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GOVERNMENT has reversed a decision by MDC-T-led Harare City Council to ban commuter omnibuses from the central business district (CBD), saying the hurried move was not in the interests of the commuting public.
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Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni remains Harare Mayor after attempts by MDC-T Harare Province to recall him flopped. Clr Manyenyeni learnt of his party’s decision to recall him through social media and had accepted his fate.
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MDC-T has recalled Harare mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni for allegedly failing to implement party directives at the cash-strapped local authority.
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Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo has challenged Harare City Council to improve on service delivery. He was speaking in a meeting with council committee chairpersons in Harare recently.
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Innocent Ruwende and Virginia Kashiri Harare City Council workers have accused Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni of being “hypocritical” over the contentious subject of the local authority’s salary structure since he has recently been complaining that his $1 200 monthly allowance was low.
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Harare Mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni has claimed that employment costs are the “big elephant” crippling council operations as even low level employees are paid two to five times more than their counterparts in similar jobs elsewhere, inflicting on the municipality a monthly salary bill of $10 million.
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Government says it will not meddle in Harare City Council affairs following the suspension of acting town clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube and three other directors on allegations of financial abuse. The suspensions followed a report by a tribunal set up in February to investigate council’s employment costs compliance.
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We were not surprised, as we report elsewhere in today’s paper, when the City of Harare yesterday finally admitted that the water it is supplying to residents and ratepayers is unsafe and that residents ought to “exercise caution” when using it.
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter The MDC-T-led Harare City Council has admitted that the water it pumps into residents’ homes may not be safe for human consumption, and advised consumers to exercise caution until such a time that total quality is assured. Borehole water in some of Harare’s high-density suburbs was recently condemned as unsafe for human consumption, […]
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter As per norm, local authorities were faced with the same old problems in 2017, with most still not being able to provide basic services such as trafficable roads, refuse collection and portable water. Councillors and officials hogged the limelight during the year for engaging in corruption. For the second year running, Harare City Council […]
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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter MAYOR Bernard Manyenyeni has lifted the lid off the spending spree at Harare City Football Club, saying the team’s officials blew a staggering $6 million in ratepayers’ money this year to finance their doomed campaign in the domestic Premiership, which ended in the humiliation of relegation.
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Harare Mayor Cllr Bernard Manyenyeni is questioning the composition of the Local Government Board (LGB) following an impasse with the committee over the appointment of the city’s new town clerk. Cllr Manyenyeni has written to the board, seeking to inquire its composition and the dates when it was appointed, among other issues, with […]
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter The credibility of the tribunal appointed by Harare mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni has once again come under the spotlight amid reports that the MDC-T-led council wants to use a document produced by the tribunal to smear council directors who applied for the coveted position of Harare town clerk.
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Herald Reporter Government’S move to ban conventional meters and make pre-paid meters mandatory is set to improve the revenue of local authorities and in turn improve service delivery which has plummeted to unacceptable levels, local authorities have said.
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Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter Harare City Council has commissioned refuse trucks and road maintenance equipment bought under the $30 million loan facility accessed from local banks for recapitalisation.
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