A lot of houses in the area are without electricity after the power utility disconnected electricity for non payment. Residents, however, feel ZESA is short changing them because they rarely have electricity. Some of the residents claim they have been paying amounts ranging between US$20 and US$30 per month since the country adopted the multi-currency system.
“ZESA is playing games with the residents. We are forking out a lot of money to buy firewood and paraffin because most of the time there is no electricity. Now they have disconnected and are demanding outrageous amounts. I would rather continue using firewood than pay them,” said Prudence Ngwenya, a resident in the area.
Another resident, Loveness Choto said since the inception of the multi-currency system she has been paying US$20 every month.
“Honestly I do not understand because they are saying I owe them money dating back to 2007 which they have converted to United States dollars. This is not fair,” said Choto.
The residents who besieged the ZESA offices were mainly women, some of whom were holding placards denouncing the power utility. ZESA staff locked themselves in their offices.
Efforts to get a comment from Fullard Gwasira, the company’s chief executive officer, were unsuccessful.
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