Byo council flagged as family endures sewage nightmare
works of students in the region.
Moyo also passed his Advanced Level examinations with flying colours and is awaiting enrolment at a local university to study crop science.
He told The Herald that he was ready to use his talents for the development of Zimbabwe.
“I am going to study and research more on how our agriculture sector can be improved. Zimbabwe is the bread basket of this region and as the new generation, it is our duty to come up with solutions,” he said.
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education senior researcher, Dr Patrick Ngandini who delivered the prize money of US$300 said Zimbabwe had been a perennial winner of the competition, scooping first prizes for five years.
“The level of our education is that which we want as a nation to industrialise,” he said.
Students needed to participate in the competition for SADC leaders to harness knowledge and thinking from the learners.
His elated maternal grandmother, Ms Florence Jona said her grandson had made the family proud.
Kutama High School headmaster, Mr Issac Mudzingwa said the performance by the learner in the competition was not surprising as he had demonstrated high levels of intelligence and discipline from Form One.
FOR almost a year, raw sewage has been spilling at a house in Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo with the occupants enduring pungent smells and nauseating sights of human waste strewn in their yard.
This is the story of 70-year-old Mrs Christine Mkhwebo who lives in Nkulumane’s Glenkara suburb.
She has to always cover her nose and mouth with a face mask to avoid inhaling the contaminated air which is also attracting pests and rodents.
So bad is the situation that the sewage has even clogged her drainage system, sparking fears of an outbreak of cholera, which has plagued some areas of the country.
Mrs Mkhwebo said she has on several occasions reported the matter to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and they only attended to the problem once.
When Chronicle visited Mrs Mkhwebo yesterday, the news crew was greeted by a strong stench emanating from human waste.
“This started more than nine months ago.
We woke up to find our drainage clogged with sewage and initially, I thought it was my sewage that had burst,” she said.
“I contacted the city council and they did come and they advised me that the entire pipe connecting all the houses in my street was blocked. Since my house is the last one in the line, all the waste is now clogging my yard.”
Mrs Mkhwebo said a few days after the sewage had been unclogged at her house it filled up again.
“I called the city council again, but they never came. The last time I went there they told me they do not have the necessary tools to unclog the drains for them to remove the sewage,” she said.
Mrs Mkhwebo said during hot days, the odour is unbearable.
“I need help in light of the outbreak of cholera in the county, I fear that we might end up contracting the disease. The city council has disappointed us and cleaning waste that is not even yours is a nightmare,” she said.
BCC had not responded to written questions by the time of going to print.
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