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Municipal Reporter The procurement of fire tenders for all local authorities from Belarus using devolution funds is above board with the Government having conducted proper consultations with concerned stakeholders, the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has said. In a statement, acting secretary in the Ministry Mr Emmanuel Ngwarati said the cost of each […]
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Municipal Reporter Residents yesterday criticised Harare City Council for issuing out summons to defaulters instead urging the council to have a transparent and accountable billing system. Harare Residents Trust director Mr Precious Shumba said most residents were being billed for estimated water consumption, yet the council employs hundreds of water meter readers to ensure accurate […]
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The Zanu-PF Youth League yesterday strongly condemned violence that occurred in Harare on Thursday night in which two people died and several others were injured while property worth thousands of dollars was damaged.
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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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Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Health Reporter Harare City Council faces a possible class lawsuit by residents who fear their health has been compromised by being forced to consume visibly contaminated water supplied to their homes by the local authority.
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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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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 The Harare City Council has suspended acting town Clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube and three other directors on allegations of financial abuse following a report by a tribunal set up in February to investigate council’s employment costs compliance.
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Nyemudzai Kakore Herald Correspondent Harare City Council is supplying Mbare with running water on a daily basis as well repairing all the burst sewer pipes to contain the typhoid outbreak in the oldest suburb, Acting Town Clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube has said. As of yesterday, 15 people were still admitted at Beatrice Road Infectious Diseases Hospital after […]
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Harare City Council has received $26 million from Government’s Emergency Rehabilitation Fund to ensure that roads are repaired before the onset of the rainy season. According to recent ordinary council minutes, Acting Town Clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube told councillors that so far $6 million has been used in road maintenance.
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Harare City Council’s proposal to hike water charges for domestic use has provoked a strong reaction from residents already struggling to settle their bills. In its $319,5 million budget for 2018, council proposed to increase water charges for high-density suburbs to 70 cents from the current 25 cents for 1-10 cubic metres.
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Nyemudzai Kakore Herald Correspondent Harare City Council will today and tomorrow temporarily shut down part of Mbare Musika Bus Terminus to allow for the upgrading of the station to ease congestion as well as restore order in the CBD, a council official said.
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Newly-appointed Prosecutor-General Advocate Ray Goba has blasted Harare City Council for failing to ensure orderliness in the city and called for the setting up of specialised municipal courts to deal with petty offenders.