Zimbabwe: Zinwa Cuts Water Supplies to Prison

About 500 inmates at the Marondera Prison are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases after the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) disconnected water supplies over a $375,000 Bill.

The Herald reported Wednesday that the complex, which is also home to more than 150 prison staff including their families, has not had water since December 4th raising prospects of an outbreak of diseases such as cholera. The report quoted the officer in charge of the prison, Never Kambizi, saying that as a result of the cuts the prisoners and staff are now relying on two unprotected shallow wells specifically dug for that purpose.

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