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Bulawayo residents call for a review of the Electricity Act
Bulawayo Agenda
February 22, 2010

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Bulawayo - Civil servants in Bulawayo have heeded to the call from the unions to go back to work to institute a sit in as a form of industrial action. The unions over the weekend communicated the new position to servants calling on them to report for work on Monday. They however noted that the call was not signaling the end of the industrial action.

Bulawayo residents have called on the members of parliament and cabinet ministers to review the country's Electricity Act. Speaking at a residents meeting, organized by Bulawayo Agenda in partnership with Bulawayo Progressive Resident Association (BPRA), held over the weekend Mabutweni residents said there is need for government to change the Electricity Act that requires residents to pay bills even if there is no electricity. The residents, most of whom have fixed meters, complained that they have to pay for a full months' bill electricity that they do not use because of the rigorous load shedding timetable.

Lupane - Community members are still concerned about the constitution making process and they have called on civic society organisations to unite and alert them on the goings on about the constitution, as they still feel sidelined in the process.

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• The Bulawayo Agenda Gender and Development Department will continue with the women's consultation meetings on the constitution making process. Tomorrow consultations will be held today at Pumula, Mpopoma and Lobengula.
• On the 24th of February 2010, the Gender and Development Department will be heading to Ntabazinduna where the women's consultation meetings will take place.

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