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Natasha Sipindiye, Sunday News Reporter
THE Bubi Rural District Council has directed that every homestead and business operating within the local authority’s jurisdiction pay a once-off levy meant for the purchasing of a borehole drilling rig.
The council aims to purchase the rig by March next year. Bubi RDC chief executive officer Dr Patson Mlilo said every homestead will be required to pay US$20 while businesses will pay US$100. He said their target was to have not more than 100 homesteads sharing a single borehole.
“Our aim is that once we have purchased the rig, we drill at least 20 boreholes per month starting from March 2024. Once we start we expect every village to have enough boreholes where not less than 100 homesteads will be sharing one borehole. To achieve this, we need between US$300 000 to US$350 000 hence our decision for this once-off levy where each homestead will pay US$20 and businesses US$100 each. We also have plans to scoop some of our dams that have been silted,” said Dr Mlilo.
He said their goal was to push development in the district focusing on the provision of water, rehabilitation of the roads, improving health service delivery as well as the construction of more schools.
“So far, according to our plans, the council is going to build four classroom blocks next year and four teachers’ cottages. On December 6 there will be a groundbreaking ceremony at Clone More Primary School which is being taken over by Johane Marange Apostolic Church where they want to turn it into a state-of-the-art school.
“We also have realised that we need more schools in the district hence council has come up with an educational infrastructure development policy where we are encouraging stakeholders, churches and anyone who is willing to assist to build whatsoever infrastructure within our schools to help further develop them,” said Dr Mlilo.
Bongani Ndlovu