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Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart on Tuesday hinted that the local authority is considering recycling water from the heavily polluted Khami Dam as a potential solution to the city’s water crisis.
During the Wet Skills Foundation ceremony, Coltart suggested that the city could take inspiration from the City of London in the United Kingdom, which recycles water up to 20 times a day. Said Coltart (via <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/local/article/200032792/coltart-proposes-khami-dam-as-panacea-to-water-crisis">Southern Eye</a>):
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To the south-west of the city, we have Khami Dam whose water people will not drink because they think it is filthy and yet the quality of that water can easily be enhanced. So there are many solutions that are open to us.
We understand that in the context of the city, there are a variety of aspects that involve the problem of water. It is not just the construction of dams and the construction of efficient water delivery systems, [but] it is also the recycling of water.
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However, Bulawayo residents have long resisted the drawing of water from Khami Dam, citing contamination issues, including allegations of human remains and raw sewage.
In response to Coltart’s remarks, Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairperson Winos Dube said that there was a need to conduct extensive consultations before residents would consider accepting the proposal. He said:
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Water from that place is not highly recommended for human consumption. Sometime during the liberation struggle, bodies were dumped there. Residents also believe that the water is contaminated with sewage from the suburbs.
Why don’t they just come up with an irrigation scheme? However, the issue is a bit tricky because residents believe that if they water their vegetables with the water, even the vegetables will become contaminated.
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Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) chairperson Stephen Nkomo raised concerns about the council’s ability to effectively purify water to ensure it is safe for drinking. Said Nkomo:
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We want to have a demonstration and see the water for ourselves so that residents can gain confidence on whether the council can clean that water so that it is safe enough to drink.
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Nkomo agreed with Coltart’s perspective that recycling water is a beneficial approach, suggesting that the water could be utilised for irrigation and maintaining council lawns rather than for human consumption.
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Bulawayo Mayor Coltart suggests recycling water from polluted Khami Dam to solve water crisis. The City of London recycles water up to 20 times a day. Residents are concerned about contamination from human remains and sewage. Residents' associations want thorough consultations before accepting the proposal. Mayor Coltart believes recycling water can be beneficial, but some residents worry about safety for human consumption. Demonstrations are needed to ensure the water is purified correctly. Some suggest using recycled water for irrigation and maintaining lawns instead.

Mayor Coltart Proposes Recycling Water From Khami Dam

The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has warned the decommissioning of the Bulawayo thermal power station will result in job losses in the city.
This comes after the Government announced plans to decommission the 77-year-old power station last year, saying it is now too old.
According to a position paper titled “Socio-economic implications of the decommissioning of the Bulawayo thermal power station on residents”, prepared by Wayne Malinga, an academic and development practitioner, BPRA said jobs will be lost and the family set-up will be negatively affected. <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/theindependent/business-digest/article/200022564/byo-thermal-power-station-decommissioning-to-hit-jobs">It reads in part</a>:
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Job losses are going to be experienced by both the residents of Bulawayo and also employees of ZESA working at the thermal power station.
For the residents, those working in industries and any other businesses highly dependent on electricity for operations will be adversely affected.
Meanwhile, the ZESA employees will suffer retrenchment and, in some instances, get transfers with their families experiencing moves to new areas or workstations.
The family setup is going to be affected given that children would have to start afresh in terms of seeking admission to new schools amongst a few things.
Financially, there is no money to run the plants not only in Bulawayo but across the country and over 600 employees are likely to lose their jobs or get transferred.
At the present moment, vacancies that emerge within the power utility are given to outsiders instead of employees working in these power plants.
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The paper also said the decommissioning of the plant will result in power outages, a loss of a cultural or historical landmark, further de-industrialisation, withdrawal and failure to attract investors, and disturbed water supplies, among others.
The paper said the Government should refurbish, instead of dismantling the power plant.
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Decommissioning Bulawayo Power Station To Result In Job Losses - BPRA

Bulawayo residents have condemned the ongoing recalls of elected political representatives by the opposition.
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) said that the recalls are a violation of citizens’ right to choose their representatives, reported <a href="https://cite.org.zw/bpra-slams-recalls-of-elected-officials/">CITE</a>.
This comes after one <a href="https://pindula.co.zw/Sengezo_Tshabangu">Sengezo Tshabangu</a>, who claims to be the interim secretary general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), recalled 15 parliamentarians and 18 councillors, 12 of whom are from Bulawayo.
Speaking during an X-space organised by Accountability Lab Zimbabwe, BPRA Communications Officer, Duduzile Mathema said:
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Recalls came in as a surprise, particularly to the people who had exercised their voting rights on election day between 23 and 24 August 2023 through being able to elect their preferred candidate.
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The Executive Director of Community Podium, Nkosikhona Dibiti stated that the people suffer needlessly as politicians engage in factional fights. Said Dibiti:
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While they fight, the grass is the one that suffers, which is in this case the citizens and the electorate who chose their leaders.
They are the ones who had another forced opportunity to re-do it again by way of voting again…
You look at Bulawayo, it has the least registered in Zimbabwe, and having a conversation about voting again is another thing.
The by-elections in Bulawayo are the worst, the turnout is the worst ever.
Some of these things we have no answers to the electorate, political parties should do something about that and ensure that as they fight their own fights they are able to deal with them internally without affecting the electorate.
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The 12 Bulawayo councillors that were recalled by Tshabangu, include; the deputy mayor, Councillor Donaldson Mabuto, Clr Shepherd Dube (ward one), Clr Nkosinathi Hove Mpofu (ward six), Clr Takunda Felix Madzana (ward 18), Clr Simbarashe Dube (ward 20), Clr Tinevimbo Maphosa (ward 21), Clr Thobeka Mmeli Moyo (ward 22), Clr Arnold Batirai (Ward 24) and also proportional representation councillors, Clr Sarah Cronje, Clr Tabeth Mhizha, Clr Dorcas Sibanda and Clr Zibusiso Tshongwe.
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Bulawayo Residents Condemn Recall Of Elected Officials

Bulawayo residents have urged the government to clamp down on alleged corruption at passport offices in Zimbabwe’s second-largest city.
Residents allege that some senior registry officers were building palatial houses in the city from the proceeds of corruption.
Registry officials from the lowest-ranked worker to the senior management level are reportedly involved in corrupt practices.
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) secretary Bekithemba Dube told the <a href="https://newsday.co.zw/southerneye/news/article/200007709/corruption-at-passport-offices-riles-residents">Southern Eye</a> on Friday that the government has to do something to eradicate corruption at Bulawayo passport offices. He said:
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The issuance of electronic passports had brought hope to the end of corruption by the registry officials.
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The residents had embraced the efficiency witnessed at the beginning, but now the old ways have returned much to the dismay of prospective registry document seekers.
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Residents tell us that these corrupt activities are being fuelled by the officials working in cahoots with touts; this is tarnishing the image of the ministry and the government as a whole.
We are, therefore, calling for stiffer penalties on the would-be perpetrators.
Registry documents are a right enshrined in section four of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
Anyone denying residents access to those universal rights is an enemy of humanity.
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An insider who spoke to the publication claimed that desperate passport applicants were being made to pay at least US$10 just to collect the documents. Said the insider:
Acting registrar-general Henry Machira told Southern Eye that they will investigate the allegations.
<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">More: Pindula News</a>

Residents Urge Govt To Eradicate Corruption At passport Offices

Bulawayo residents have accused Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) workers of demanding bribes for them to repair electrical faults.
ZETDC workers are supposed to fix electric faults free of charge but reports suggest that some of them are demanding cash from residents before they attend to faults.
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) chairperson Ambrose Sibindi confirmed receiving complaints from residents. He said:
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Residents say they are experiencing serious challenges with ZESA staff. They claim that ZESA employees are demanding bribes before they attend to faults.
We have been telling residents to report such cases or to arrest those ZESA employees defrauding people. It is their duty to fix faults.
As an association, we will be writing to ZESA on behalf of residents and urge them to supervise their workers to ensure such bad practices come to an end with immediate effect.
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ZETDC western region general manager Lloyd Jaji said such behaviour from the company’s employees is unacceptable. He said:
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Residents should report such incidents. We attend to faults free of charge, what our employees are doing is wrong, and I call upon the residents to report such incidents.
We are also determined to partner with the residents to set traps for these people and catch them.
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Nkulumane resident Thembekile Gumbo alleged that she had to pay US$20 in order to have an electric fault at her house fixed. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006788/zesa-workers-in-bribes-storm">NewsDay</a>

ZESA Workers Accused Of Demanding Bribes From Residents

Recent road accidents involving Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses in Bulawayo have raised the ire of residents who were already unhappy with the parastatal’s monopoly over urban public transport.
This comes after two ZUPCO buses were involved in separate road accidents in the city early this week.
On Monday evening a 33-year-old woman died on the spot while four other people were injured at Pick n Pay Hyper after a ZUPCO bus driver lost control of the bus and ploughed into people waiting for transport to take them home.
Then on Wednesday around 7 PM, one person died along Masiyephambili Drive while six others got injured in an accident involving a ZUPCO bus and a truck.
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) secretary for administration, Thembelani Dube said:
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The ZUPCO monopoly is not coping with the demand and as a result the servicing of those buses and kombis under the ZUPCO franchise is questionable, hence the unfortunate incidents that have occurred: one next to Pick n Pay and near Fambeki (Magetsini area) where precious lives were lost and some injured.
Allow all players to partake in providing the service to the commuting public.
The market forces will come into play and residents will always have the capacity to make their choices.
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Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) coordinator, Khumbulani Maphosa, said most of the ZUPCO buses are not roadworthy. Said Maphosa:
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Eight months ago, during a CITE interview, I said the ZUPCO idea was a disaster already happening and it looked like an unnecessary attack on the government policy by then.
Let’s face the reality, we don’t have a public transport system, this ZUPCO monopoly is a disaster already happening.
These buses are not serviced and I don’t understand why they are on the road and where is VID (Vehicle Inspection Department)?
Someone, there is sleeping on duty because the truth is these buses should not be on the road.
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Maphosa called on the Government to devolve the public transport system by ending the ZUPCO monopoly.
Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairman Winos Dube also expressed concern over the recent accidents. He said:
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The questions we are trying to find answers to are numerous, what’s the cause?
Could it be said that involved vehicles are not roadworthy? Are drivers not mentally sound for this critical service?.
All these are things we are made to assume are causes of these accidents that cost human lives at the end of the day.
We therefore as BURA call upon all involved in this transport industry to exercise extra caution as we do our work.
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In March 2020, the Government banned private transport operators from serving urban routes thereby creating a ZUPCO monopoly ostensibly to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/zupco-bus-accidents-worry-byo-residents/">CITE</a></h4>

ZUPCO Bus Accidents Worry Bulawayo Residents

Bulawayo residents have called on the government to block a proposal by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to splurge ZWL$25 million on a mayoral house.
A confidential letter that was leaked to the media recently showed that an interdepartmental committee recommended that the council construct a new house for the mayor in Selborne Park.
The proposal was not well-received by residents, with the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) complaining that they were not consulted.
In a letter to the local government minister July Moyo, BPRA coordinator Emmanuel Ndlovu said the way the decision was reached was against the tenets of good corporate governance. He wrote:
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BPRA is concerned by the level of negligence by BCC to consider a cost-benefit analysis as they have resolved to construct a new mansion instead of renovating an earlier identified house in Burnside whose cost would be at least 50% less than the new project.
Residents are also worried because the mansion was not mentioned in the 2021 budget. The decision by the local authority to virement funds from other accounts is a bad financial practice and is against the tenets of good corporate governance. It gives room for abuse of funds by public institutions.
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To fund the project, the interdepartmental committee proposed that ZWL$25 000 000 is to be virement from vote 0084/12244 ($16 200 000) and 0084/12245 ($8 800 000) to cater for building costs for the Mayoral house.
Ndlovu reiterated that the move goes against guidelines of the Public Finance Management Act as capital projects of that amount should be budgeted for and go through all processes which include public scrutiny via budget consultations.
He said the move is ill-timed considering the poor service delivery which is currently affecting the city.
<h4>More: <a href="https://cite.org.zw/bpra-wants-govt-to-reverse-byo-mayoral-house-project/">CITE</a></h4>

Residents Want Govt To Reverse Bulawayo Mayoral House Project

Bulawayo residents have expressed anger over Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) plans to parcel out a large commercial stand to Town Clerk, Christopher Dube.
The land allocation to Dube is part of his proposed conditions of service though he already has another stand adjacent to the one he has been offered.
In a letter to Town Lands and Planning Committee chair, Councillor Pilate Moyo on Friday, the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) queried why council officials were being given land when more 100 000 residents remain on the housing waiting list. BPRA coordinator, Emmanuel Ndlovu wrote:
<blockquote>We are in possession of minutes of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) held August 5, 2020. According to the minutes, this stand is adjacent to another piece of land (Stand No.14662) that Dube already owns after he was offered it for his initial contract of employment.
The value of the land in question is not stated, if ever this happened to be true then we are very disturbed and concerned with this growing trend of council officials given land when more than 121 000 residents remain on the housing waiting list with no prospects of receiving land.</blockquote>
Ndlovu alleged that there has been a noticeable trend between the Town Clerk and Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni doing each other favours at least reciprocal one after the other.
Respected journalist Nqaba Matshazi said BCC should get rid of Dube due to his warped sense of entitlement. He posted on Twitter:
<blockquote>That was the best way to protect Bulawayo’s vote. Get rid of that entitled man who kept saying I fought for this country. Thina sachazwa yinhlamba and missed the bigger picture.
People from Bulawayo were more interesting in Kambarami’s ethnicity and ignored very serious allegations against the town clerk.
All the guy offered were insults, entitlement, greed and corruption. They made their beds and now the town clerk is showing his true colours.</blockquote>
Dube has been offered stand number 14661 measuring 24407 hectares in Selbourne Park.
He became Bulawayo Town Clerk in 2016 and is now seeking an extension of his employment contract, which expires on September 30, 2020.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/furore-over-bulawayo-city-bosss-large-commercial-stand-gift/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Bulawayo Town Clerk Offered Another Humongous Piece Of Land

The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has filed an application at the High Court in Bulawayo challenging government’s decision to rename streets.
BPRA said that the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing ignored the proposals made by the City of Bulawayo and came up with a list of names that is different from that forwarded to it, which list is captured in the Statutory Instrument in issue.
BPRA contends that the Ministry of Local Government did not consider the provisions in section 4(2) of the ENABLING ACT before coming up with a raft of names that sought to impose on the City of Bulawayo and the citizens of this City of Bulawayo.
BPRA further argues that according to Section 4(2) of the Urban Councils Act, it is clear that the Minister of Local Government shall not alter any names in terms of subsection (1) unless he has consulted the owner of the land before the alteration is to take place. However, having a deep and abiding interest in such matters, Ministry of Local Government did not consult the City of Bulawayo about the alteration of the names.
The alteration of names of streets and buildings in any place is a very sensitive and personal affair which the enabling Act was alive to, by making it a condition precedent for consultations to take place with the owner of the land before it was done, BPRA said in its founding affidavit.
The affidavit concludes by stating that “Such actions and the resultant Statutory Instrument should be nullified for these reasons, at least to the extent that they purportedly affect the City of Bulawayo”.
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Bulawayo Residents Challenge Govt Decision To Rename The City's Streets

Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has expressed reservations on the Council decision to award former mayor Martin Moyo a mayoral car as part of his exit package. BPRA spokesperson Zibusiso Dube said
<blockquote>BPRA believes this indicates that the city council is out of touch with the reality and fails to understand the gravity of the matter pertaining economic hardships that have hit Zimbabwe and are bound to negatively affect Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s revenue collection.
BCC, which complains that low revenue collection is the cause of service delivery shortfalls, now seeks to virtually give away vehicles from its mayoral fleet, is indicative of a lack of sincerity, poor prioritisation of issues and lack of probity in the administration of Bulawayo’s financial resources.</blockquote>
<h3>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2018/12/byo-residents-complain-over-mayoral-perks/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Newsday</a></h3>

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