Zimbabweans dig wells to survive water crisis

The risk of a cholera outbreak looms large as more and more Zimbabweans resort to digging wells in their backyards as taps runs dry, reports JOSH PETERS

HARARE: Perennial water cuts in Zimbabwe's urban areas have forced many people in the country's towns and cities to resort to using underground water as taps continue to run dry.

Delivery of water to households and industry is the responsibility of district councils. However, the councils are cash-strapped and almost bankrupt.

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A step in the right direction

It has only been a month since the newly elected government, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), took power, and there are already a lot of changes. Across different ministries, ministers are hard at work. Following heavy rainfall and storms that hit Francistown recently, the Minister of State Presidency, Moeti Mohwasa, made a commitment that government will assist those affected by the heavy rains. Mohwasa, when addressing the media in...

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