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Chitungwiza community bulletin - April 2012
Chitungwiza Community Development Network
May 29, 2012

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Chitungwiza's water supply ran dry from Saturday 19 May until the early hours of Wednesday 23 May 2012.

The most affected parts were Zengeza 1 - 5 which usually receives fair sup-plies of water. To compound the problems, there are few boreholes and protected wells in Zengeza.

Tens of youths, women and children were seen waiting for water at the borehole that is near Zengeza 2 shopping Centre and another borehole that is owned by EL-Bethel Christian Tabernacle that is located along Mupfuti Street in Zengeza 1.

"I was here before 5 am and it's now 11am and I still hasn't accessed the waster and my kid is still at home as there is no water for her to bath and go to school. After all there is also no one to bath and feed her as I am still to get the water!" said Mrs Elizabeth Vambe of Zengeza 1.

Asked what can be done to solve the water crisis, she said the number of boreholes in each ward must be increased to at least five so that we don't spent much of our productive time fetching for water as this reduces our ability to fend for our families.

Tawanda Mutyabasa from Zengeza 2 said they usually have running water on their taps for two days a week and this has compromised their livelihoods situations as they are into informal economy as way of providing for his family.

At the time of going to the press water was restored but Chitungwiza Community Development Network urges families and households to boil their water or use water purification tablets to treat water before use to avoid contracting water-borne diseases like Cholera and typhoid whenever they use water from unprotected sources during the crisis periods.

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