Water crisis in Mhangura

and homesteads, depriv­ing those in the town. Mhangura has over the years relied on Manyame River for water, but dilapidated metal pipes have rendered the water unsafe for con­sumption. The local authority had moved to drawing water from Round Table Dam, but the source has since dried up. The coun­cil now wants to start drawing water from Alpha Dam.
In an interview after the Mhangura water board meet­ing recently, Manyame Catchment Area operations man­ager Engineer Alois Katsande said Zinwa was working hard to ensure resi­dents got water supplies.
“We have had to move from our tra­ditional Manyame River water source to Round Table Dam, but of late that dam has dried up and we are now try­ing to move to Alpha Dam to ensure that our people have water,” he said.
Erratic water supplies have seen some people in the town resorting to using the bush system as the toilets became unusable.
Efforts were also made to drill boreholes, but they have not been able to meet demand and the move by Zinwa is seen as key to resolv­ing the water crisis.