Villagers drink from Shashe River in water crisis

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“Chadibe, Shashemooke and Borolong residents have been forced to drink the murky waters of Shashe River after the taps in their villages ran dry on Tuesday.

“Chadibe village headman Aaron Nyambe said in the past two days people have been forced to fetch water from the river for their needs.

“”Our village has dried up, neither do we drink water or bath. We only see Water Utilities vehicles driving around the village leaving clouds of dust behind them but I cannot tell you what they are doing here since they never communicate with us,” the unhappy chief fumed. He said since the water crisis residents have had to make do as best as they can under very difficult circumstances. “Most people in the village have water connections into their homes, they use indoor toilets but without water the toilets are useless. You can imagine what the situation would be like,” Nyambe said.

“Lillian Nyambe, the chief’s wife said that the water condition is making them suffer. “It is a disaster, we sometimes fetch water at around 2am, which also gets cut off at any moment,” she said.”

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