By Staff Reporter
ZVISHAVANE – There are hopes for better service delivery mainly in terms of refuse collection as Zvishavane Town Council recently commissioned two refuse trucks.
The trucks which were bought to the tune of US$276 000 were supplied by a company called Conplant and landed in the town a few weeks ago.
Zvishavane Town Council Chairperson Takarangana Keta said the funds used to purchase the two important vehicles were internally generated and were aimed at maximizing service delivery for the benefit of the ratepayers.
“We are proud of the latest development where we purchased two refuse trucks using internal funds, these trucks will improve refuse collection in the town and we want to make sure that our ratepayers get the services they deserve,” said Keta
He went on to say the town council had only two trucks which made it difficult to meet the demand but now they will be able to offer the service as per schedule.
“Before this delivery, we had two trucks which are old, so with the new development, we are now able to constantly collect refuse daily in town and weekly in all residential areas,” said Keta.
The mining town recently commissioned a fire tender and four other service vehicles that were bought through devolution and the vehicles are anticipated to promote efficiency in service delivery.
The development has brought relief to residents of the mining town some of whom lost property due to lack of fire-fighting equipment.
The fire tender vehicle is among a consignment that the government bought on behalf of the country’s 92 local authorities using part of 2021 devolution funds and it was commissioned together with the service vehicles by the Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Owen Ncube.
Several local authorities were operating with very old or no fire engines putting residents at risk of losing properties in case of fire outbreak.
