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working with Helcraw Water and the Chinese supplier Laison Technologies
Permanent project revision
Prepaid Smart Water Meter Rollout
Revision 2026-08-27-p1-quality-uplift · effective 2026-08-07
Superseded. A later revision exists: 2026-08-27-source-dating →
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Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 15 claims and 8 source dossiers.
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Claims, one by one
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had installed more than 23,000 smart prepaid water meters by May 2026
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starting from a 22-household pilot at Birdcage Walk in October 2025
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under a government-brokered PPP the city's 2026 budget values at US$342 million for 320,000 meters, a billing system and rehabilitation of the Morton Jaffray waterworks
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Harare's water by-laws of 1913 provide only for post-paid supply, and a tap that shuts off without credit, she argues, is disconnection without notice
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More than 23,000 prepaid meters were fitted by May 2026, in high-density suburbs and the Avenues, against the 320,000 the PPP contracts for
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the city's 2026 budget plans 100,000 installations in that year alone
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the mayor puts losses at close to 60% of treated water before it reaches consumers
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a parallel replacement of about 500 kilometres of asbestos-cement mains
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the residents' association calls valve theft 'rampant'
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a Mabelreign ratepayer has asked the High Court to suspend the rollout
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No consumption, revenue or non-revenue-water figure has been published against the meters themselves
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Harare signed for 320,000 meters and a US$342 million rehabilitation before establishing that by-laws written in 1913 permit a tap to shut itself off
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the challenge arrived once the meters reached the applicant's own suburb
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a city that loses most of its treated water before delivery
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Source dossiers and revision state
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Revision 2026-08-27-p1-quality-uplift
effective 2026-08-07 · created 2026-08-26
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Governance facts carried by the record
- Operator
- Harare City Council, with Helcraw Water and Laison Technologies
- Actor types
- city-government, private
- Funding model
- ppp
- Funding description
- PPP: Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, City of Harare and a private investor (city 2026 budget)
- Cost
- ≈US$342M PPP (320,000 meters, billing system, Morton Jaffray rehabilitation — city 2026 budget)
- Ownership
- Not recorded
- Decision rights
- Not recorded
- Exit conditions
- Not recorded
8 source dossiers
City of Harare (authority)
- Stable source ID
src-716c4841828d7c19- Publisher
- Name not classified · hararecity.co.zw
- Type / language
- web-page · language not classified
- Published
- Not recorded
- Updated
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- Source last checked
- No source-level check date
- Record last verified
- 2026-08-07
- Dossier created
- 2026-08-27
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Official municipal site; no publication date.
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263Chat (press)
- Stable source ID
src-2bb8b164c676979a- Publisher
- Name not classified · 263chat.com
- Type / language
- web-page · language not classified
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- Updated
- Not recorded
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- No source-level check date
- Record last verified
- 2026-08-07
- Dossier created
- 2026-08-27
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Rollout coverage: over 15,000 meters installed and 'installations have now surpassed 18 000 as of March 2026'; about 60,000 further meters delivered; first suburbs Belvedere, Westlea, Mabelreign and Warren Park; the mayor citing close to 60% of treated water lost before it reaches consumers; roughly 500 km of asbestos-cement mains being replaced; a long-term target of 320,000 meters.
Pumps Africa (press)
- Stable source ID
src-c8ce9585905c0fd5- Publisher
- Name not classified · pumps-africa.com
- Type / language
- web-page · language not classified
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- Not recorded
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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- No source-level check date
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- 2026-08-07
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- 2026-08-27
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Second account of the same rollout: more than 18,000 meters by March 2026, the same 60% loss estimate and 500 km pipe replacement, and the 320,000-meter phased target. Shown only as last updated 25 March 2026.
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Newsday Zimbabwe (press)
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src-edf901ffd1961805- Publisher
- Name not classified · newsday.co.zw
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- web-page · language not classified
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- 2026-08-07
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Reports theft and vandalism of prepaid meter valves; the article body is not retrievable for direct quotation, and the same reporting is carried in full by Africa-Press.
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NewZimbabwe.com (press)
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src-2248655d92f84dc1- Publisher
- Name not classified · newzimbabwe.com
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- web-page · language not classified
- Published
- 2026-06-17
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- 2026-08-07
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High Court challenge by Bernadette Makaya of Mabelreign, represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights: the Harare Water By-Laws of 1913 and the Urban Councils Act 'only provide for a post-paid water distribution system in Harare and not for a pre-paid water system'; the application seeks suspension of the rollout pending determination.
Africa Press / residents' associations (press)
- Stable source ID
src-cd39b3efffb7a14f- Publisher
- Name not classified · africa-press.net
- Type / language
- web-page · language not classified
- Published
- 2026-05-24
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- 2026-08-07
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More than 23,000 meters fitted in high-density suburbs and the Avenues; the Combined Harare Residents Association calling valve theft 'rampant'; the Harare Residents Trust on resistance driven by erratic supply and losses in the network; the mayor warning of custodial sentences for vandalism.
City of Harare 2026 Budget Statement (authority)
- Stable source ID
src-882ba1c3d924a174- Publisher
- Name not classified · opencouncil.co.zw
- Type / language
- pdf · language not classified
- Published
- 2025-10-30
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- 2026-08-07
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Presented to council on 30 October 2025. Sets out the PPP for 320,000 prepaid water meters, a billing system and rehabilitation of Morton Jaffray valued at USD 342 million, states the project 'commenced with capacitation of technical staff and installation of prepaid meters on a pilot run', and plans 100,000 smart water meter installations for 2026.
ZimLive — Pay first, drink later (press)
- Stable source ID
src-571ff7e2b4d2a18e- Publisher
- Name not classified · zimlive.com
- Type / language
- web-page · language not classified
- Published
- 2025-10-28
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- Not recorded
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- 2026-08-07
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- 2026-08-27
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Launch coverage: a pilot of 22 households at Birdcage Walk with 28 more meters planned at Calder Gardens; names Helcraw Water, owned by Farai Jere, and the Chinese firm Laison Technologies; carries residents' and activists' objections that cutting supply for non-payment touches a constitutional right.
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