Zimbabwe's Harare Still Dogged By Water Crisis

The nation's two largest cities are experiencing serious water shortages after a major pipe that feeds the western suburbs had burst and flooded the pump house.

Urban Zimbabweans are struggling with water shortages.

  • Zimbabwe:   Harare Still Dogged By Water Crisis

    Zimbabwe Standard, 2 September 2012

    HARARE residents continue to be dogged by water shortages, with areas in the central business district and most residential suburbs having to endure frequent long-lasting water… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   When Will These Water Woes End?

    The Herald, 27 August 2012

    THE scarcity of clean, safe drinking water in Harare, and indeed, most parts of Zimbabwe is the new battleground for accelerated social distress and chaos. Enough cannot be said… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Water Woes Delay UZ Opening

    The Herald, 16 August 2012

    The University of Zimbabwe has postponed the opening of the 2012/2013 first semester to September 10 as perennial water shortages continue to plague the country's highest learning… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Water, Women Inseparable

    The Herald, 13 July 2012

    Driving around Chitungwiza late at night one weekend, I came across hordes of women carrying containers with water. While some were pushing wheelbarrows with varying sizes of… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Harare Water Woes Reach Critical Levels

    Financial Gazette, 2 August 2012

    WATER shortages ravaging the capital city have reached crisis levels with experts calling on government to declare the situation a national emergency. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Continues to Wreak Havoc in Harare

    Zimbabwe Standard, 29 July 2012

    AT least 162 people in Harare and Chitungwiza have been treated for suspected typhoid, as Zimbabwe battles a resurgence of the waterborne disease that wreaked havoc late last year. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid and Cholera Return

    UNIRIN, 27 July 2012

    More than 100 people in the Zimbabwean capital Harare and Chitungwiza, a dormitory town 35km southeast of the city, have contracted typhoid this month, and the dilapidated water… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Lack of Vision Has Led to Disease Outbreaks

    Zimbabwe Standard, 29 July 2012

    It's sickening to know that people in Harare and Chitungwiza are once again eating their own faeces. This has resulted in another outbreak of typhoid which has seen the number of… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Outbreak in City

    The Herald, 26 July 2012

    A typhoid outbreak has hit Harare and Chitungwiza, with at least 111 confirmed cases by yesterday. Read more »

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