Friday, August 25th, 2017
In association with the Service Monitoring and Report Tracking (SMART Harare) initiative I welcome you back to this column. SMART is a site that collects your service delivery reports including concerns where services fail and positive actions when issues are resolved. My role is to monitor the reports you submit and escalate them with your
Monday, August 21st, 2017
By Farai Dauramanzi and Harry Davies After a year of political and legal bickering, councillors voted on 3rd of August to cancel former banker James Mushore’s contract as Town Clerk for Harare. The decision was prompted by...
Friday, April 28th, 2017
Council last month approved the appointment of three substantive directors namely Tendai Kwenda (Finance Director), Engineer Hosea Chisango (Director of Water), and Admore Nhekairo (Director of Housing and Community Services). The three new substantive directors were selected...
Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
So, are you staying or going? There seem to me to be two sorts of people in Zimbabwe. Those wanting to leave, and those wanting to stay. Within these camps there are further sub groups of those...
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
The stand-off between Harare City Council and residents over the city’s decision to unleash debt collectors on defaulting rate payers continues with residents declaring they would resist the move. Harare is owed in excess of $700 million...
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
The recent Typhoid outbreak in Mbare has seen the wrath of the law descend on vendors, who stand accused by council of causing bad hygiene in the city centre. It is one more battle in the long...
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
Who do we blame for the mess we’re in? It’s in a sorry state our city, and all ratepayers have the right to be angry. In addition to paying for the services and maintenance that are not...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
Residents living in Mount Pleasant, particularly in the Arundel area, have complained of poor lighting in the area, saying most streets do not have street lights. While most of the street lights in the area are dysfunctional,...
Monday, February 13th, 2017
For 16 years, city fathers have been advocating for council police to be given arresting powers to help enforce local bylaws. Currently, municipal police are only legally able to act as guards. As such, City of Harare...
Friday, February 10th, 2017
Speaking to Harare News last month, Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni outlined a cost-revenue imbalance at City of Harare that is a slap in the face to embattled Harare ratepayers. Salaries are so bloated as to entirely consume the...
