Bulawayo mayor calls for action on three stalled water projects
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News (Zimbabwe)
The mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, has called for swift action on three major water infrastructure projects, warning that delays threaten the long-term security of Zimbabwe's second city, the daily Daily News reports.
The projects concerned are the upgrading of the Ncema water supply system, the construction of the Glass Block dam and the Gwayi-Shangani pipeline, presented as decisive for improving the city's access to water. Bulawayo, hit by recurring shortages, depends largely on these works to secure its supply. Summary: The mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, is pressing the authorities to speed up three water projects — the renovation of the Ncema network, the Glass Block dam and the Gwayi-Shangani pipeline — whose delays threaten the city's long-term supply. According to the Zimbabwean Daily News, he is calling for rapid decisions to secure the resource.
