{"id":4967,"date":"2024-10-08T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4967"},"modified":"2024-10-08T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:30:53","slug":"zinwa-takes-over-management-of-empumalanga-phase-4-water-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4967","title":{"rendered":"Zinwa Takes Over Management of Empumalanga Phase 4 Water Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Own Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hwange Local Board (HLB) and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) have taken a significant step towards resolving their longstanding impasse over the Empumalanga water project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 27, 2024, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the handing over of the Empumalanga Phase 4 Stage II water management project to ZINWA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to HLB spokesperson Dumisani Nsingo,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This serves to inform you that on September 27, 2024, HLB held a meeting with the Zinwa Hwange to deliberate on the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties on the handing over of Empumalanga Phase 4 Stage II water management.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nsingo noted that ZINWA requested the removal of certain financially related clauses, which HLB obliged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting town secretary Paulos Mabhureni signed the MoU on behalf of the council, paving the way for ZINWA&#8217;s chief executive officer to sign the document in Harare. This development is expected to lead to the reconnection of water at Empumalanga Phase 4 Stage II, which has been disconnected for over six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greater Whange Residents Trust co-ordinator Fidelis Chima welcomed the resolution, stating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are happy that the impasse between HLB and Zinwa has been resolved and residents of Phase 4 will finally access water.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Chima emphasized that water distribution should remain under council management, as ZINWA&#8217;s takeover &#8220;is against the spirit of devolution&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signing of the MoU marks a crucial step towards resolving the water crisis in Empumalanga. With ZINWA&#8217;s involvement, residents can expect improved water management and supply. As the project progresses, it&#8217;s essential to ensure that the needs and concerns of the community are addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HLB and ZINWA signed an MoU on September 27, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MoU aims to resolve the Empumalanga water project impasse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water reconnection expected at Empumalanga Phase 4 Stage II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community concerns regarding devolution and water management remain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Own Correspondent Hwange Local Board (HLB) and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) have taken a significant step towards resolving their longstanding impasse over the Empumalanga water project. On September&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4969,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967\/revisions\/4969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}