WATER supplies in Kariba are under immediate threat after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) disconnected electricity to all municipal water stations. The action was taken due to an unpaid debt of ZiG24 million. The Municipality of Kariba announced the power cut yesterday, warning that it would directly impact the city’s water pumping…
ZETDC switches off Kariba over debt
The local authority attributed the ballooning electricity bill to a sharp rise in defaulting residents and ratepayers, who collectively owe the council a staggering ZiG119.6 million in unpaid water and municipal service bills.