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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87137, member: 27"]
Dark houses and repeat transformer failures have Magwegwe North residents demanding a law that forces everyone to chip in or get kicked off the grid.

Magwegwe North transformer dispute
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[*]Ninety-six households have lacked power since December last year.
[*]Givemore Kutyauripo said this marks the third transformer breakdown.
[*]Residents previously bought two transformers from their own pockets.
[*]Luveve Zesa office promised token reimbursements that never came.
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Calls for compulsory contributions
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[*]Community members want a statutory instrument enforcing payments.
[*]About 10 households refuse to contribute, yet reconnect later.
[*]Kutyauripo argued non-payers should be removed from the grid.
[*]Each home is being asked for roughly US$8.
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Frustration with Zesa's response
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[*]Residents say Zesa keeps pushing repair costs onto them.
[*]Christmas 2024 was spent without electricity until April.
[*]Engagement attempts by councillors and the Member of Parliament failed.
[*]Communication from Zesa has reportedly dried up completely.
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Civic voice weighs in
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[*]Thamsanqa Ndlovu said neighbors cannot legally force payments.
[*]Bulawayo Residents Charter urged Zesa to shield compliant households.
[*]The current transformer remains under repair, prolonging outages.
[*]Contact attempts to the Zesa Bulawayo regional office went unanswered.
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