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Outcome of public meeting held by BPRA
Bulawayo Progressive
Residents Association (BPRA)
July 13, 2011
On Sunday 10 July 2011 Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association
(BPRA) held a public meeting that was attended by 150 residents
from Nketa 9 at Mgiqika Primary School from 2pm to 5pm. The meeting
served to offer residents from ward 25 an opportunity to discuss
service delivery issues affecting them. Amongst the issues raised
at the meeting was the continued marginalisation of the people of
Matabeleland, arguing that people from the region are not given
equal opportunities to people in other regions in Zimbabwe. They
said due to this, people from the region had fewer job opportunities
due to nepotism with mostly people from Mashonaland getting jobs
as most companies are owned by outsiders. In the same vein, they
cited that children from Matabeleland had difficulty obtaining scholarships,
with mostly children from Harare and other areas of Mashonaland
getting them. They also alleged that even in Zimbabwean universities,
including NUST
and Lupane University which are located in Bulawayo, children from
Bulawayo and Matebeland were few with most students coming from
Mashonaland.
Residents of Nketa also accused the city council of selectively
disconnecting water for residents with outstanding bills. They said
there was corruption at the city council with those tasked with
disconnecting supplies for defaulting residents receiving bribes
in exchange for not disconnecting water supplies. The residents
called for the city council to stop corruption within its ranks
and ensure that residents are treated equally. Residents also complained
of poor refuse collection. They noted that even when BCC refuse
collection trucks come into the area, the council workers do not
collect all refuse, but select some items and leave others. This
leaves residents with no choice but to create illegal dump sites
in the streets, bushes and in trenches.
Delegates present
at the meeting were Member of Parliament
for Nketa, Seiso Moyo, ward 25 Councillor, Edward Ndlovu and BPRA
ward 25 committee.
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Progressive Residents Association fact
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