Contradicting Zimbabwean government statements that a recent deadly outbreak of
cholera in Chitungwiza and incidents of water-borne disease in Harare
have been brought under control, the Combined Harare Residents Association said
residents of the capital and the surrounding region still face a high risk of communicable disease.
The
association said authorities are doing little to tackle the ultimate source of
the threat by providing a reliable supply of clean water and repairing
sewage systems which have badly deteriorated, releasing infectious pollutants.
Combined
Harare Residents Association Information Officer Justice Mavedzenge
told reporter Jonga Kandemiiri of VOA's Studio 7 for Zimbabwe that his association has received
reports of 23 cases of diarrheal disease, raising fears cholera may be striking
again.
