Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter
HARARE residents are resisting Harare City Council’s plans to install prepaid water meters citing the local authority’s inability to provide adequate potable water.
In a statement, the Harare Residents Trust (HRT) said council needs to sort out its billing system first to ensure that there is accuracy in billing for services rendered.
“Residents expect the council to replace all the dysfunctional water meters and ensure regular water meter readings before even considering installing prepaid water meters,” reads the statement.
“Undertake intensive but staggered underground water pipe replacement to harness all the treated water.
“Council loses 60 percent of treated water through leakages and illegal connections on the water distribution network.”
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