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The city council has given people owing them money a grace period of three months to settle outstanding bills or they will have to pay those bills in US dollars at the prevailing bank rates.
People have lashed out beneath their tweets citing poor service delivery and have expressed that until service delivery matches the request city council is preaching to the choir.
In their tweet, the City of Harare noted that they are owed US$ 17 billion in outstanding bill payments. They also said that this is a challenge particularly because they source their goods and services at the black market rate yet their budget is pegged at the prevailing interbank rates. This is presumably why they are failing to deliver good service to the people.
As it stands many people in the city do not have access to clean drinkable water. Those that are privileged to have city council water running out of their taps are unable to drink it. Some people haven’t had city council water for years. This means that they have to rely on other sources for water.
Jojo tanks are popular because people have to buy them and pay for bulk water deliveries at no less than 25 USD per delivery. Most people cannot afford to pay for bulk water deliveries and also pay the city council for water they do not deliver most of the time.
Water is not the only problem. Refuse collection is another big problem in the city. The refuse trucks can collect waste months apart and they do not collect at all in some areas. This means that people have to find ways to dispose of their own garbage. Some irresponsible people dump the waste. Others pay an extra fee to have refuse collectors carry their trash.
People in the city generally feel it is unfair to be charged for services that they do not use. Some have resorted to not paying their city council bills at all and have commented under the tweet that they will not be moved by the statement.
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Using a public or council toilet in Harare is not for the faint-hearted. Most of them have gained the reputation of being overwhelmingly disgusting. One would have to prepare themselves to see anything on the ground from urine to faeces and condoms. That’s if you even manage to stand the smell.
The City of Harare has also expressed in the tweet that the toilets would need a capital injection to function, something they presumably do not have. But funny enough…that is the city council’s responsibility. How expensive is it to run a toilet? It would make more sense for them to make people pay a small fee to use toilets that go towards buying detergents and paying the attendants to clean the facilities.
The City of Harare already has a reputation of looking for money through introducing fines or increasing fines. They also already struggle with waste collection. By making this announcement, the City of Harare has officially declared that they are unable to maintain public toilets and they have decided to turn them into a business instead. Is it possible to stoop any lower?
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]]>This news comes as a relief to Harare citizens who are tired of the filthy site caused by garbage laying around. Some residents have even forgotten when the last time their refuse was collected. Others had to dig huge pits in their backyards to do away with their refuse.
Perhaps this is a response by the City of Harare to Harare being featured on the Top 10 Worlds Worst Cities to live in.
View the timetable below:
Any thoughts?
Let us know in the comment section below.
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]]>The City of Harare body is responsible for providing services to Harare residents. In addition they collect bills from citizens who use these services. However, their recent addition to the list of bills they collect is raising eyebrows.
They’ve added the following:
- Cyclists will now be expected to pay cycle fees to the city.
- Dog owners will be expected to pay dog licenses. However, if dogs wander away from their enclosed walls, they will be put to rest to protect citizens from dog bites and rabies.
- Civilians that help control traffic will be dealt with for such behaviour
- Property owners are responsible for taking care of the frontage of their property. This includes the removal of vendors.
View the related tweets below:
Council is now collecting dog licences from city dog owners. pic.twitter.com/LAi9ACkDcy
— City of Harare (@cohsunshinecity) June 1, 2021
All owners of bicycles are expected to pay cycle fees to the city. pic.twitter.com/qmojc0W4hr
— City of Harare (@cohsunshinecity) June 1, 2021
Some Zimbabweans have referred to these changes as madness. Other have called this daylight robbery as they view this as a way for the City of Harare to further milk the citizens dry without actually providing any proper services to them.
Other citizens just made note of all the services that rate payers expect the City of Harare to deliver that they aren’t currently delivering. This includes the collection of refuse and the provision of clean water.
While other countries are encouraging the use of bicycle to reduce carbon footprints, the City of Harare is discouraging it by means of these fees.
What are your thoughts on this matter?
Let us know in the comment section below.
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]]>Commuter Omnibuses will have to to fork out a minimum of US$50 if they get clamped, that is a lot of money. You can check out the prices in flyer below.
The City Fathers had this to say;
Dear residents these are fines which you can easily avoid by sticking to traffic regulations they are not mandatory.
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]]>According to COH they are inundated with complaints from residents over noise, so they are targeting businesses operating without Certificates of Place of Assembly, you can read their full statement below;
Harare City Council will in the next two months close down illegal places of assembly in a clampdown on noise makers.
Council offices are inundated with complaints daily over noise from churches, bars, restaurants, halls, sports clubs and restaurants.
A number of buildings and open spaces are holding unauthorised gatherings causing noise pollution and disturbing the peace of communities.
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]]>In a week that had seen properties in Harare and Bulawayo gutted to the ground, one wonders if the calamities that have befallen the nation in November will eventually come to an end.
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“VENDOR NGARIBUDE MUTOWN!
VENDORS MUST GET OUT OF TOWN! THAT’s NONSENSE! TOWN IS FOR BUSINESS NOT TOMATOES
. NGAVABUDE!“ – CHINOTIMBA
Posted by Weldon N Matambo on Friday, October 5, 2018
MP Chinotimba wants vendors to get out of town, and he is no mincing his words, watvh video above.
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]]>You can watch the City of Harare official briefing journalists on the video below:
A roundabout is going to be constructed at the intersection of Lomagundi and Harare Drive
Posted by The City of Harare on Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The City of Harare, in conjunction with Zimbabwe National Road Administration and Bitumen World have been doing major road upgrades across the city since the new government of President ED Mnangagwa took over in November 2017.
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]]>The financial institution presented the donation which comprises of 3000 buckets, 3000 units of Waterguard and 120000 litres of clean and fresh water which will be distributed over a two week period, to the City of Harare Health Department, at Tichagarika shops in Glen View.
NMB joins other corporates including Econet Wireless which donated $10 million towards the cause.
The Cholera outbreak death toll has so far risen to 45.
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