Supreme Court Ruling On Arbitrary Water Disconnections

The Supreme Court has ruled that water disconnections by Local Authorities using the 1913 Water Regulations By-law (Statutory Instrument 164 of 1913) are above board. This follows a Supreme Court appeal made by the City of Harare against a High Court judgment in which Farai Mushoriwa challenged arbitrary water disconnections at his premises. Fear and questions have been raised on the implications of the ruling on the human right to water enshrined on Section 77a of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. ......