Three City of Harare employees accused in connection with the Budiriro sewer pit tragedy appear in court and are denied bail while investigations continue. The charges relate to culpable homicide, with prosecutors alleging that negligence by municipal workers contributed to the deaths of three people after they drowned in a sewer sludge pit in Budiriro. According to the court reporting, a regional magistrate characterises the alleged conduct as negligence that resulted in the fatalities, and the magistrate dismisses bail applications for some of the accused. One outlet reports that three of the accused are denied bail, and another reports that four officials appear in court, with three denied bail and a fourth case possibly continuing separately. The accused remain in custody pending further legal processes as the matter proceeds through the courts. The reporting indicates that the bail decisions are made at the remand stage, with the case ongoing and details of the alleged actions to be examined as investigations continue.