Residents from Bulawayo’s 29 wards have expressed disappointment towards the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for its continued failure to deliver its services diligently. Most high density suburbs are marred with illegal dumpsites due to the fact that the city council is failing to collect refuse frequently and efficiently. Most residents are therefore forced to keep rubbish heaped in their yards. As the heaps grow bigger residents then resort to dumping the refuse in bushes or trenches around the suburb. While there is a fine for embarking on environmentally unfriendly activities like dumping refuse on undesignated places in residential areas, policing on the ground is minimal, hence the proliferation of rubbish dumps in residential areas. This is an imminent health hazard especially considering that the rainy season has just started. Cholera, a scourge that has previously hit the country, could strike again. Residents also complained that the city council was giving ground for multiple problems to occur. If the people get any form of infection, as a result of the BCC’s failure to deliver, clinics will fail to cater for them as well because they are under capacitated. The city council has been urged to revise its priorities and focus on what matters most to the people. Residents are aware that the council claims to have three refuse collection vehicles yet it still fails to improve refuse collection.
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