BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has raised concerns over rampant illegal gold mining in the city, saying it is preventing the water supply dams from filling up this rainy season.
He was speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday.
“Dam levels have risen by only 4,53 percent despite substantial precipitation, with the city’s reservoirs operating at just 29 percent capacity. “I went to Umzingwane Dam last Saturday to assess the situation myself, and I was shocked because not a single stream was flowing after all that rain…”