Bulawayo water unsafe

Bulawayo town clerk Middleton Nyoni has warned that the water-shedding programme recently introduced to control the city’s water usage could trigger a major health hazard owing to old infrastructure.

Nyoni recently wrote to mayor Thaba Moyo advising him of the looming health hazard, adding residents had already complained that water from their taps had turned brown.

In the letter, contained in the latest council report, Nyoni attributed the problem to rust that accumulates in the pipelines as a result of erratic water flow.

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