Byo water points record spike in violence

THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has decried the sharp increase in cases of violence at water points in Bulawayo.

This was revealed yesterday following a survey conducted last year when Bulawayo was experiencing one of its worst water crises in years.

MIHR co-ordinator Khumbulani Maphosa told journalists during the presentation of the report that Bulawayo’s water shortages emanated from a leadership crisis, resulting in the Zimbabwe National Water Authority failing to provide bulk water.

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