Nothando Mpofu, Zicora Mobile Network Reporter in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
The elderly residents from Tshabalala, a high density suburb in Bulawayo, are accusing the government of failing to cater for them.
Speaking to one elderly resident, he said, 'The government is not treating us well, we are old because we fought for this country and this is how they pay us back. The US$20 that we get a month is not enough to do anything’.
Most pensioners and the elderly residents are living below the poverty line. They get an average of US$20 per month from the Social Welfare but it is not enough to sustain them for a month.
These residents also complaining that service providers do not take into consideration that they cannot afford to pay for the services. These service providers disconnect them from accessing water and electricity and this has also posed a danger of a health disaster looming.
