the chairmanship....Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:06hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to introduce water limiters?
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is mulling over the introduction water flow limiters as part of its strategies to manage the use of the natural resource.Flow limiters/restrictors are gadgets i...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Harare to roll out pre-paid water meters in January
HARARE City Council says it will roll out pre-paid water meters in January next year, with an initial target of 100 000 households, but this will be on voluntary basis after protestations by residents...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bucket of water fill-up after 8 hours in Harare
Community Water Alliance staff visited households with pre-paid water meters in Kambuzuma Section 1. The purpose of the visit was to assess the impact of pre-paid water meters installed in 2017 by Cit...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Hildaberta Rwambiwa
Residents protest over smelly Harare water
Residents of Glen Norah today 13 November 2017, protested against poor quality of Harare water which is coming from the tap with a sewer smell. The protest was also triggered by engagement of ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 10:11hrs | | by Community Water Alliance
Aid agencies and civic organisations promoting government irresponsibility and community dependency
It was with great relief reading in Britain's Daily Express how calls by that country's taxpayers to ban aid to the so-called 'Third World' were growing louder - as these had had no positive impact....Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Kariba rolls out pre-paid smart water meters
Kariba Municipality has rolled out installing smart pre-paid water meters for its residents amid revelations that so far the installation stands at 126 with a secured loan to finance 1000 prepaid mete...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Patsaka Correspondent
City Council should improve service delivery
Service delivery is an essential function in the relation between local authorities and rate payers. The MDC-T led Harare City Council (HCC) should be encouraged to effectively improve its service del...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 13:05hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
BCC agrees to provide Mbundane with water
THE Bulawayo City Council has agreed to a $2,1 million project to connect water and sewer services to suburbs on the outskirts of the city that fall under Umguza Rural District Council. Suburb...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Nqobile Tshili
Dear President Khama, please save Zimbabwe
With the army going unpaid while the government tries to find the money, the Vigil delivered a petition to the Botswana High Commission in London calling for the help of the Southern African Developme...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 16:04hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil
Zimbabwe Action Forum to petition the Botswana High Commission in London
The Zimbabwe Action Forum has decided to present our current petition to the Botswana High Commission in London at 11 am on Tuesday 14th June. The petition reads: 'To the Chair of the Sou...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 16:34hrs | | by Zimbabwe Action Forum
Harare communications officer excited bout pre-paid water meters installation
Harare Residents Trust has claimed that City of Harare Acting Communications Officer Michael Chideme got really very excited when he said the City of Harare was not going back on the issue of prepaid ...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
No going back on prepaid water meters, says council
Harare City Council is forging ahead with plans to install prepaid water meters despite protests from residents.Last week residents' associations petitioned council over the issue, which they ...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Innocent Ruwende
New payment system for Harare water
The Harare City Council will start installing its much-debated prepaid water meters on May 16, 2016 with the initial phase targeting 2 000 households and business units. Citywide rollout will come in ...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 16:52hrs | 1 | by Debra Matabvu
Harare City Council officials want to ensure financial income through pre- paid meters
Harare City Council management officials have been accused of wanting to impose the pre-paid water meters in efforts to ensure that they get regular income.Harare Residents Trust said the inte...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Harare, Bulawayo residents congratulated for fight against pre-paid water meters
Gwanda Residents Association has congratulated the Harare and Bulawayo residents for successfully blocking the implementation of pre-paid water meters.The Gwanda Residents Association said it ...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 05:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo back-tracks on pre-paid water meters
Bulawayo City Council has made a major climb down on compulsory installation of pre-paid water meters. The city will now install the gadgets on a voluntary basis.The u-turn follows massive res...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare postpones prepaid meters
Harare has further stalled the prepaid water meters pilot project with the local authority indicating that the new system will now begin anytime during the second quarter of the year.Initially...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:12hrs | | by Debra Matabvu
Harare Council is opposing residents over pre-paid water meters
Harare Residents Trust has said it was sad that the Harare City Council was continuing to go against the residents wishes by pushing on with the issue of installation of prepaid water meters which res...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 05:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
BCC bows down to pressure on prepaid meters
THE Bulawayo City Council has bowed to pressure from residents in Cowdray Park's Garikayi/Hlalani Kuhle areas who have been demonstrating against the installation of pre-paid water meters. Civ...Published: 08 Dec 2015 at 04:15hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Harare Residents Trust says no to pre-paid water meters
Harare Residents Trust has told Harare residents to say no to the installation of pre-paid water meters as the money they would be forced to pay for water would be channeled to workers salaries ahead ...Published: 18 Nov 2015 at 05:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Harare Residents Trust says no to pre-paid water meters
Harare Residents Trust has told Harare residents to say no to the installation of pre-paid water meters as the money they would be forced to pay for water would be channeled to workers salaries ahead ...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Pre-paid water meters negative publicity irks Councillor Ncube
A Bulawayo councillor Thobani Ncube has expressed dismay over the negative publicity that the prepaid water meters which the local authority wanted implemented has been given.According to coun...Published: 11 Nov 2015 at 06:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Residents trust blast council over increased 2016 budget
Harare Residents Trust has blasted Harare City council over increased 2016 budget.In Its Facebook post the trust said the local authority was becoming impossible by unilaterally increasing the...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 08:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Water shortages could scuttle BCC pre-paid meter project
Bulawayo City Council has said the low expected rains might present challenges in implementing the controversial pre-paid water meter project in the city.According to the Environmental Managem...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 13:42hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
MDC blast Kasukuwere over pre-paid meters remarks
Matabeleland South MDC Chairman Pilate Ndebele has accused Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere over his remarks that Gwanda town must endorse the installation of the pre-paid water meters....Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 07:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Ian Khama save Zimbabwe
To mark the Vigil's 13th anniversary we launched a new petition warning the world that the situation in Zimbabwe is on a knife-edge because of threats by the army to wield 'the Zanu-PF axe' against Mu...Published: 11 Oct 2015 at 20:03hrs | | by ZimVigil
'Prepaid water meters have technological risk' - Water distribution and customer services manager says
The Harare City Water distribution and customer services manager Engineer Hosiah Chisango has said there is a technological risk in introducing the pre-paid water meters in the city.Harare Res...Published: 09 Oct 2015 at 07:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Residents digs in on prepaid water meters
Some Harare residents have demanded clarity on the major reasons why the Harare City Council wanted to introduce the pre-paid water meters which they think have adverse effects on their livelihoods....Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 07:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Pre-paid water meters unfair for residents
Harare Residents Trust has said it it is unfair for the Harare City Council to make residents pay or buy the water meters which go for $250 and $300 per unit What for?"Why does the council...Published: 10 Sep 2015 at 07:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mayor flees irate councillors
Harare mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni had to flee from rowdy councillors who were baying for his blood, demanding that he steps down following remarks attributed to him describing some of them as...Published: 09 Sep 2015 at 06:30hrs | | by Innocent Ruwende
Harare rolls out controversial pre-paid water meters
HARARE City Council has started installing prepaid water meters in selected parts of the city in a trial run that will lead to a city-wide roll-out of the $50 million project in March next year....Published: 08 Sep 2015 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Bulawayo City Council
An open letter to the city council from the Matabeleland Concerned Residents Association (MACRA) and other organizations :We the citizens of Matab...Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 10:38hrs | 1 | by MACRA
Water protest to rock Bulawayo
Tomorrow on the 4th September 2015, the citizens of the City of Bulawayo will wake up to the reverberation sound of toyi-toyi from angry activists from civic organisation who have organised a demo...Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 08:54hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
Bulawayo, Gwanda benefit from Australian grant
The Australian government has contributed about AU$3.8 million as part of the Urban Peri-Urban project that is being implemented in Bulawayo and Gwanda. The project is being supported by ...Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 07:59hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube on Friday: It Maybe Free, But Someone Pays For It
In the early 1980s, I was a young man in my twenties listening and reading with keen interest as nationalist politicians promised us unlimited access to free education, health and such other thing...Published: 03 Jul 2015 at 10:26hrs | | by Prof Welshman Ncube
'Govt buildings should be the first to install pre-paid water meters'
Government buildings should take the lead by installing pre-paid water meters as pilot projects before rolling it out to residential areas.Harare Residents' Trust (HRT) says government&nbs...Published: 29 Jun 2015 at 10:43hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Gwanda install pre-piad water meters
GWANDA Municipality is seeking companies to supply and install pre-paid water meters as it embark on a pilot project.Most local authorities are exploring the feasibility of switching to pre-pa...Published: 03 Jun 2015 at 12:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Congratulations Bulawayo City Council
The recent awards given by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development has seen Bulawayo scoop the Water Award as well as the Overall Best Performing Local Authority. The three i...Published: 15 May 2015 at 13:10hrs | 2 | by Timothy Chitambure
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