Waterfalls Residents Besiege Town House Demanding That Mayor And Town Clerk Show Them Exactly Where The Falls Are Located

By The Reporters

HARARE – Residents of Waterfalls suburb in Harare have come out guns blazing, as they laid a spirited siege at Town House demanding that the Mayor and Town Clerk, show them exactly where the falls are located, adding that they would not leave Town House until they were furnished with satisfactory answers. 

Jacob Mafume, the Mayor, and Warren Chiwawa, the Acting Town Clerk were clearly befuddled but assured residents that their pleas were not “falling on deaf ears”. 

For years, residents of Waterfalls have endured the painful realization of living in a suburb whose major attraction they have no clue about. Mary Govere (43) said that she has had enough. “I bought a stand here brimming with the excitement that at last I was living in an urban area adorned with natural wonders. I thought I was moving into a pristine area of the city, with breathtaking views of the falls. Yet up to now no one from the city council has shown us where the falls are, what a disappointment,” Govere barked while waving a placard that read, “SHOW US THE FALLS!” 

Some said that they have lived in the suburb since the days of colonialism and they are still baffled that both the colonial and black local governments have not cared to show them where the waterfalls are exactly located. “See, I purchased property in Waterfalls in 1976, we were among the few blacks getting into the much-coveted middle class then. We thought at that point that the white-run council would show us the falls, but they didn’t,” said Taurai Madiro (81). 

“We said okay, it’s not a problem, the dawn of independence presented a golden opportunity for the council to show us the falls. But can you imagine, 46 years later we still don’t know where the falls are. And we came into Waterfalls on the sole basis of wanting to see the falls. Our children, our grandchildren, they are disappointed in us I tell you,” added Madiro. 

Mayor Mafume said that although the city would do everything in its power to finally reveal the location of the falls, residents should be wary of wasting the council’s time as well as theirs, with Chiwawa telling the press, “Their pleas are not falling on deaf ears”. At press time, residents of Highlands had also begun demanding authorities explain the whereabouts of the highlands.