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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88092, member: 27"]
Only 10 functional public toilets serve an entire central business district, and open defecation is becoming a visible consequence.

Bulawayo's CBD toilet crisis
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[*]Bulawayo's CBD runs on just 10 working public toilets.
[*]Open urination and defecation plague the sanitary lanes citywide.
[*]Edwin Mzingwane Sibanda flagged the issue in council minutes.
[*]High daily foot traffic makes adequate facilities essential.
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How bad the distribution problem is
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[*]Zero public toilets exist between 11th and 15th Avenue.
[*]Two facilities on 15th Avenue sit closed from disrepair.
[*]Three of the ten operational toilets are free to use.
[*]Vandalism keeps shrinking the usable infrastructure further.
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Situation beyond the city centre
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[*]Eighty-six public toilets exist outside the CBD area.
[*]Only 18 of those currently function at all.
[*]Water-shedding, labor shortages, and disrepair closed 68 facilities.
[*]A formal Public Toilet Strategy is being drafted.
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Short-term and long-term fixes proposed
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[*]Staffing levels need to be doubled at free public toilets.
[*]Six leasable sites could convert into public facilities.
[*]Modern, disability-friendly toilet blocks top the long-term wishlist.
[*]Public-private partnerships and user fees fund the expansion plan.
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