By Staff Reporter Government has urged troubled Harare City Council (HCC) to follow its example and dismiss all striking nurses at its Municipal clinics and hospitals. Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa told journalists at Tuesday’s Post Cabinet Media Briefing that only 35 nurses out of a full staff compliment of 105 across HCC’s clinics and…
By Wisdom Mumera Land was pledged as security in the recent Harare City Council US$868m water and wastewater deals with some Chinese companies increasing fears of a gradual takeover by the quickly increasing Asian nationals. Council recently signed a deal which will see the rehabilitation of its water system following a period of acute water…
By Takunda Mandura The Harare City volleyball team which will participate in the regional Zone 6 Championships in December is set to gobble over RTGS 600 000 a few weeks after Council promised to cut off support for sporting activities. The games are to be hosted in Lilongwe, Malawi from the 13th to 22nd December.…
By Tanyaradzwa Timbatimba Chitungwiza Town Council has set up diarrhoea reaction teams as fears of another massive outbreak grow in the dormitory town which is suffering acute water challenges. Mayor Lovemore Maiko said they had set up pre-emptive teams to deal with any outbreaks of diarrhoea as the town appears set to succumb to another…
By Correspondent Council has speeded up the development of the Small and Medium Enterprises infrastructure at the corner of Seke and Dieppe Roads, commonly called KuCoca Cola, following the injection of ZWL$15 million by government. The site has faced poor uptake from the targeted entrepreneurs most of whom prefer selling their goods, usually second-hand clothes,…
By Takunda Mandura City of Harare Mayor Councillor Hebert Gomba has blamed the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) for the poor road network in the capital city and is appealing to central government to consider giving back the licencing portfolio to the local authority. “We drive on the same potholed roads like all of you…
By Philemon Jambaya Harare Ward 16 Councillor Denford Ngadziore has called residents to use grey water as a means to save clean water. In an interview with this publication Ngadziore said that it is important for residents to make use of grey water in order to save clean and purified water from the taps. “…
By Correspondent Mayor Herbert Gomba’s State of the City address has won him plaudits for a practical approach to challenges facing the city but the country’s capital is still facing an uncertain future according to an expert who has cited myriad blind spots. Mfundo Mlilo, an Urban Planner, says they are big challenges for Harare…
By Correspondent Harare City Council (HCC) has proposed the introduction of a 20% infrastructure development tax as it seeks to clean up the Central Business District (CBD) whilst aged and now ugly buildings will be demolished. It’s not yet clear how the tax will be collected. Speaking at the recently held State of City Address…
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The outcry over Council’s funding of Premier Soccer League (PSL) outfit, Harare City FC, might have been finally heard following revelations by Harare Mayor, Herbert Gomba that it will be ending this season. City Council has been under fire for spending thousands of dollars on Harare City Football Club and other sporting…