EMA
spokesperson
Amkela
Sidange
said
the
agency
has
repeatedly
penalised
the
council
for
failing
to
stop
sewage
leaks,
issuing
nine
tickets
and
environmental
protection
orders
since
2021,
with
the
latest
served
on
3
October
2025.
Said
Sidange:
“Since
2021,
a
total
of
nine
tickets
and
environmental
protection
orders
have
been
issued
to
the
Harare
City
Council
for
the
continued
discharge
of
raw
sewage
into
Lake
Chivero.“Over
and
above
all,
the
agency
filed
a
High
Court
application
that
was
received
on
the
3rd
of
June
2025.
“The
Court
application
was
for
Harare
City
Council
to
rectify
the
deplorable
water
reticulation
system.“The
latest
order
directed
the
local
authority
to
urgently
repair
sewer
bursts
in
Kambuzuma,
Budiriro,
Glen
View
and
Rugare,
and
to
replace
damaged
stream
crossing
pipes
in
Amalinda,
near
Chiremba
(road).”
Gary
Stafford,
owner
of
Kuimba
Shiri
Bird
Sanctuary,
together
with
the
Zimbabwe
Wildlife
Africa
Trust,
has
filed
a
separate
lawsuit
seeking
US$86,000
in
damages
from
the
council
for
losses
linked
to
the
contamination.
The
application
also
seeks
a
court
order
preventing
the
municipality
from
discharging
effluent
or
any
harmful
substances
into
Lake
Chivero.