e of water management in the country, said the crisis was worsened after some water chemical firms refused to supply the chemicals after the Authority failed to clear outstanding debts. ZINWA owes about Z$1.5 billion to eight chemical supplying companies.
Water Resources Minister Munacho Mutezo confirmed Harare was facing severe water problems but sought to ease residents’ fears by telling state media on Sunday that the situation would improve in days after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gave ZINWA funds to buy pumps and chemicals.- ZimOnline
21.9.2006
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Water crisis hits Harare
HARARE - A serious water crisis has hit Harare with most suburbs in the city going for days without supplies after the national water authority failed to raise cash to buy critically needed water treatment chemicals.
Sources at the state-run Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA), in charg