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Defaulting RDC cut off
Local authorities across Manicaland are grappling with mounting unpaid water bills and rates, leaving councils with limited options, including rationing supplies and introducing prepaid water meters, ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:36hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Residents slam prepaid water meters plan
Harare residents have strongly opposed the government's plan to roll out prepaid water meters in the capital, saying the move will do little to resolve the city's deepening water crisis and instead ri...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
No more free water across Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe is set to begin the nationwide rollout of prepaid water meters in a landmark move aimed at improving water management, curbing wastage, and enhancing revenue collection. The...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:38hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF chef loses fortune in toned down water deal
A controversial US$138 million contract awarded to Helcraw Electrical Projects, a company owned by Zanu PF legislator Farai Jere, for the development of Harare's water infrastructure has been signific...Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:03hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Residents oppose Gwanda council vehicle tender
The Gwanda Progressive Residents Association (GPRA) has raised concerns over Gwanda Municipality's decision to initiate a tender process for the purchase of six new vehicles, arguing that such spendin...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:38hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams Mnangagwa's borehole projects
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has launched a blistering critique of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Borehole Scheme, accusing the government of failing t...Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:18hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Parliament petitioned over privatisation of Harare water
The Community Water Alliance (CWA) and the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) have called on Parliament to intervene and halt the Zimbabwean government's plans to privatise water services ...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
BCC forges ahead with privatisation of water
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has proposed the establishment of a corporate water utility company as a critical step toward addressing the city's aging water and sewer infrastructure, which requires...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:37hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Harare Mayor blames Zesa for City's street light crisis
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has revealed that the city's municipality is struggling to maintain street lights due to ongoing issues stemming from the takeover of the thermal power station by the power u...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:03hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
SA asks for water from Zimbabwe
South African border officials at Beitbridge have requested water supplies from the Beitbridge Municipality after their pumps were washed away by the swollen Limpopo River three times.Beitbrid...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:20hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
BCC seeks US$30 million for critical water projects
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is grappling with a critical funding gap of approximately US$30 million needed to undertake essential water augmentation projects. Topping the list of priorities is the...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:17hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Farai Jere linked company named in Harare's multi-million water deal, raising a stink
Helcraw Electrical, a company with a history of securing controversial contracts with public institutions, has been awarded a key role in the government's plan to revamp Harare's water reticulation sy...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 10:41hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents voice concerns over high water bills
Bulawayo residents are growing increasingly frustrated over skyrocketing water bills, raising concerns about the accuracy of the City Council's billing system. During a recent Council meeting, council...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dumps prepaid water meter project
The Bulawayo City Council has announced it will no longer proceed with the installation of smart water meters, citing their high cost and resident opposition as key factors in the decision.Tow...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
BCC loses 50% of water
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing significant challenges in accounting for almost 50% of the water it pumps from supply dams to consumers. This issue is primarily due to dilapidated infrastruc...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:36hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Many rural and urban communities have no access to clean water: Zimcodd
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has said there are many communities in rural and uirban areas that have no access to clean water due to the government's lack of political will to assist...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:20hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC defends Coltart, Mabutho election
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo has come to the defense of the newly elected mayor, David Coltart, and his deputy, Donaldson Mabutho, stating that they were chosen based on their t...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 08:03hrs | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Business community slams BCC forex conversions
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries have accused the Bulawayo City Council of using a wrong formula to convert the 2022 and this year's tariffs to Un...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 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
BCC unveils US$158m budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday unveiled its US$157,99 million revenue budget and is proposing to set aside US$106 million to fund key infrastructural development projects that include construct...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council employees in US$41 000 theft
SIX City of Harare workers were today arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on US$41 000 theft allegations.The HCC employees Special Tambudze (39), Dzidzai Kufasvinei (47), Samson Ma...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demand US$-indexed bills
BULAWAYO residents want the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to issue United States dollar (US$)-indexed bills to ratepayers.Residents feel that the current bills are unclear about US$ charges, rai...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents to self-read water meters
THE Gweru City Council has encouraged residents to record water meter readings at their premises and submit them to the local authority following continuous complaints by ratepayers of overcharging....Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda demands water system management from Zinwa
THE Municipality of Gwanda has expressed concern over failure by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) to hand over the mining town's water management systems to the local authority as per Gov...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa to hand over water systems to Gwanda, Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said it will comply with the Government directive to hand over water systems to Gwanda and Beitbridge municipalities by April 18.Zinwa was dir...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge water vendors in brisk business
WATER vendors are making a killing in Beitbridge as the border town is faced with the shortage of the precious liquid which has upped demand for purified and borehole water.Things got to a hea...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 blames water woes on council
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has blamed the Beitbridge municipality for the recurrent water shortages in the border town, saying the local authority is failing to pay for the essentia...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'City reservoir needs about US$330 000 to improve water supply'
Bulawayo City Council has revealed that the city's Criterion Waterworks needs a capital injection of about US$330 000 to improve its pumping capacity.City engineer Sikhumbuzo Ncube yesterday s...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff water crisis need to be thoroughly investigated and lasting solution found
Whenever I hear borehole drilling machines roaring and groaning away in my neighbourhood of Redcliff, I always think to myself, "Here goes the sound of failure".Certainly, not failure on the p...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 20:38hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
62% of treated water wasted
SIXTY-TWO percent of Harare's treated water is going to waste or is being used without being paid for, burdening ratepayers that are footing the bill of water treatment chemicals on their monthly rate...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 7 | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Parliament investigates US$109m dam tender scandal
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) executive is under investigation for awarding a dodgy US$109 million Kunzvi Dam construction tender to China Nanchang Engineering, which has a shady past,...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 77 | 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
BCC defends high water bills
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has defended the astronomical water bills sent to ratepayers saying they were a true reflection of the high water usage which had gone beyond the stipulated daily consumpti...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water metre thieves wreak havoc in Bulawayo
THE city of Bulawayo has been hit by an unprecedented thefts of water meters with more than 200 households having lost the gadgets to thieves during the past month aloneSpeaking during a Women...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 10:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council gives ultimatum to ratepayers
Harare City Council has given ratepayers until July 6 to regularise water connections or risk facing punitive action.The call is targeted at those either accessing council water illegally or h...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Lupane residents, Zinwa clash over water meters
LUPANE residents are up in arms with the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) for installing prepaid water meters without consulting them.A recent notice by Zinwa said the water authority...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | 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
Town Clerk says water disconnections legit
BULAWAYO Deputy Mayor, Councillor Tinashe Kambarami, has once again clashed with the Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube after announcing over the weekend that council should not cut water supplies to defa...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | | 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
Kambarami frustrates Town Clerk again
BULAWAYO City councillors will this week engage council management with the hope of stopping the wave of water disconnections that the local authority embarked on since yesterday to recover what is ow...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru shelves prepaid water meter project
GWERU City Council says it has shelved plans introduce prepaid water meters this year as the local authority is facing serious financial challenges.Town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza said prepaid...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | | 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
Harare starts disconnecting water
KUWADZANA residents woke up to no water meters after Harare City Council (HCC) employees removed them over non-payment of bills.Community Water Alliance (CWA) Ward 44 chairperson Miriam Nyaman...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 09:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors push for exclusive forex suburb
BULAWAYO councillors are reportedly pushing for the establishment of an exclusive suburb in the city where stands will be sold in hard currency while rates and rentals will also be strictly in forex....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe rolls out prepaid water meters
Kwekwe City Council has started rolling out prepaid water meters throughout the city, effectively becoming the first local authority in the Midlands Province to introduce the system. Kwekwe ci...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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