Where’s the Water Money Going? As the Bulawayo City Council water shortage situation continues to deepen, questions are beginning to arise over the City’s US$1 per household per month special water levy and whether it’s truly being used to fix the City’s crumbling water infrastructure. In the minutes of the 3,399th meeting of the City…
On the 28th of October 2025, Voices for Water convened a virtual interface of activists, scholars and practitioners to discuss the importance of public water management. The key messages included:1. Public Water management is a critical method for protecting and promoting the rights of women and vulnerable communities 2. Residents have trust in the local…
Voices for Water is joining hands with other organizations across Africa to denounce water privatization by joining other CSOs to commemorate the 5th Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatization which runs from 13 – 18 October 2025 under the theme: Public Water for Climate Resilience. As part of the 2025 Zimbabwe Actions, Voices for…
02/10/2025: Five villagers (4 women and 1 man) from Diki Village in Hwange Rural District, were arrested and allegedly beaten yesterday (01 October 2025) when they non-violently blocked a Chinese mining company from draining water from a local water dam. This is the third time this community has been having their members being arrested, questioned…
29 September 2025: Residents Associations from across Zimbabwe have openly denounced the government’s water privatization directive, instead calling for devolved public water ownership and management. This came out in an Annual Residents Summit that was held in Bulawayo from 25 to 26 September 2025 under the theme “Re-thinking WASH Sector Financing in the Context of…
Water activists from across the global south community have condemned the continued implementation of water funds arguing that water funds are a subtle form of water privatization which is there to protect corporate interests more than advance the human right to water. Speaking during the Just Water Futures organized online webinar which ran under the…
As Nairobi’s water utility Chief publicly rejects smart water meters for being economically unviable and socially misaligned, Zimbabwe is doubling on their nationwide rollout. This divergence raises urgent questions: Why is Zimbabwe embracing a model that experts in Kenya, who have lived its consequences, are now resisting? And what does this tell us about the…
