By Correspondent Harare City Council is in the middle of a serious crisis characterised by massive divisions, multiple arrests of officials and incessant power struggles. All these factors have combined to worsen the service delivery arm of the institution. Currently there is no Town Clerk. There is no Mayor. And only two management positions have…
By Correspondent Some Chitungwiza Council employees are taking advantage of the current poor service delivery by the authority and are now charging residents to remedy anomalies such as sewage bursts and burst water pipes. According to various residents the employees, who have and use Council equipment, are collecting money before coming to deal with the…
By Correspondent Zimbabwe has slowly found itself in the throes of the dreaded Covid second wave which on Monday claimed a staggering 60 lives, the highest mortality figure since the advent of the infection. The number for those infected has also continued rising leading to government introducing a 30 day lockdown. The capital Harare has…
By Munesu Nyakudya The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has garnished City of Harare bank accounts as it seeks to recoup RTGS$115 million in tax arrears owed by the Council. In a statement Council lamented that the move is “adversely affecting Council’s daily operations as the City cannot honour payments to service providers including fuel and…
Correspondent Harare City Council has released a turnaround plan. The document captures new Mayor Jacob Mafume’s focus areas in trying to revive the capital. Currently Harare is struggling to provide water, collect garbage or provide adequate service across the board. Below is the link for the full document: City of Harare Turnaround Plan.
Government has just gone through another monetary shift throwing the country into confusion and exhibiting a high level of indecisiveness and lack of a comprehensive plan. The resurfacing of the Foreign Exchange Auction Trading System, previously brought in by former Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono to no progress, shows the leaders are merely plodding around…
By Correspondent The lockdown has been very hard on the public which is struggling for basics such as water and electricity. Many have taken to finding water in very unsafe places both for drinking and washing. A man does his laundry at an open water point at High Glen Shopping Mall. Woman carrying water from…
By Correspondent Three Harare City Council employees are facing dismissal after they were caught red handed by Harare Mayor, Herbert Gomba while using a service delivery vehicle for personal purposes. Admire Nduna, Caston Makunde and Suware Bashiri were caught on Wednesday after working hours loading manure into a council truck along Glen Norah Park…