Hardlife Mudzingwa

JUST IN: Water is a Human Right: We have filed an application at High Court seeking an order suspending the implementation & roll-out of the pre-paid water system in Harare by City of Harare & Helcraw Water. In an application filed on Monday at High Court, Bernadette Makaya, a resident of Harare, who is represented by @TinasheChinox of @ZLHRLawyers, argues that the provision & distribution of water in the City of Harare is governed by the Harare Water By-Laws of 1913 & the provisions of the Urban Councils Act and these only provide for a post-paid water distribution system in Harare & not for a pre-paid water system. As a result, Makaya contends that City of Harare and Helcraw Water acted unlawfully by implementing a pre-paid water system in Harare in the face of the Harare Water By-Laws, which only provide for a post-paid water metering system. The Harare resident argues that the introduction of pre-paid water meters by City of Harare and Helcraw Water is not supported by any legal instrument & hence the duo has breached their duty to act lawfully which is reposed on them as administrative authorities in terms of section 3 of the Administrative Justice Act. #ZLHR:30 Years of Impact. A Lifetime of Commitment!