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Weekly
City Watch
Combined Harare
Residents Association (CHRA)
February 17, 2010
Water
supply
Avenues
Area: Most blocks of flats experienced problems within
the last week as water was delivered in low pressure. As a result
only those who reside in the ground floors received supplies while
the rest had no water.
Sunningdale:
The houses that surround the Local District Office had no supplies
for the whole of last weekend.
Warren
park: Residents in Warren Park 1 are experiencing consistent
water cuts and they are now relying on the bore hole taps in the
Warren Park cemetery. However residents have had to spend hours
queuing for water in the cemetery.
Msasa
Park: The suburb entered its third week without water supplies.
Glen
Norah A: Residents went for six consecutive days without
water supplies during the past week. Most of them have resorted
to rain water collected in drainages in the area. Residents living
near Glen Norah Park have been going to get water from the dam in
the park. Residents living near Highglen road were fetching water
from Western Triangle and Cherima in Highfied.
Kuwadzana:
Erratic water supplies in most parts of the suburb with others going
for almost a week without water.
Residents in Glen Lorne,
Mandara, Masasa Park, Grange and Greendale have voiced their concern
at the persistent dry spells saying that those who have drilled
bore holes at their homes are in danger of going without water totally
as the bore holes are almost drying up due to scarcity of rainfall.
However other areas like Dzivarasekwa, Kuwadzana, Tynwald, Kambuzuma,
Highfield and Rugare have reported that supplies were more reliable
within the past week.
Water
quality
The quality remains poor
with isolated cases of diahorrea being reported in Mabvuku and Glen
View. Children have been the most affected.
Sewerage
The situation has generally
improved since the city of Harare started the refurbishment of sewer
and water infrastructure. However isolated cases of burst sewer
have been reported. There is a burst sewer pipe in Warren Park D
along 127th Street near Pfukwa Shopping Centre. Cases of burst sewer
pipes have also been reported in Highfield's Lusaka, Egypt
and Paradise suburbs.
Roads
The roads in the city
are generally infested with potholes that have continued to grow
in size due to lack of of attention. Although council has done some
work in some of the roads in the CBD, a lot of work still needs
to be done in renovating the roads so that they can be user friendly
to motorists. The trenches that have been dug by the council during
maintenance work have caused many accidents as they are sometimes
left open for long periods. Moreover, council maintenance workers
have, more often that not, failed to put danger warning signs at
these trenches to warn unsuspecting motorists, a situation that
has seen a number of motorists getting stuck in the trenches.
Refuse
collection
Mabvuku:
Residents have reported that refuse was last collected in February
2009. The piles of refuse have provided a conducive breeding ground
for mosquitoes and residents fear for their health. A huge pile
of refuse is accumulating behind the public toilet at Kamunhu Shopping
center (Mabvuku)
Mbare:
Mupedzanhamo Mbare Musika and Nenyere, Matapi, Shawasha and Matarerini
Flats are infected with sticky piles of uncollected refuse. Informal
dumping sites have also continued to mushroom in Mbare national
for example at Corner Mbirimi and Moeketsi streets, between Shato
and Munyanda roads as well as at Stodart grounds. The refuse dumps
at Mbare hostels are a health time bomb as children usually play
at these dumps. The same goes for Mbare Musika, which is a hive
for the sale of fruits and vegetables.
Kambuzuma:
Piles of uncollected refuse along Kambuzuma drive in section 3.
Sunningdale:
Sunningdale market and Sunningdale 3 turnoff.
Dzivarasekwa:
Dzivarasekwa 1, 2 and 3 Shopping centers, along Taderera Road and
also Dzivarasekwa bus terminus.
Residents, civic
organisations and NGOs have had to come up with initiatives to conduct
clean up campaigns as a stopgap measure to clear the informal dumping
sites. CHRA has worked with residents of Mabvuku, Largefarge and
Environment Africa to conduct clean up campaigns in Mabvuku-Tafara.
However, the dumping sites are sprouting again, as the city of Harare
has not complimented the efforts of residents by collecting refuse
in the area. CHRA is committed to the advocacy for good, transparent
and accountable local governance as well s lobbying for quality
municipal service delivery.
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fact
sheet
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