Deaths of municipal technicians in Zimbabwe from noxious gases linked to lack of chemistry expertise
An inability to pay good wages has seen technical talent leave the country with poorly-trained employees put at risk
Toxic gases that have built up at neglected water purification plants and in sewers have killed at least nine municipal technicians across Zimbabwe as misgovernance and migration of chemistry expertise takes its toll.
Experts have blamed what they call a dysfunctional state. In recent years, Zimbabwe’s urban municipalities inability to pay good wages has pushed those with chemistry skills to leave for the UK or South Africa, they say.