Drink tap water at own risk: Mayor

By Tinotenda Munyukwi
HARARE mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has warned residents that it is now too risky to drink council tap water, as the local authority was pumping out partially treated water after running out of treatment chemicals over the past few weeks due to shortage of foreign currency.

Addressing stakeholders on the quality of water in the capital yesterday, Manyenyeni admitted that council had failed to secure adequate chemicals required in the water purification process due to the unavailability of foreign currency, hence the dirty water coming out of taps.

“Our claims that the water is chemically safe to drink will not hold if the residents cannot stand the sight of frothing or foaming, coloured water.

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