Harare’s unfinished war against water woes: The mystery of the US$400m loan

BLESSED Kaweka is filled with a mixture of anger and resignation as he turns on the tap, only to be met with a trickle of greenish-brown, foul-smelling water.

“This is our reality, week in and week out,” he sighs, shaking his head.

The 52-year-old resident of Harare’s Highfield suburb has grown weary of the broken promises and dashed hopes that have long defined the city’s water crisis.

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