Gweru women petition council over water

A WOMEN’s rights group has petitioned Gweru City Council demanding an urgent solution to the  water challenges bedevilling most parts of the city.

The petition by the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ), dated March 15, indicated that the majority of women, particularly in high-density suburbs, were resorting to unprotected sources of water, exposing their families to waterborne diseases.

“We are disturbed by the fact that for weeks now, many areas, in particular Mkoba 16, 17 and Ridgemont, have gone without water and women have resorted to seeking water from unsafe sources such as unprotected wells,” read the petition.

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