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Council reduces water shedding
Chronicle Reporter
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday reduced the water shedding scheme from 96 hours to 72 hours per week with effect from yesterday.
In a statement, the city council’s senior public relations officer, Mrs Nesisa Mpofu said the move had been necessitated by some inflows into the city’s dams.
“We have reduced the water shedding schedule from 96 hours per week to 72 hours,” said Mrs Mpofu.
“This has been necessitated by some inflows into the city’s dams, which have brought overall combined percentage total from 37 percent as from the 31 December 2012 to 45 percent as at 7 February 2013.”
Mrs Mpofu, however, said the new water schedule was subject to change in cases of emergency and urged residents to use water sparingly.
Mali rebels launch guerilla attack on Gao
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Man jailed 20 years for sexually abusing niece
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Bulawayo City Council owed more than $92 million
Makhosi Sibanda
BULAWAYO City Council is now owed more than $92 million by Government, industries and residents.
According to the latest council report, the local authority is owed $92,6 million by various Government ministries, industries and commerce as well as residents as at 31 October 2012 up from $80 million the previous months.
The largest debtors to the council are residents who owe the local authority $63,6 million while commerce and industry owe about $23 million. Different Government ministries have a combined debt of about $6 million.
On the other hand the local authority owes its service providers more than $70 million as at 30 October.
The city’s largest creditor is the country’s power utility, Zesa, which is owed about $23 million.Schools gear up for athletics competitions
Sports Reporters
USHER Girls High School will on Thursday play host to this year’s edition of the Salvation Army Schools Association annual track and field competitions.