Online Reporter
Vusumuzi Dube, Deputy Radar Editor
THE City of Bulawayo has recorded a significant increase in water levels at its supply dams following the onset of the rainy season, with cumulative inflows increase now standing at 20,64 percent of the total system capacity.
This has seen the city’s dam levels being pegged at 53.91 percent full, as compared to 50.44 percent full during the same period last year.
In a statement, Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube said the city started receiving inflows into its supply dams on October 21, 2025, marking the beginning of the rainy season’s contribution to the city’s water sources.
“The City of Bulawayo started receiving inflows into its supply dams on Tuesday, 21 October 2025 following the onset of the rainy season. To date, the cumulative increase in dam levels due to the rains stands at 20,64 percent of the total system capacity,” he said.
Mr Dube noted that some of the dams have recorded notable increases, with Mtshabezi Dam currently spilling.
“Mtshabezi Dam is still spilling at 100.36 percent while Insiza Dam has recorded the highest cumulative inflows of 42,7 million cubic metres, marking the most significant individual dam storage increase so far this season,” he said.
He added that the local authority will continue monitoring water levels across the city’s supply dams as the rainy season progresses.
“The City of Bulawayo continues to monitor inflows across the other supply dams as the rainy season progresses,” said Mr Dube.
Bulawayo relies on a network of supply dams including Insiza, Mtshabezi, Inyankuni, Umzingwane, Upper Ncema and Lower Ncema to meet the city’s water needs. The latest inflows are expected to ease pressure on the city’s water supply system, which has faced periodic shortages due to recurrent droughts in recent years.
