The Mayor and ward 22 Councilor, Thaba P. Moyo, updated residents on the Bulawayo City Council’s activities at Nkulumane Hall on Sunday 21 August at a meeting organized by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) ward structure. The Mayor informed residents about the status of service delivery in Bulawayo. He reported that the city council was fixing badly damaged roads ahead of the rainy season. The Mayor cited that Kami road, extending from the Nkulumane Shopping Complex towards Pumula, was under refurbishment as it is one of the worst main roads in the city as it is marred by potholes. He also announced that BCC had procured 68 cars, three ambulances and is still to buy three more and ten refuse collection trucks. Residents were very pleased to hear that all vendors will be required to register and that no authorities will be chasing them off their vending premises for whatever reason. The city council is also said to have procured sewerage equipment so residents can now be assured of a rapid response within 4 hours when there are burst or blocked of sewerage pipes. It was also reported that the city council has allocated six doctors in council clinics around the city including one dentist in Pelandaba. In addition to measures being taken to resuscitate the state of health in the city, the city council has engaged NGOs one of which has donated medication to some council clinics while another replaced old sewer pipes. With regards to public lighting, Mayor Moyo said Bulawayo is on 98% capacity in terms of lighting although BCC is currently looking for suppliers of tower light parts to refurbish the few that are not in good condition.
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