Tag: HARARE RESIDENTS TRUST

Harare City Fathers Accused Of Dining In Luxury Hotels While Residents Drink Poop Water

Michael Gwarisa

FAILURE by the City of Harare to consistently provide safe drinking water to its residents could trigger another wave of waterborne Diarrhoeal diseases if Central Government does not intervene,Harare Residents have warned. By Michael Gwarisa This call follows revelations that one of the leading hotspots of Cholera in the capital, Budiriro has gone for three years without water while almost all residential areas are experiencing perennial water supply interruptions and having dirty water pumped into their homes. Residents in most wards in the Capital are now relying on shallow wells…

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Harare Residents Concerned Over Rise In Child Sex Work and Drug Abuse

Michael Gwarisa

MOST Harare suburbs are experiencing a surge in cases of drug and substance and child sex work which many residents believe is being driven by the prolonged time the kids have spent outside learning institutions due to lockdown restrictions. By Michael Gwarisa Following the prolonged closure of schools due to recurring lockdown restrictions since 2020, most children have found solace in harmful practices such as sexual experimentation and drug and substance abuse. The massive job losses due to retrenchments and closure of some businesses during the lockdown have also impacted…

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Outrage, As Mabvuku Polyclinic Makes Residents Pay US$5 To Get Baby Cards

Patricia Mashiri

RESIDENTS in Mabvuku, a high density suburb east of Harare have expressed shock over alleged ludicrous demands being made by administrators at Mabuku Polyclinic, chief among them being the US$5 payment in order to obtain baby cards for new born babies. By Patricia Mashiri The clinic has also been making pregnant women pay US$10 towards scans but to the shock of residents, the facility has not been issuing receipts. Speaking to HealthTimes, Mr Michael Chideme, the Harare City Council Spokesperson however said they were investigating the issues being reported about…

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