They feel that the service providers are being insensitive as it is common knowledge that most Zimbabweans are either unemployed or earning salaries below the poverty datum line. The Progressive Resident’s Association has recommended that the two service providers meet with residents so that payment plans can be made and disconnections avoided.
Residents have also castigated the Zimbabwe National Road Authority for its failure to maintain roads in the city, despite getting funds from tollgates. ZINARA has also been accused of skewed allocation of funds for road maintenance. Nothing much has been done to fix potholes this year, and residents fear the situation could spiral out of control if the next rainy season begins and nothing has been done to deal with potholes.
The BPRA has held two public meetings to discuss ZBC television licences, as inspectors have been demanding payment of $50 for the license plus $20 fine for late payment. Residents say this is daylight robbery because BC programming is of very poor quality, characterised by repetition of programmes and political propaganda.
Most residents have resorted to satellite television as a result and refuse to pay for a service they are not accessing. They vowed to continue resisting payment until there was an improvement by ZBC.
Post published in: Zimbabwe News