Govt To Clear All Illegal Dumpsites - Minister Ndlovu

The government has embarked on a programme to remove all illegal dumpsites across the country in a bid to keep the environment clean and prevent the outbreak of diseases such as cholera and typhoid.

This was revealed by Environment, Climate and Tourism Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu during a national clean-up campaign spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Kuwadzana, Harare on Friday. He said:

Your Excellency, we want you to know that as a ministry we have embarked on a national programme to eradicate all illegal dumpsites in the country so that our nation becomes clean.

The programme will see all illegal dumpsites cleared and bins put at designated points so that we keep our towns and cities clean.

Ndlovu added that the clean-up campaigns will soon be devolved to all provinces.

On 5 December 2018, President Mnangagwa declared the first Friday of each calendar month, the National Environment Cleaning Day.

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