Correspondent Various demolitions of houses are ongoing and some have been promised by local authorities. Many have questioned the legality of the actions. We have here cobbled together some legal sections dealing with demolitions in the country. A disclaimer before you go about jumping in front of the bulldozer, this ain’t legal advice. It’s a…
Munesu Nyakudya The Parliamentary Portfolio Commitee on Local Government has criticised the Zimbabwe National Roads Adminstration (ZINARA) for delays in releasing funds to Councils. This follows a tour of various cities by the Committee to monitor the operations of Councils. The Committee found that the parastatal constantly delayed releasing the funds resulting in their acute…
Correspondent The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Governnent recently toured various cities to assess the operations of Councils. Below are the recommendations from their findings. a) The WASH sector is in a deplorable state mainly due to the obsolete infrastructure. b) The lack of access to foreign currency has affected the local authorities’…
Correspondent This year, the Government has set aside $2,9 billion for local authorities, although disbursement was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Treasury has so far released approximately $290 million to local authorities. Devolution Funds Disubursement and Use Binga RDC Allocated a total of $6 200 000 as devolution funds in 2019. Hwange Local Board Allocated…
Own Correspondent Harare residents have petitioned Parliament to intervene in Harare City Council’s failure to collect 15 refuse collection trucks purchased from FAW Zimbabwe 4 years ago. Council paid for the 15 trucks in 2016 but they have not been delivered as it been failing to raise the money needed for collection. Conflicting Figures There…
Correspondent The Chitungwiza Council has released a list of areas in which they are going to demolish illegal houses. Below is the list as released in a local publication.