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Service delivery update
Combined Harare
Residents Association (CHRA)
November 21, 2012
Water still
remains a scarce commodity in Harare and some parts outside Harare
such as Ruwa are now clocking two months without even a single drop
coming out of their taps. Due to this scarcity of water, media reports
have indicated that at least four people have died from typhoid
in Glen-view. Over the weekend, areas in the eastern side of town
mainly in Hillside, Mabvuku, Greendale and highlands had no water
from Friday until Monday.
Although the
Waste Management Department has purchased an additional 20 refuse
trucks to improve the refuse collection process; not much has really
changed; heaps of uncollected garbage are pilling in many suburbs
like Mufakose, Mbare and Dzivarasekwa. The Waste Management Department
is blaming this on shortages of fuel to effectively carry out their
job. Toilets at Mbare Msika have not been functioning as a result
of blockages hence people are now forced to walk beyond the bus
termini to relieve themselves.
ZESA argues
that the recent court judgment compelling the parastatal to revert
to tariffs which were charged before the September 1 2011 increment
will surely hurt electricity provision. This was felt on Monday
when most parts of the CBD and other areas that surround town especially
in Eastlea, Newlands, Hillside and Belvedere went for the whole
day without electricity.
Below is a service
delivery update for a few selected areas in Harare:
| |
Water
Supplies |
Electricity |
Sewer
Bursts |
Refuse
Collection |
Diarrheal
Diseases |
| Highfields |
Water cuts
for 5hrs a day |
Load shedding
for 2-3hrs a day since last week |
Scattered
cases. |
Collection
not as per schedule |
About 12
cases recorded |
| Mabvuku |
No water
supplies in areas around Matongo since October |
Electricity
is available |
Not reported |
Refuse
is being collected |
Scattered
cases reported at poly clinics |
| Mbare |
Water is
available |
Load shedding
for 3-4hrs a day |
Toilets
at Mbare Msika are blocked with water collecting behind the
toilets resulting in swamps |
Refuse
is being collected in the residential areas but little is being
done at the bus terminus |
None reported |
| Mufakose |
Water is
available only during the night but comes out dirty at times |
Electricity
is available |
None reported |
Refuse
is being collected |
15 cases
have been confirmed of diarrhea |
| Dzivarasekwa |
Water supplies
available only during the night at least four times per week. |
Electricity
is available |
None reported |
Refuse
has not been collected for the past 2 weeks |
15 cases
have been confirmed of diarrheal diseases but have been attended
to |
| Glen-View |
Water supply
is very erratic but consistent in areas 8 and 3 |
Electricity
is available but load shedding has resumed especially in the
evening |
None reported |
Refuse
is being collected |
Confirmed
diarrhea outbreak raising fears of typhoid and cholera outbreak
|
| Westlea |
Water is
available |
Electricity
is available |
None reported |
Refuse
has not been collected for the past 3 weeks |
None reported |
| Ruwa |
No water
supplies since the beginning of October |
Load shedding
for 3-4hrs a day |
None reported |
Refuse
is being collected |
None reported |
| Newlands |
Water is
available |
Electricity
was unavailable on Monday the whole day but normal supplies
have since resumed |
None reported |
Refuse
is being collected |
None reported |
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fact sheet
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