Zimbabwe: An Urban Life Without Water

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In one section of Chitungwiza, an outer suburb of Harare, some children under 10 years old walk to the "toilet" at the same time. "But that is not possible," I tell my niece Shamiso and her husband Philemon.

"When there is no water, the kids have been trained to use the bush. Vana havanyare," says Shamiso, meaning the kids are not embarrassed about being seen using the bush as a toilet in public.

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