HARARE City Council (HCC) has launched a crackdown on bicycle and dog owners, demanding that they buy licences in an effort to increase revenue inflows. The annual licence fees on bicycles were introduced on the strength of Harare (Cycle-Licensing) by-laws 2016, which stipulate that any person...
It was recommended that Harare City Council regularises street vending, aligns its by-laws to the National Constitution, and that it also formulates inclusive policies. Contribution: The article makes a contribution towards the promotion of an inclusive society whereby everyone h...
“Normally, we have what we call a one-stop-shop at council where several departments are represented at the one stop shop by the technicians. These are the technicians who go through each division and will look at issues that are relevant to it. I can confirm that (not be...
What boggles the mind is that the increases always fail to translate to improved services as service delivery is in fact worsening by the day. Simple city by-laws are flouted daily while the authorities are just thinking of ways to bleed the beleaguered council. Recently, an unruly resident pl...
CORRUPTION in Harare City Council’s traffic section, coupled with inefficiency in enforcement of traffic laws, has cost the local authority close to $30 million in the first three months of 2019, with over 490 000 vehicles enjoying “free” parking. ...
“In the meantime, the Agency is reviewing its laws to include, among other things, the regulation of gravel extraction.” However, Harare City Council has drafted an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) which, among other issues, specifies the need for rehabilitating the mined area. ...
T. (2015). Vereda and Murundu wetlands and changes in Brazilian environmental laws: Challenges to conservation. Wetlands ecology and management, 23(2), 285–292. Article Google Scholar Ruwende, I. (2018). ‘Council demolishes illegal structure’, The Herald, 29 October 2018. Ruzvidzo, S...
An official from City of Harare commented that, “The differences in housing typologies are a result of the differences in the manner in which the individuals acquired the plot. This is so because for those who were resettled by the government during OM and the individuals on the council ...
During the lockdown period council workers took advantage of the absence of people in the CBD and cleaned it up, but that has all come to naught as the situation has returned to original dirty settings. A resident of Kuwadzana, Admire Mutengiwa, said the city council was letting residents ...
His reinstatement comes at time the Government has condemned the move by Harare City Council to reinstate senior and middle managers with pending corruption court cases, saying such moves are tantamount to undermining the courts. Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo said there was no...