Zimbabwe: Destruction of Harare Wetlands Leading to 'Undrinkable' Water

The continued destruction of Harare's wetland areas, by way of various construction projects, is being blamed in part for the capital's undrinkable, unsanitary water supplies.

This is according to a local environmentalist and researcher, Professor Christopher Magadza, who said this week that the future of Harare's water supplies went hand in hand with the future of the wetlands. The Professor made the comments during a tour of some of the wetlands areas, most of which are in the process of being turned into residential stands, shopping malls and industrial sites. Twenty seven wetlands were recently gazetted for development purposes.

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