Kariba municipality which recently had water intake and pumping stations disconnected by the Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company {ZETDC} over a $39 million electricity bill has turned its plea on residents and other ratepayers in a bid to recover the debt.
This comes after the municipality had agreed with the Zimbabwe Power Company {ZPC} to clear the debt which saw power being restored.
Kariba is therefore calling all their residents and taxpayers to pay their debts of water to the council in time before they disconnect them.
“The Municipality of Kariba would like to advise its stakeholders, residents and ratepayers that the local authority will be disconnecting water on all properties with accounts that are in arrears with effect from Thursday 2nd September 2021,” said the local authority in a notice.
Residents have been given a two-day grace period to pay and negotiate a payment plan.
However, residents associations in the town urged residents to work towards clearing their debt but called on Kariba to ensure that they also target corporates.
