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Council stops attending sewer blockages on weekends

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KWEKWE — Workers from the municipal sewer unit have stopped attending to sewerage blockages reported during weekends after council stopped paying them

KWEKWE — Workers from the municipal sewer unit have stopped attending to sewerage blockages reported during weekends after council stopped paying them overtime. Residents have now been forced to stay in sewer-infested homes during weekends following the move by council to save money.

Blessed Mhlanga STAFF REPORTER

Former councillor Queenly Chitopo had to abandon her home last weekend after learning that the sewer backflow which had clogged her home on Friday, would only be attended to on Monday.

“I was told that sewer choke gangs are no longer on standby and as a result they don’t attend sewer blockages at night or over the weekend, which meant the whole weekend I had to live with raw sewage in my house,” she said.

The local authority, which still owes most of its workers outstanding overtime allowances for last year, has stopped its workers from working overtime.

The development has caused an outcry from most residents in the high-density suburbs.

Engineer John Mhike said following an outcry from residents, council had now put in place a team which would be on standby during weekends.