Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
City of Harare is proceeding with a plan to install pre-paid water meters in spite of increasing resistance from residents. The initial project will see the installation of 2,000 pre-paid water meters in Sunningdale, Kambuzuma, Greendale, Bluffhill, and the Avenues. Many Hararians are not in favour of the meters, and after a Council announcement that
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Harare City Council has been accused of being too slow to cut the grass growing in public spaces across the city. The subsequent lowering of visibility makes life easy for muggers who prey on pedestrians and creates...
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
The connection of council offices to a wide area network (WAN) is allowing for easier interaction between residents and council. 62 out of 89 offices have been switched on so far. Council offices are being connected to...
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Last month City of Harare (CoH) announced a schedule of severe water cuts that will result in residents experiencing greater water shortages until June amid fears of an outbreak of typhoid and dysentery. The planned cuts are...
Monday, January 11th, 2016
The state of Harare’s roads is unlikely to improve any time soon after a paltry $20 million was allocated to the roads budget for 2016. Of this proposed amount, $9 million is expected to come from ZINARA,...
Monday, January 4th, 2016
In November last year we published Part 1 of our story on pre-paid water meters which focused on why Council were pushing through with this initiative. Part 2 examines what the various resident associations have to say....
Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
City of Harare (CoH) has made steps towards achieving their vision of a world class city by 2025. Though not major, noticeable improvements can be seen in parts of the city. Addressing some of the improvements he...
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
Residents in Harare have expressed dissatisfaction with council’s 2016 budget consultation meetings that were held last month. Budget consultations, which are mandatory under the Urban Councils Act, are held annually in every ward by council to hear...
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