Zimbabwe: Parliament Calls for State of Emergency Over Harare Sewage Crisis

Zimbabwe: Parliament Calls for State of Emergency Over Harare Sewage Crisis

Harare is facing a public health crisis as raw sewage continues to flow into rivers feeding Lake Chivero, the capital's main water source, a Parliamentary report has warned.

570 megalitres of raw sewage dumped into rivers daily as Zimbabwe's treatment system collapses

Parliament has revealed that only 20 of the country’s 63 sewage treatment plants are currently functional, resulting in the daily discharge of an estimated 570 megalitres of raw or partially treated sewage into the environment. This emerged in a report on water pollution hotspots in Harare and Chitungwiza compiled by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on […]

570 megalitres of raw sewage dumped into rivers daily as Zimbabwe’s treatment system collapses

This emerged in a report on water pollution hotspots in Harare and Chitungwiza compiled by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife and presented in Parliament on Thursday. The inquiry was prompted by an invitation from the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for legislators to witness first-hand the degradation of municipal wastewater infrastructure and its impact on primary water bodies. According to the rep…

Parliament Demands State of Emergency Over Harare's Escalating Sewage Crisis

Zimbabwe’s Parliament has called for an immediate State of Emergency in Harare, citing a severe and worsening sewage crisis that sees an alarming 80 megalitres of raw sewage discharged into the Mukuvisi River daily. The parliamentary resolution underscores the grave public health implications and environmental disaster unfolding in the capital city. Legislators expressed urgent concern […]

Zimbabwe MPs Call for State of Emergency Amid Worsening Sewage Crisis – Axadle

Zimbabwe’s wastewater crisis has deepened, with only 20 of the country’s 63 sewage treatment plants still operating, according to a report by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife.