The Harare City Council is set to launch a city-wide demolition campaign on Thursday, targeting structures built without approval on land designated for public amenities. The exercise, which will enforce 37 High Court orders, aims to dismantle over 5,000 illegal houses in various parts of the c...
Last week, the government gave the city council 37.4 million Zimbabwe dollars so that it can address the water challenges but the council said the money was too little. "The release and disbursements from Treasury have nothing to do with chemicals but some other service delivery requirements," M...
Clr Mhetu said the theme seeks to address key service delivery issues as water, sanitation and hygiene, roads and health sectors and ensure that the city provides sustainable service delivery. "This theme is in line with the thrust of council in 2022 to ensure sustainability in the water secto...
“The city council owes residents, we have been paying for these services and they have not been delivering as per their mandate. The other factor why residents are not paying is that the rates are too exorbitant. Why cannot they make it affordable and deliver so that they collect 100 perce...
But Ruwende says the Harare City Council is rehabilitating the infrastructure. Already, they are rehabilitating the city’s pipe system, through a programme that began three years ago, he says. The government is also implementing an urban regeneration initiative to modernise affordable government hous...
It is alleged Gomba’s actions caused the City of Harare to come up with a subdivision plan and Nyabeze signed it. The prosecutors said council then sold three commercial stands to one family for $5 million without changing the use of the land. ...
The discussion argues that the attempt to win elections failed because, in the first place, the party did not address the reasons for the hostility of the city's voters, and in some cases even exacerbated its alienation from the majority of these voters....
"I can tell you as a man of God, that is not true. I do not address caucuses. I would never address a few people like the councillors mentioned. If I were to address, I would address maybe the entire group of people. But what is clear is that whatever [Councillor Duma] was sayi...
In his inaugural address, Chitengu expressed both sadness over the recall of his colleagues and relief at the council's resilience in the face of adversity. "It is a sad moment because the other recalled councillors are such hard workers who have made their mark over the period of their ter...
THE four suspended Harare City Council bosses who are facing allegations of financial abuse will soon face disciplinary action