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Disability Inclusion Officer (Mudzi)

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Workshop Operative

TFCA Programme Officer (Grade: D1)

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Howo Drivers (Hwange)

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Bulawayo councillors, including former Education Minister David Coltart of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), were sworn in during a ceremony at Bulawayo City Hall on September 6, 2023. David Coltart is expected to become the new mayor, with Dumisani Nkomo as his deputy.
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The swearing-in ceremony of the 29 Councillors in Bulawayo was led by Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube and Chamber Secretary Mrs Sikhangele Zhou. The opposition party CCC won all seats in the city’s 29 wards. The councillors’ names and affiliations are as follows:
<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Ward 1: SHEPHERED SITHOLE (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 2: ADRIAN MOYO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 3: MXOLISI MHLANGA (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 4: DAVID COLTART (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 5: OCTAVIOUS DUMISANI NKOMO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 6: NKOSINATHI MPOFU (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 7: THANDIWE MOYO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 8: EDWIN NDLOVU (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 9: MABUTHO DONALDSON (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 10: KHALIZANI NDLOVU (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 11: SUSAN SITHOLE (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 12: MUZIWABO MASUKU (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 13: LOVEMORE MWINDE (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 14: DUMISANI NETHA (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 15: ASHTON MHLANGA (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 16: GREATER GUMEDE (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 17: SIKHULULEKILE MOYO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 18: TAKUNDA MADZANA (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 19: MUPANDWE LAWRENCE (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 20: SIMBARASHE DUBE (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 21: TINEVIMBO MAPHOSA (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 22: THOBEKA MOYO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 23: INTOMBIZODWA KHUMALO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 24: ARNOLD BATIRAI (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 25: ALECK NDLOVU (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 26: IMPUMELELO MOYO (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 27: LIZZY SIBANDA (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 28: INTANDOYENKOSI NDLOVU (CCC)</li>
<li>Ward 29: ROYINI SEKETE (CCC)</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Sarah Cronje</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Mellisa Mabeza</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Metelliah Matunha</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Tabeth Mhizha</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Lezina Mohammed</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Perseverance Nyathi</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Dorcas Sibanda</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Nokuthula Sibanda</li>
<li>Proportional Representation – Councillor Zibusiso Tshongwe</li>
</ul>
This is happening as the CCC party has taken a stand against the outcome of the 23-24 August harmonised elections, claiming they lacked fairness, freedom, and credibility. Consequently, the party, led by Nelson Chamisa, has demanded fresh elections.
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PICTURES: Bulawayo's All CCC Council Sworn In At City Hall

Bulawayo City Council has appointed Engineer Sikhumbuzo Ncube as the local government authority’s substantive Director of Engineering Services. Ncube takes over from the late Eng Smile Dube who passed on in  2021 from an undisclosed ailment.
Mayor Councillor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Solomon_Mguni">Solomon Mguni</a> has hailed the appointment which is with effect from 1 April. Cllr Mguni wrote on his Facebook page:
<blockquote>
Deserved appointment. Congratulations; City Engineer. Hands-on the deck.
</blockquote>
Eng Ncube attained his first degree in Civil and Water Engineering from 1998 to 2003 and his second degree in an Executive Master of Business Administration from 2009 to 2011 from the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/NUST">National University of Science and Technology (Nust)</a>, the <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/bulawayo-mayor-hails-eng-ncube-appointment/">Chronicle</a> reports.
His profile from the local authority states that he began his professional career as Student Engineer with Stewarts and Llyods – Bulawayo Office in 2002.
He then joined the Zimbabwe National Water Authority after his graduation where he worked as a Projects and Planning Engineer, and Water Supplies Engineer (2004 – 2006).
He also worked with Proplastics, a Division of Murray and Roberts as a Design and Sales Engineer and Acting Regional Sales Manager (2006 – 2007).
Eng Ncube then joined World Vision Zimbabwe where he held several roles such as Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Engineer and Water and Sanitation Coordinator.
He joined the City of Bulawayo as a Senior Engineer – Waste Water in 2010 and also worked as a Senior Engineer – Water Distribution before his promotion to Principal Engineer – Strategic Planning (2015 – 2018). He was further promoted to the position of Deputy Director of Engineering Services (Water and Sanitation) in February 2018 and has been Acting Director in the Engineering Services Department from January 2022 till his appointment as the substantive Director of the department.
Meanwhile, Cllr Mguni said a full complement of substantive heads of departments will be out soon, amid strong indications that the City’s acting chief fire officer Mr Lynos Phiri will be one of the confirmed substantive departmental heads.
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Bulawayo City Appoints Substantive Director Of Engineering Services

Tendy Three Investment (TTI), the company managing Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s vehicle parking system, is set to introduce new packages.
TTI Chairperson Lizwe Mabuza last month hinted at the move during an <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/former-tti-employees-accuse-company-of-unfair-labour-practices-nepotism/">interview with Pindula News. </a>
The move, which will see motorists having the option to buy paying parking monthly fees, is part of efforts to reduce the number of complaints from both motorists and parking marshals, according to <a href="https://cite.org.zw/new-parking-packages-for-byo-motorists/">CITE.</a>
Speaking during ‘The Breakfast Club’ CITE’s current affairs daily program, TTI Public Relations Officer, Mellisa Mabeza, said: 
<blockquote>
As of now we are working on tenant’s packages, buildings that are in Town have people working there, they can come and we do packages for them, even for individuals, for them to avoid being in contact with our marshals and also to avoid theft that is done by our marshals outside.
We have our headquarters offices on the second floor of Fidelity Life Centre and we can arrange a meeting then we do packages for our motorists.
</blockquote>
TTI Chairperson Lizwe Mabuza added that some big corporations are already buying the packages. He said:
<blockquote>
We heard people’s concerns hence we have introduced the packages, big corporates have already started buying them, and packages will come at a discount, we will come with an official communication, launch it officially within 2-3 weeks we will have a big launch so that people can have a catalogue of what to buy from.
There will be a one-month package, two weeks package, one week package, those packages come with a discount, without preempting, one month package you can gain up to 30 percent or above discount.
The two weeks package will also give you a certain level of discount but the 1month package shows us that someone can go up to 35 percent discount on what they are paying and we are willing to say let those be available and alleviate the situation of change and confrontations with marshals.
</blockquote>
Mabuza said motorists won’t have to display tickets when they have packages as it will now be the marshals’ responsibility to print out the receipt and display the ticket for motorists.
Motorists have been complaining about the clamping fee which is US$20. The parking fee for an hour is US$1 or the equivalent in other currencies.
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New Parking Fee Packages For Bulawayo Motorists

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) management last Wednesday attempted to reverse a service industry bay in Luveve lease awarded to Ward 28 councillor, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Kidwelll_Mujuru">Kidwell Mujuru</a> thereby triggering outroar from councillors.
Mujuru, who is the only ZANU PF councillor had been awarded the lease through the council’s sub-committee on the allocation of stands and premises, <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/drama-as-bcc-management-attempt-to-reverse-tender/">The Sunday News</a> reported. 
Councillors, however, returned an audit report and council confidential minutes to council management and walked out of the council in-committee meeting alleging bribery on the part of management.
In the initial shortlist Mujuru had been judged third with one Mr Wonder Siziba having been awarded the lease. 
However, after deliberations and reviewing all the applications, Mujuru was then awarded the lease. 
The matter was later handled by the council’s internal audit section which questioned the awarding of the lease to Mujuru and urged that Siziba be given the lease. 
Councillors have, however, accused council management of trying to gate-crush Siziba amid bribery allegations. Reads part of an audit report:
<blockquote>
Audit received an anonymous letter and later an email querying and alleging bribery and corruption in interviews involving applicants for six tendered sites including Local Authority site 1252 Luveve. The unprocedural award of Local Authority Site 1252 Luveve resulted in reputational and administrative prejudice to the City of Bulawayo as well as financial and business prejudice to Mr Wonder Siziba who had come first in the adjudication process.
</blockquote>
Siziba reportedly lost out to Mujuru because he did not reside in the said suburb.
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Bulawayo City Council's Attempt To Reverse A Tender Triggers Outroar

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) blames poor supervisory duties for the death firefighter who was burnt while fighting a veld fire at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
The local authority has also partially attributed the accident to the late firefighter – Fanyana Dick Shuluma – for failure to properly use some of the firefighting protection equipment. 
The firefighter, who is survived by a wife, two sons and a daughter, died two days after the incident at Mater Dei Hospital.
Retired Bulawayo Chief Fire Officer Mr Richard Peterson said it was impossible for a firefighter of Shuluma’s calibre who served for nearly a quarter of a century to have been burnt by a veld fire to the extent of dying, according to <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/firefighter-death-inquiry-results-out/">The Sunday News</a>. 
According to findings of the internal inquiry, it was established that the Fire Brigade crew, among other issues, failed to use provided radio communication equipment among themselves. Reads the report in part:
<blockquote>
The committee noted that the supervisor, Mr Manob Zhou did not execute his duties conscientiously. He worked on an assumption of the trainee that the late Mr Shuluma had joined the other group and withdrew one from the deceased’s crew without consultation. Upon realising that one employee was missing, procedurally the supervisor was supposed to suspend operations until the missing employee was accounted for.
Non-use of the face visor by the deceased contributed to the severity of the injuries on face. Failure by the brigade crew to use the provided radio communication equipment also hindered effective distant communication among the teams.
As a result, the deceased was unable to signal distress early for rescue. The strength and the unanticipated shift in the direction of the wind may have impaired the employee’s judgement of the fire direction and also the presence of tall dry grass in the area of operation fuelled the fire. Furthermore, the thicket may also have been a hindrance to the employee’s safe escape from the fire.
</blockquote>
<h2>The report further notes that:</h2>
The firefighters were divided into three groups with three members each.
Shuluma was assigned to command the third group which was to do controlled burning moving towards the road leading to NUST’s second gate. The other members of his team were Ms Buhlebethu Ngwenya, a trainee firefighter and Mr Khohlwani Moyo, a firefighter. 
Mr Moyo led, followed by Ngwenya while Shuluma was at the tail end of the formation. 
A few minutes later Mr Monab Zhou summoned Moyo to leave Shuluma’s team and come and assist him.
Zhou later decided to leave Moyo to go and monitor the progress of the other teams. 
On his way, he met trainee firefighter Buhlebenkosi Ngwenya and enquired about the whereabouts of Shuluma to which Ngwenya said they assumed Shuluma had joined the other team.
The team was later informed by the NUST security personnel that they had heard screams for help which upon investigation turned out to be Shuluma.
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Supervisor Blamed For Death Of BCC Firefighter At NUST

Bulawayo Mayor, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Solomon_Mguni">Solomon Mguni</a> and former deputy mayor, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mlandu_Ncube">Mlandu Ncube</a>, Thursday boycotted a Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) meeting organised for councillors in Harare allegedly in fear of the MDC-T leader <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Douglas_Mwonzora">Douglas Mwonzora</a>.
The councillors were in the capital attending an Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ) workshop.
CCC sources said the party took advantage of the UCAZ indaba to summon the councillors following the recalling of Ward 3 councillor and deputy mayor <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tinashe_Kambarami">Tinashe Kambarami</a> by the MDC-T allegedly at the instigation of Mguni and Ncube.
It is claimed that while Ncube has been actively participating in several CCC Whatsapp groups, Mguni’s allegiance has not been clear since Mwonzora started recalling members viewed as aligned to <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa">Nelson Chamisa.</a>
Sources said 13 councillors attended Thursday‘s meeting while one councillor tendered his apology after failing to attend.
Bulawayo City Council has 29 councillors with only one belonging to ZANU PF.
One councillor who attended the meeting addressed by the CCC’s leadership spoke to NewZimbabwe.com:
<blockquote>
Following the recalling of Kambarami, the party wanted to know those councillors, who are still with us and those who are pretending to be with us, while they are with Mwonzora.
Thursday‘s meeting finally exposed those fence-sitting individuals.
</blockquote>
Some of the CCC councillors, who were present at the meeting include Donaldson Mabuto (Ward 9), Arnold Batirai Dube, (Ward 24) Sikhululekile Moyo (Ward 17), Edwin Dube ( ward 8), Ernest Rafamoyo (20) and Kambarami.
Due to fear of losing their posts, which will see some forfeiting cars and other perks, some have allegedly been attending meetings of both political parties to assess where the political wind is blowing.
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Bulawayo Mayor, Deputy Boycott CCC Meeting Allegedly In Fear Of Mwonzora's Wrath

Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni on Monday accused the ruling ZANU PF of promoting illegal vending in the city, which was leading to rampant littering.
Mguni spoke as the city launched a campaign dubbed ‘Spring Cleaning Week’ which will see the local authority clear rubbish which has piled up at seven locations in the city centre.
He said ZANU PF encouraged the vendors who had been chased out of the CBD to return and occupy 5th Avenue where they are untouchable, even by the police. He is cited by <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2022/09/bulawayo-mayor-accuses-zanu-pf-of-fuelling-illegal-vending-in-the-city/">ZimLive.com</a> as saying:
<blockquote>
People who were settled here (5th Avenue) were settled by politicians from the ruling party and we have tried to engage the party and the security apparatus of the state to try and remove them.
This is a public road, it was closed to vending and we decentralised markets but people think money is the city centre. 5th Avenue remains a public road, it was gazetted as a public road and it remains as such. We have to enforce the law, but it requires collective effort of all government agencies including the Environmental Management Agency, health authorities, the security apparatus of the state and our own security officers to ensure that we reopen the road to the public. It’s a question of enforcement which has gone beyond the local authority alone.
</blockquote>
During the peak of COVID-19, the central government ordered Bulawayo to clear vendors from the CBD to high-density suburbs and 5th Avenue was reopened to the motoring public.
Mguni however says many of the vendors have returned and are getting protection from Zanu PF.
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Bulawayo Mayor Mguni Accuses ZANU PF Of Promoting Illegal Vending

Occupants of BMC houses in Makokoba, have refused to vacate the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)-owned houses demanding that the local government authority gives them a 10-year eviction notice.
BCC had issued a recent three-month notice which was going to affect over 70 tenants.
The Combined Bulawayo Residents Association (CBRA), BMC residents and the Makokoba Peace Committee petitioned the local authority to withdraw the notice.
CBRA representative Charles Nyama said the BCC housing and community service department recently called for an engagement between the involved parties following the residents’ petition. Nyama said:
<blockquote>
After shifting blame between two parties, the housing department then agreed to further engagement after a 10-year eviction notice proposal was tabled in council because it was not easy to reverse an eviction decision.
</blockquote>
The parties also agreed that evicted residents be moved to Vumbu and Thokozani Flats, which are also council houses.
Ward 7 councillor Shadreck Sibanda said BMC residents would not be evicted. He told <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/07/bmc-tenants-demand-10-year-eviction-notice/">NewsDay Zimbabwe:</a>
<blockquote>
We apologise as councillors for taking such a big decision without considering the welfare of residents. I promise that the BMC residents will not be evicted. I am going to defend this issue in the council chambers. There are so many reasons why the decision needs to be reversed besides the welfare of BMC residents.
</blockquote>
BMC residents, who preferred not to be named, said such critical agreements should be on paper and not verbal.
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Tenants Resist Eviction, Demand 10-year Notice

Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday expressed anger at the central government for allegedly awarding road read rehabilitation tenders to individuals or companies from outside Matabeleland.
Speaking during a full council meeting as he opened the debate, deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said:
<blockquote>
We cannot have the whole government coming to do pothole patching, this is very dangerous.
We were doing pothole patching better with our communities. To make matters worse, the same programme brings people from outside Bulawayo under the name of road rehabilitation.
You go around all projects in Bulawayo you find people speaking one language and cannot speak the other language. It’s a sign these are imported companies. Where are the Bulawayo companies to do Bulawayo roads?
We can’t pretend we are doing Bulawayo roads and take money outside Bulawayo. The money that is working in Bulawayo should benefit Bulawayo by creating employment.
</blockquote>
The government earlier this year announced the launch of a US$400 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) targeting major feeder roads into towns and cities.
Bulawayo’s share of the money is Z$625 million (about US$7.2 million) for the rehabilitation of its estimated road network covering 2,460km. The money was not given to the local authority, however. Instead, the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has been in charge of the budget.
Emakhandeni councillor Pilate Moyo said a company that was resurfacing Masiyephambili Drive from Emagetsini to Victoria Falls Road in Richmond had abandoned the project before finishing.
Councillors Arnold Batsirai and Silas Chigora urged councillors to put pressure on the government to fully implement devolution to avoid such conflicts accusing the central government of micro-managing local authorities.
Councillor Tawanda Ruzive, the chair of the city’s finance committee, said the project must be stopped so that anomalies are corrected.
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni said the issue was that the central government is a political competitor to urban local authorities adding that as elected representatives of the people of Bulawayo, “accountability rests with us.”
Mguni said the government had diverted its allocation of ZINARA and devolution funds to its own road scheme which the local authority had no control over.
The government says it intervened because local authorities have failed.
More: <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/2021/09/01/bulawayo-councillors-explode-over-shoddy-government-road-repairs-in-city/">ZimLive</a>

Bulawayo Councillors Furious Over Awarding Of Road Rehabilitation Tenders

Bulawayo Mayor, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Solomon_Mguni">Solomon Mguni</a> has justified the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/08/07/bulawayo-council-approves-construction-of-25-million-mansion-for-mayor/">building of a ZW$25 million mayoral mansion</a> saying the house will not be his as the State House was not built for the late former president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Robert_Mugabe">Robert Mugabe.</a>
He speaks as the plan to build the mansion has raised eyebrows with critics and Bulawayo residents saying the move was irrational considering that the local government authority was failing to provide expected public goods and services citing the inadequacy of resources. 
Mguni, however, told The NewsHawks in an interview that the house will be of benefit to the city for many years to come. He said:
<blockquote>
Why the noise? This is not Mguni’s house! This house (if construction is approved) will be finished, even after my term of office. A State House was built many years ago, but it was never built for Mugabe or Mnangagwa. In the same vein, it’s a mayoral house like a State House.
They (BPRA) have now written to the minister. It is now up to the minister. It is no longer in our control. Let the minister make a pronouncement and decision on what BPRA has now written to him, and the concerns I raised with the minister. We will be guided by what the minister then says.
</blockquote>
Initially, the council had resolved to renovate one of its houses at the exclusive Hornung Golf Club in Burnside suburb into a mayoral house but abandoned the idea after noting that the cost of refurbishment would only be slightly lower than the amount required to build a new mansion.
Council reports show that renovating the Hornung Golf Club property would cost the council an estimated US$146 364, approximately ZW$13 million using the central bank’s foreign exchange auction system whereas ZW$25 million was needed for a new mansion.
Council has set a five-month deadline to construct the new mansion. To speed up the project, 30 contract workers, among them builders and bricklayers, will be employed, increasing the local authority’s already problematic wage bill.
More: <a href="https://thenewshawks.com/byo-mayor-defends-controversial-plan-to-build-z25m-mansion/">The NewsHawks</a>

State House Was Not Built For Mugabe - Mguni Defends Mayoral Mansion

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved the construction of a $25 million luxurious mansion for the city’s mayor Solomon Mguni at Selbourne Park, NewZimbabwe reports.
Mguni currently resides in Nkulumane high-density suburb.
According to a council confidential report, an interdepartmental committee set up by the council to explore available options has recommended that the council should build Mguni a new house at a stand owned by the local authority in Selbourne Park.
Initially, the city fathers had proposed to renovate one of the council‘s properties at Hornung Golf Club and allocate it to the mayor while the other option was to buy him an upmarket property. Reads part of the report:
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The committee recommended that council takes into consideration option two as the estimated time of renovations and building were the same. The estimated building costs of a new house were slightly higher than the renovation costs. It was also noted that council could utilize its building branch staff to conduct the special project.
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The development has reportedly angered the hard-pressed residents who have been calling for an improvement in service delivery. Bulawayo has for years been having water challenges.
Meanwhile, MDC Alliance Bulawayo spokesperson Swithern Chirowodza has distanced the party’s councillors from the mayoral mansion’s project. Said Chirowodza:
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MDC Alliance is a poor people’s party and we do not support such unnecessary extravagance. Bulawayo ratepayers are in the midst of abject poverty and they cannot religiously pay their bills because of poverty. As a party, we cannot, therefore, be seen to be supporting this madness. 
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Chorwadza added that the local government authority is now dominated by MDC-T after the recall of eight MDC A Alliance councillors by Mwonzora last year.
MDC Alliance was left with only five councillors who reportedly tried to resist “this antipeople’s resolution but alas they were outnumbered.”
MDC-T currently has 14 councillors while Zanu PF has only one councillor.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/bcc-pampers-mayor-with-25m-mansion/">NewZimbabwe</a>

Bulawayo Council Approves Construction Of $25 Million Mansion For Mayor

Bulawayo City Council has carried out strict house inspections and has warned that non-compliant houses would either be demolished or owners would be fined.
Council Minutes of a recent meeting note that most of the offenders were in the Cowdray Park suburb.
The Minutes add that the Deputy Director of Housing and Community Services said those offenders would either be slapped with a fine or notice of demolition. Read the minutes:
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Any identified non-compliant building; the owner was given a notice to address the non-compliance through regularisation but a heavy penalty was imposed. If still not rectified, a final notice was given leading to a request for demolishing authority from Council. Where there was great public danger, Council could rectify at the expense of the property owner.
Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai was handed over by the Government in May 2009 together with the relevant guideline to resolve them as detailed on the Council resolution of 4 April 2012. In terms of the Model building by-laws, the department carried out mandatory inspections, which were for new construction and renovations as per approved Plan.
These were done on request by developers/Residents. There were also routine inspections that the Department does on complete buildings. These were departmental work initiative programmes. These inspections included existing buildings and even new constructed development all over the city. The Inspections are done daily except weekends and public holidays.
However, the resources were not enough in terms of staff and vehicles. The Department did not inspect public buildings that belong to the government; these were under the purview of the Ministry of Public Construction.
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Minutes also state that some unlawfully build houses on stands that are being owned by other people.
The local authority demanded the approved plans in terms of the by-laws and where they were not produced, owners face fines or demolition as regularisation was ruled out.
Owners of such stands were encouraged to report to the police as such matters were not double allocations. 
More: <a href="https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-206885.html">Bulawayo24</a>

Fine Or Demolition: Bulawayo Council On Non-Compliant Houses

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has noted that bodies repatriated from South Africa are topping the list of burials at most cemeteries in the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.
This is happening when South Africa is grappling with the third wave of the coronavirus amid reports that <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/who-variants-are-currently-winning-against-vaccines/">a new variant of the coronavirus, Beta, has been detected.</a>
BCC health services director Edwin Sibanda told the city fathers that Bulawayo’s cemeteries had recorded high numbers of burials of bodies repatriated from South Africa.
Read in part minutes of a recent council meeting:
<blockquote>_The director of health services reported that Athlone West Cemetery recorded burials from outside the city as follows, South Africa (11), Botswana (2), Harare (1) and Umguza (2). Luveve Cemetery recorded bodies from outside the city as follows; South Africa (10), Binga (1), Gokwe (1), Lupane (1), Plumtree (1) and Umguza (3)._</blockquote>
Councillors also expressed concern over the violation of COVID-19 regulations saying some funerals were attended by more than 30 people.
Deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said it was difficult to regulate the numbers attending funerals as that was against traditional norms.
Town clerk Christopher Dube encouraged councillors to engage with residents regarding the new normal.
More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw">Pindula News</a>; <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/07/bodies-from-sa-congest-bulawayo-cemeteries/">NewsDay</a>

Bodies From South Africa Top List Of Burials In Bulawayo

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned members of the public against the unauthorised use of its Coat of Arms saying offenders will be prosecuted. Reads a statement issued by the local authority’s Clerk:
<blockquote>USE OF CITY CREST WITHOUT COUNCIL AUTHORITY
The City of Bulawayo wishes to remind members of the public that the City of Bulawayo Coat of Arms is a protected emblem used for OFFICIAL Council communication to its stakeholders. The use of the City of Bulawayo Coat of Arms without authorization from the Council is an offence.
In terms of Armorial Bearings, Names, Uniforms and Badges Chapter 10: 01. Secticon29(1), “any person who. without the authorization of the person concerned, uses a heraldic representation (Coat of Arms) which has been registered in terms of section fifteen, knowing that he required such an authorisation shall be held liable to the offence.”
Any persons found using the Crest without prior authority from Council will be prosecuted according to the Laws of Zimbabwe.
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BCC Warns Against Unauthorised Use Of City Coat of Arms

Bulawayo City has told residents to prepare for Cyclone Chalane after weather forecasts have advised that the second-largest city in Zimbabwe is on the path of the cyclone. Below is the city’s statement in full.
<blockquote>CYCLONE CHALANE AWARENESS
Members of the public are advised that the weather forecasts are showing that Bulawayo is on the path of the Cyclone Chalane. The City of Bulawayo is working with the Civil Protection Unit on disaster preparedness while the Emergency Services will be conducting awareness campaigns for the low lying areas.
Residents are encouraged to follow these instructions to avoid loss of life and extensive damage to property should they face a flood.
<ul>
<li>If there is any possibility of flooding or flash flooding, the affected people should move immediately to higher ground. They should not wait for instructions to do so.</li>
<li>If one has to evacuate, secure your home. if you have time, move essential items to a safe place.</li>
<li>Turn off utilities at the main switches.</li>
<li>Do not touch electrical equipment or appliances if you are wet or standing in water.</li>
<li>Never attempt to re-enter premises once you have evacuated.</li>
<li>Desist from attempting to cross flooded streams.</li>
<li>Drivers of vehicles are advised not to drive into flooded streams.</li>
<li>After the floods. avoid streams of water as these may be contaminated by oil, or raw sewage.</li>
<li>Do not touch any downed power lines, report to the power authority or to the Emergency Services as soon as possible.</li>
<li>If your property is walled make sure you create weep holes for water to escape.</li>
<li>Ensure the drainage around your property is cleared before the onset of the rains.</li>
<li>Keep up to date with weather bulletins/news.</li>
</ul>
NB: If advised to evacuate, do so immediately. Close all windows and lock up all doors. Proceed to designated safe areas where the Fire and Emergency Services and other support services will render assistance.
In case of any emergency, kindly contact the City of Bulawayo on the following Emergency Contact Numbers: LANDLINES ONLY – 993/994 ALL NETWORKS – 02922 71717 — 9
C DUBE –  TOWN CLERK
Date: Tuesday, 29 December 2020
+26377 466 8432 0808 4700 (Econet) 0808 4700(Telone) 0292271290(All Networks)</blockquote>

FULL TEXT: Bulawayo On Path Of Cyclone Chalane

Officials and councilors from Bulawayo City Council, (BCC) reportedly spend close to $1.5 million on an out-of-town 2-day workshop, which reportedly angered some concerned residents, The Sunday News reports.
According to the publication, BCC officials held a 2-day workshop between 3 and 4 December at Matobo Hills as an annual general meeting for Ingwebu Breweries which is wholly owned by BCC and all councilors reportedly attended the event.
<blockquote>The Annual General Meeting for Ingwebu Breweries for the 2018 financial year end has been overdue and had therefore been scheduled for 3 December 2020 at Matopo Hills Lodge. This had been scheduled together with a City of Kings Business Venture projects update workshop on 4 December 2020.
Travelling was scheduled for 2 December 2020, departing 3.30pm. The Town Clerk felt that there was a need to also include the cost of the workshop which was estimated to be approximately $1,5 million. He emphasised on the need for transparency on such issues</blockquote>
Residents were not pleased by the move according to Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association coordinator, Mr. Emmanuel Ndlovu who said:
<blockquote>This is completely unacceptable. The local authority has been irresponsible with funds. It’s an indication of collective blindness on the part of BCC over failure to manage expenses despite the fact that council is fiscally distressed. The amount is too much for 20 councillors trained over two days.</blockquote>
However, Bulawayo Mayor Councilor Soloman Mguni said Ingwebu footed the bill for the annual general meeting:
<blockquote>I am not aware of the councillors workshop and the said costs of $1,5 million. What I am aware of is the Ingwebu Breweries Annual General meeting that was arranged by the company and councillors attended as shareholder representatives in terms of the Charter.
So, the costs attended to the logistics can only be known by the company executives who arranged for the statutory meeting that has to be held in terms of the law.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/councillors-squander-15m-in-2-days/">The Sunday News </a>

Bulawayo Councilors Anger Residents After They Spent $1.5 Million On A 2 Day Workshop

The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) and Bulawayo City Council (BCC) are refusing, failing or neglecting to cut down electricity conducting tree in Magwegwe, Bulawayo.
The tall tree which is reportedly interfering with a high voltage ZESA power line in the area is posing a serious threat to residents who are experiencing electric shocks when they touch water taps and walls of their houses.
Residents say they have reported the matter to the local power utility which referred them to the local government authority.
Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters Zimbabwe (EFF Zimbabwe) Bulawayo provincial chairperson, Martin Ncube said several houses in the high-density suburb have been affected by the problem. He said:
<blockquote>There is a tall tree which is in the boundary of the houses. This tree is disturbing ZESA lines which cause some houses to experience electric shocks on walls and water taps.
This has affecting a number of houses and residents are afraid that one day we might lose lives through electrocution.
When the residents went to report to ZESA, they were told to go back to the city council. The residents are now confused because the two organisations are refusing to accept responsibility.</blockquote>
His remarks were echoed by another resident, Mildred Ndlovu who said they have for a long time been pleading with ZESA and BCC to cut the tree but no action has been taken so far.
Ndlovu said Each time they get in contact with either water or any metal object, they experience electrical shocks adding that the vibration from the power line at times is also unbearable.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/electricity-conducting-tree-torments-residents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe</a>

ZESA, BCC Evade Duty As Tree Interferes With Power Line

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has joined friends and family members mourning <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/10/25/rapper-cal-vin-dies-after-hit-and-run-car-accident/">the tragic death of Cal Vin</a>, New Zimbabwe reports. This was revealed in a statement that was released by Bulawayo Mayor Councilor Solomon Mguni who sent condolences to the Nhliziyo family.
The statement by BCC reads in part:
<blockquote>The City joins the Nhliziyo family, Bulawayo and the nation at large in mourning and celebrating the life of the talented and illustrious son of the City of Kings.
The untimely passing of Cal Vin has robbed Bulawayo and the world of a promising musician and artiste who embodied the role of Bulawayo as a cultural hub.
We are sad to lose a selfless member of the community who strive despite numerous challenges to share his outstanding talent and nurture upcoming musicians.
Our greatest sympathy goes to the Nhliziyo family. The City’s creative arts sector is poor without him. May his soul rest in peace,</blockquote>
Cal Vin died yesterday morning after a hit and run driver driving a White Mazda Familia car ran over him a few meters away from his home in Luveve.
South African rapper <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/10/25/cassper-nyovest-mourn-cal-vin/">Cassper Nyovest also mourned The Luveve Boy</a> as he was referred to by his fans.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/bulawayo-mayor-leads-tributes-for-late-popular-musician-cal-vin/">New Zimbabwe </a>

Bulawayo City Council Mourns Cal Vin

42 Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have reportedly teamed up to help Bulawayo resolve its water crisis following an outbreak of Dystenry and Typhoid in the city that killed 13 people early last month, the Daily News reports.
The matter came to light in a council report that states that:
<blockquote>In response to the diarrhoea outbreak in the City of Bulawayo: World Vision Zimbabwe (WVZ) had been awarded a grant for emergency projects by Start Fund UK. Start Fund UK was part of a consortium made of 42 Non-Governmental Organisations which sought to strengthen the humanitarian aid system.</blockquote>
The emergency Water Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) programme reportedly started on 5 July and  US$193 878 has been set aside towards mitigation of the crisis. The project is concentrating on Luveve, Mpopoma, Iminyela and Old Pumula high-density suburbs.
The project according to the publication will see:
<blockquote>12 by 5 000 litres reserve water storage tanks being installted, 1 000-litre water kiosks in the communities being established, 110 000 litres of water through bowsers being delivered every five days, procurement and distribution of disinfectants and cleaning agents and hygiene awareness campaigns among others.</blockquote>
Other NGOs like Care International Zimbabwe, DanChurchAid and Plan International also contributed to the program.
More: <a href="https://dailynews.co.zw/as-42-ngos-team-up-to-fight-byo-water-crisis/">Daily News </a>

42 NGOs Team Up To Help BCC Solve The Bulawayo Water Crisis

A former Bulawayo City Council senior engineer who spoke to the Chronicle on condition of anonymity has blamed BCC for the outbreak he said was caused by the council’s decision to embark on a stands infill project which strained the suburb’s amenities used to provide reticulation services to Luveve.
Speaking to the publication, the former engineer said:
<blockquote>
The creation of infill stands has seen open spaces in the form of green belts, parks, sports fields, powerline and major water pipe servitudes disappearing.
Open spaces in Bulawayo’s old suburbs are under immense pressure from developers who are working in cahoots with planners and engineers who connive to ignore laid down procedures to approve housing plans and water mains designs which compromise the safety of the natural environment and proper function of existing services for these suburbs which were not designed to accommodate the additional demand exerted by infills.
Sadly, some of the expansion in and around Luveve has been ad-hoc and therefore haphazard resulting in challenges faced by residents including flash flooding even with minimal rains, potholed roads, inefficient transport movement causing congestion and poor safety, burst sewers and water pipes, contaminated water, overcrowding and the risk of communicable diseases.
Bulawayo Sewerage, Drainage and Water by laws (SI 390/1980) stipulate the following inter alia: that council shall supply and install a metre to all premises where it has agreed to supply; the quantity of water so registered shall be paid for by the consumer in accordance with the prescribed tariffs; no person shall construct any building or other structure over a water main or in such a manner as to be likely to interfere with or endanger a water main; no person may divert, re-align, open or take any action which might injure, endanger or destroy a water main.
It should be noted that the haphazard and unplanned sprouting of infills on land previously set aside as servitudes for major pipelines and other services such as electricity, roads, sewer mains, telecommunications has seen the above by-laws being ignored by greedy and cunning council technocrats working in cahoots with councillors. 
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Bulawayo residents have filed a class action civil suit against the council after the outbreak killed 13 people and infected over 1500 others.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/bcc-to-blame-for-luveve-contamination/">Sunday News</a>

BCC's Stands Infill Project To Blame For The Luveve Typhoid And Dysentery Outbreak - Former Council Engineer

ZINWA has reportedly hiked water tariffs for raw water drawn from Mtshabezi Dam one of the only 3 operational water sources for Bulawayo by 1979%, Sunday News reports. The water tariffs went up from $0.29 per kilometre to $6.18 per kiloliter.
This was revealed in a letter from ZINWA which reads in part:
<blockquote>Please be advised that the raw water tariff for Mtshabezi water will be reviewed to $6,18 per kilolitre . . . this has been necessitated by the general increase in prices with particular reference to electricity and spares for repairs and maintenance. The tariff will be reviewed after three months, if there are substantial movements of prices of critical inputs</blockquote>
In light of the development, the council is also considering increasing tariffs to residents who receive water from the dam in order to minimise making a loss. This was revealed in a report by the council which stated that:
<blockquote>When council supplies water to Zinwa, it would have added value to it such as treating and pumping. Thus, council’s value addition should be over and above the cost of purchasing raw water. This talks to the need for council to review all its tariffs as costs keep increasing.
If council is getting Mtshabezi raw water and pumping it to Mbalabala Barracks, it is incurring a loss of $4,55 per kilolitre. The loss suffered by council for raw water billed to Mbalabala Barracks in March and April 2020 amounts to $317 035.</blockquote>
ZINWA manages the entire country’s water bodies. Bulawayo residents are enduring a 144 hours water-shedding routine as the city battles to provide water to all residents at the same time due to a number of reasons.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/bulawayo-water-charges-up-by-2-000pc/">Sunday News </a>

ZINWA In A 1979% Mtshabezi Dam Raw Water Tariffs Hike

Residents of Mpopoma-Pelandaba, high-density suburb of Bulawayo are reportedly resisting a government move to relocate returnees from Bulawayo Polytechnic to Rio hostel in the residential area.
The move comes after last week the government announced that all tertiary institutions which have been serving as quarantine centres in the city and other parts of the country will be disinfected in preparation for the re-opening of schools.
Residents however are of the conviction that the move will expose them to the coronavirus. Area councillor, Donaldson Mabuto told <a class="vglnk" href="http://newzimbabwe.com/" rel="nofollow">NewZimbabwe.com</a> weekend that the government should have consulted residents on the issue. He said:
<blockquote>I have just heard through rumours that returnees from Bulawayo Polytechnic will be relocated to Rio hostel.
As the councillor for the area, I have not been officially informed about this decision but what I can say is that there is a lot of uneasiness among residents over this issue.</blockquote>
He added that the government has the duty to educate the residents about measures if any, which have been put in place to protect the residents from getting the virus.
This comes amid reports that some returnees in quarantine centres escape to buy food and come back.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/residents-opposed-to-bulawayo-covid-19-quarantine-facility-close-to-their-homes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe</a>

"Govt Should Have Consulted," Residents Oppose Plan To Bring Quarantine Centre Close To Homes 

The Minister of Local Government and Public Works, July Moyo updated Cabinet on the Gastrointestinal disease outbreak in Luveve, Bulawayo where a total of 1 798 cases had been attended to both at home and clinic.
A total of thirteen deaths been recorded to date prompting residents to plan suing Bulawayo City Council (BCC) which is accused of pumping dirty water to the suburb.
Moyo told the cabinet that Government is carrying out the following interventions:
<blockquote>I. Waiving of water-shedding in the affected area; 
II. Risk communication and community engagement; 
III. Waiver of user fees for cases fitting the Gastro-Intestinal disease case definition; 
IV. Distribution of oral rehydration salts and placing neighbouring health facilities on high alert; 
V. Conducting house-to-house surveys to actively find more diarrhoea cases; 
VI. Collecting water samples for analysis; and 
VII. Following up on community deaths with Luveve Police Station.</blockquote>
Sunday news reports that preliminary tests conducted by experts engaged by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) suggest that the local government authority – <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/07/07/preliminary-tests-show-bcc-could-be-at-fault-in-luveve-water-contamination/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BCC, could be at fault in the Luveve Water contamination.</a>
Over 1500 people, including 13 deaths, have reportedly been affected by the disease believed to be Typhoid and or Dysentry.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/twenty-third-cabinet-decision-matrix-7-july-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZBC News</a>

Govt Interventions To Address The Gastrointestinal Disease Outbreak In Bulawayo

Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has revealed that the water which was pumped to Luveve Surburb in Bulawayo which caused a Typhoid and Dysentry outbreak that killed 13 people was tested and it was discovered that it contains human waste particularly faces, Sunday News reports.
Moyo said this in an interview with the publication when he said:
<blockquote>Once the outbreak occurred, the underlying causes were identified, these being the water which was not available, there was also contamination where it was demonstrated that some of the water had faeces which was beyond the standards that are allowed by the Standards Association of Zimbabwe</blockquote>
Moyo also said they had dispatched EMA to conduct their own investigation too so that the Government can be guided in responding to the outbreak that resulted in 1 798 confirmed Typhoid and Dysentery cases and 13 verified deaths:
<blockquote>We have also dispatched experts from the Environmental Management Agency to conduct its own investigations, to help guide our response. We now know that the treatment of water and that of sewage has largely contributed to the outbreak. The city and the Government are now working to correct the anomaly so that we give comfort to our residents.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Bulawayo Progressive Residents’ Association (BPRA) has approached the courts in a bid to compel BCC to release the outbreak’s vital information so that they can use it in a lawsuit against the council.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/human-waste-found-in-council-water-as-death-toll-climbs-to-13/">Sunday News </a>

Bulawayo Water Contaminated With Human Waste - Report

Bulawayo’s typhoid death toll has risen to 13 after a Grade Four primary school pupil succumbed to the illness.
The tragedy was announced by the chairperson of the Community Action Group for Good Governance, Nikiwe Ncube Tshabalala while addressing members of the media on Friday. She said:
<blockquote> We are appalled by the ongoing deaths in Bulawayo. So far 13 cases of typhoid have been recorded with the most recent one being of a Grade Four pupil who passed away yesterday (Thursday). The issue is really sad.
With a spate of deaths related to water-borne diseases, we saw it fit that we take action as Bulawayo citizens because we realise this outbreak can affect anyone.</blockquote>
Tshabalala urged Bulawayo residents to join hands to address the issue bedevilling Luveve, a suburb in the second-largest city in the country.
She also accused the Bulawayo City Council of being arrogant and denying responsibility.
Bulawayo is facing an acute shortage of water that has seen the local government authority rationing water, a measure that has seen most suburbs getting water for only 144 hours per week.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/bulawayos-typhoid-death-toll-rises-to-13/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe</a>

Bulawayo's Typhoid Death Toll Rises As Grade 4 People Dies

Bulawayo City Council has identified a site where it intends to construct a new modern Stadium that conforms to Fifa and Confederation of African Football (CAF) standards.
This comes amid reports that installation of new bucket seats at Barbourfields Stadium will see its carrying capacity reduced to 12 000.
Councillor Felix Mhaka suggested that the local government authority either demolishes Luveve or White City Stadium.
Responding to an inquiry by Mhaka on the refurbishment works being done at Barbourfields Stadium, an assistant director in the department of housing and community services confirmed the development which is also in a report that is carried in the latest council minutes.
He added that considerations for a new stadium were already underway and a new site for the facility had been identified although the exact location of the site was not mentioned.
The local government authority embarked on a refurbishment of Babourfields after the CAF had condemned the stadium together with all stadia in the country.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/just-in-new-stadium-for-bulawayo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a>

BCC To Construct New State Of The Art Stadium In Bulawayo

A post-mortem of some deceased Bulawayo residents has shown that they succumbed to typhoid amid claims that the water by Bulawayo City Council is not safe for drinking.
Reports suggest that three children in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb have since died from diarrhoea after drinking unsafe water pumped by the local government authority.
Meanwhile, BCC Health Services director Dr Edwin Sibanda said following complaints from residents they had collected water samples from the area and swabs from residents that had diarrhoea and sent them to the laboratory for testing and were awaiting the results.
The local authority issued a statement on Friday saying samples collected from municipal sampling points in the same area had satisfactory water quality.
More: Zenzele Ndebele

PICTURE: Post-mortem Suggesting Bulawayo Residents Died Of Dirty Water

A post-mortem of some deceased Bulawayo residents has shown that they succumbed to typhoid amid claims that the water by Bulawayo City Council is not safe for drinking.
Reports suggest that three children in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb have since died from diarrhoea after drinking unsafe water pumped by the local government authority.
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Meanwhile, BCC Health Services director Dr Edwin Sibanda said following complaints from residents they had collected water samples from the area and swabs from residents that had diarrhoea and sent them to the laboratory for testing and were awaiting the results.
The local authority issued a statement on Friday saying samples collected from municipal sampling points in the same area had satisfactory water quality.
More: Zenzele Ndebele

<blockquote>PRESS RELEASE
The City of Bulawayo has received complaints on suspected contamination of drinking water from residents. When complaints are received by the Municipality, the water quality teams which include the Water Quality laboratory and Environmental Health officers are dispatched to take samples, test and recommend correctional measures.
In the instance of Luveve and all other areas where reports have been received, the teams were dispatched to test for quality. Duc to water-shedding, samples were taken from the containers (buckets) in the households which were being used for potable use. The results of these were unsatisfactory indicating bacterial presence. The teams were dispatched to these areas to conduct awareness and education campaigns on water storage and safety.
Samples were collected from Municipal sampling points in the same areas and the water quality was satisfactory. There was notable inconsistency between the two sources (Household and Municipal Water) hence the encouragement by the City of Bulawayo for residents to boil their drinking water especially during the period of intermittent water supply.
Rectal swabs were also taken and sent to the Laboratory and nothing was detected in terms of notifiable diseases such as Cholera and Typhoid. The City is yet to receive a report from the other laboratories and health facilities as specified in the Public Health Act on notifiable diseases.
We have teams on the ground that are currently investigating the source of the diarrhoea! outbreak and we are also liaising with various medical institutions in the City.
The City of Bulawayo continues to monitor water quality, ensure corrective measures as per norm where there are irregularities and also advises residents to take precautionary measures by using safe sources of water for potable use.
Residents are encouraged to use appropriate containers in storing water, store water safely, practise good hygiene especially in handling water and boil water for drinking.
What containers should be used to store water,
• Water should be collected and stored in thoroughly sanitized food-grade plastic or glass containers.
• First, wash the inside and outside of each container with soap and hot water.
• Finally, rinse thoroughly with plain clean water.
• Avoid using milk containers because they can be hard to clean. Bacteria can grow quickly in a milk container contaminating the water stored in it.
CHRISTOPHER DUBE TOWN CLERK 12 June 2020
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FULL TEXT: Bulawayo City Council On Suspected Contaminated Water In The City

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