In a move that has exposed Harare City Council as a victim
of its own failure, the authority was this morning forced to shut down its
Rowan Martin offices in the central business district due to non-availability
of water.
When The Herald news crew visited the offices, scores of
workers were seen leaving the building as they took an early day away after
taking instructions from their officials to do so.
Some of the workers who spoke on
condition of anonymity confirmed that they had been operating without tap water
for some days now, posing a serious health hazard to them.
“We were served with letters announcing that should go home
today until further because we have not been receiving tap water for the past
few days.”
The city’s acting corporate communications manager Mr
Innocent Ruwende said that there was a fault and only key skeletal staff would
remain operational while the water department attends to the situation.
The city has been battling a crippling potable water
shortage for the past two years as it has failed to buy water treatment
chemicals. Herald
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