HARARE, Feb 28 (IPS) – Heavy rains in Zimbabwe and in the catchment areas of its major rivers in December and January have filled most of the country’s dams to capacity. Yet, many urban households do not have water.
Since the Zimbabwean government launched Operation Murambatsvina in 2005 the population density of Mabvuku, a suburb located 20 kilometres east of Harare’s central business district, has increased substantially. But, authorities did very little to upgrade Mabvuku’s water and sanitation system, built in the 1950s, to enable it to cope with the influx.
Read more: Tonderai Kwidini, IPS, 28 Feb 2008
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