Zvakwana!! /Kwanele!! / Enough is Enough!!!

We the residents of Harare have suffered for so long zvakwana.  Enough of poor service delivery!!!

• Going for weeks without tap water. 
•  Semi treated, dark brown , frothy and foul smelling water coming out of taps when it does come.
• Erratic refuse collection were residents go for weeks rubbish piling in their homes.
• Lack of refuse collection has led to residents dumping rubbish everywhere including streams and thereby contaminating water bodies and polluting land.
• Numerous burst sewer pipes that are not being repaired.
• Traffic lights that have not been working for years endangering motorists and pedestrians alike.
• Potholes so bad some roads have become impassable.  99% of Harare roads have potholes and are in a state of serious neglect.
• Street lights that have not been working for decades
• The list is endless. Council offices seem to have long closed for business.  Yet we are expected to pay for these services. Why?
• We object to:
• Paying for services that are not being delivered
• Paying exorbitant rates  yet services are not being delivered.
• Astronomical increase in rates in the last few months which we as residents do not understand.
• A billing system that is based on estimates . To us residents that is extortion!!
• We further object to a billing system that is in shambles. 
• We want a Council that takes the concerns of residents seriously for a change. We do not want a top down condescending ,paternalistic relationship with council.
• We want  transparent  participation of residents in council matters and all matters that affect us. We refuse to be used as window dressing to rubberstamp Council decisions such as the unpopular budget of 2022
• We want a council that is  accountable to citizens in the way that it runs its affairs as this  directly affects service delivery.
• Above all else we want an improvement in service delivery in ALL areas
• As residents we have suffered long and hard. Until when??  Kusvikira rinhi???. Sidhiniwe!!  ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!