Zimbabwe: Councils Under Fire Over Water Crisis

Government will soon take punitive action against local authorities that do not deliver their mandate of supplying clean water to residents, while 5 percent of devolution funds should be channelled towards water infrastructure.

This comes after local authorities have failed to provide water to residents citing lack of chemicals, drought and low revenue collection from ratepayers.

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