Water crisis looms over Hopely
Water shortages to some areas in Harare is a problem but to the residents of Hopely has become a life threatening situation. Hopley Farm, whose houses were constructed in 2005 under Government’s Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle programme as the successor scheme to the urban clean-up campaign of that same year to de-congest Harare and rid it of illegal structures, remains devoid of local authority services. It has an estimated population of over 100 thousand people, comprised of 6 biggest zones with less than five sources of clean water. Life at Hopley is hardly pretty amidst the overcrowding since the area is no longer a preserve of the Operation Murambatsiva displaced, but a free for all settlement as people have been attracted by the prospect of owning residential stands and its affordable rentals which ranges from 30 dollars to 60 dollars per month. It is now more than 13 years without the basic amenities of potable, clean and reliable water supply, electricity and other...