RESORTS ACCUSED OF LITTERING AND POLLUTION
The Zanzibar Association of Tour Operators has during the recently concluded annual general meeting made a range of allegations towards a number of resorts and private residences along the island’s beaches. The asked government to take corrective action against open disposal or rubbish, littering and pollution of the ocean’s water through the discharge of untreated runoff water and sewerage from resorts, hotels and private residences located at ocean front.
ZATO reportedly now has 37 full members and is a designated counterpart in the dialogue between government and the private sector, facilitating the regular exchange of views and working hand in hand to achieve orderly growth for the sector. The AGM was formally opened in the presence of the Zanzibari Vice President in a show of support for the organisation and to commit future cooperation at the highest levels of government.
