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Municipal Correspondent
HARARE City Council yesterday deployed skeletal staff from its company, City Parking, to resume collecting parking fees and clamping vehicles at all designated  bays.

City Parking said the influx of vehicular traffic in the central business district in contravention of lockdown regulations had triggered the deployment.

City Parking public relations manager Mr Francis Mandaza confirmed the resumption of operations.

“Starting April 22, 2020, City Parking will deploy skeletal staff in the CBD. Our parkades accommodate essential service providers who require uninterrupted access.

“The number of vehicles coming into the CBD has increased hence the need to complement efforts by City of Harare Traffic Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies to ensure adherence to the announced lockdown,” he said.

Harare City Council had also allowed City Parking to operate as one of the essential services during the extended lockdown period.

“The entity is marking bays and road carriageway lines in the Central Business District to enable a smooth and trafficable road network post Covid-19 period. However, our work is being hindered by the large volume of traffic in the CBD despite the proclaimed lockdown.

“We have therefore seen it fit to charge the normal parking fees for all vehicles parking in designated bays in the CBD,” said council in a statement.

The local authority further said for easy transacting, City Parking would be accepting payment through mobile money platforms.

“The parking fees will as usual go towards the maintenance of the road network, marking of carriageway lines and parking bays,” said the statement.

Council said during the lockdown period, City Parking officials doing business in the CBD would observe social distancing and given personal protective equipment for their safety and that of the public.