Page 9 - Upper Ncema News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

By Bulawayo Correspondent THE City of Bulawayo is set to commission three of its main water supply dams which were decommissioned early this year after they had run out of water. The city decommissioned Umzingwane, Upper Ncema and Lower Ncema, leaving itself with only three water supply dams. Bulawayo is serviced by six dams. However, addressing journalists Monday, the city’s mayor Solomon Mguni said the water situation in city dams had slightly improved since the onset of the rain season. “The City of Bulawayo’s supply dams have received 28 million cubic meters of inflows since the ons...

Bulawayo shelves water shedding. . . intensifies debt collection Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council will this week temporarily shelve its excruciating water shedding programme to allow residents to enjoy the festive holiday. The city has been failing to supply adequate water to most suburbs resulting in a tight water shedding schedule, resulting in some areas only receiving the precious liquid as and when it is available. Some suburbs have not received tapped water for many months after the council indicated that it will only be able to supply the water if its supply dam...