Residents demand debt audit

THE Community Water Alliance (CWA) says the $245 million owed to City of Harare by residents is an inflated figure and has called for a thorough debt audit first before ratepayers are forced to settle their outstanding bills.

Harare is owed about $600 million by ratepayers, but the main defaulters are government departments and corporates.

CWA leader Hardlife Mudzingwa said council was short-changing residents particularly those in high-density suburbs by giving them estimated bills based mostly on services that were never rendered in the first place like refuse collection and water.

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