Epping Forestry project 88% complete: BCC

Bulawayo City Council has revealed that the Epping Forest water project is now 88% complete, contrary to recent reports that the contractor had downed tools over non-payment.

Two weeks ago, town clerk Christopher Dube said council had exhausted the US$33 million received from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for various projects, a move that had forced work on the Epping Forest water project to stall after contractors pulled out over non-payment.

He was responding to questions sent to him by the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) on how council had used money under the AfDB scheme.

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