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Zimbabwe: Council Starts Attending to Sewer Challenges
Harare City Council has started attending to sewer challenges affecting parts of Highfield around the Gazaland home industry area by laying 7,5 kilometres of new sewer pipes from the suburb to Firle Sewerage Works in Glen View. The sewer line that is being replaced is prone to clogging, resulting in sewer bursts that were putting residents at risk.
Zimbabwe: Council Acts On Water Crisis
Harare town clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango has said council will this year improve service delivery with focus on improved waste management, better public infrastructure and increased water supply. Eng Chisango said financing for projects and operations would come from the city's budget and devolution funds. The local authority was so seized with the rehabilitation of the water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure that 87 percent of the 2020 capital budget was allocated for this purpose.
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Stops Refuse Collection
A potential health hazard is looming in Chitungwiza as the municipality has with immediate effect stopped collecting refuse in the town citing fuel shortages. In a statement posted on the the local authority's website refuse collection will only resume once they get fuel. "Good evening dear residents. We are sorry to inform you that we are unable to do our door-to-door refuse collect tomorrow (17 December 2019) due to diesel shortage. Collection will resume once supplies are restored.
Zimbabwe: Harare City Shuts Down Offices Over Water Shortage
In a move that has exposed Harare City Council as a victim of its own failure, the authority was this morning forced to shut down its Rowan Martin offices in the central business district due to non-availability of water. When The Herald news crew visited the offices, scores of workers were seen leaving the building as they took an early day away after taking instructions from their officials to do so.
Zimbabwe: Harare City Cries Foul Over Budget
As the year draws to a close, Harare City Council has fallen short in areas such as garbage collection, provision of adequate water, sewer reticulation, road rehabilitation and failure to provide other essential services. The city has also failed to pay salaries for its workers on time, which has also compromised service delivery. The city however, has attributed the poor state of affairs to the poor performance of its budget.
Zimbabwe: Chasi Promises Zesa Overhaul
Zesa will rotate staff, axe those underperforming and fingered in shoddy deals, and rebundle the utility back into a single company as part of measures to weed out corruption, favouritism for selected consumers, and wasteful management structures.
Zimbabwe: False Alarm Stirs Commotion
A false fire-alarm followed by a thick dark smoke raised from the Auditor General's offices' roof in Harare's central business district stirred commotion, leaving occupants traumatised as they stampeded to safety. The incident occurred during lunch time. Harare City Council's fire brigade rushed to the scene further stirring commotion among those in the vicinity. Reports say workmen were repairing the roof using tar which produced a thick + dark smoke.
Zimbabwe: Ruwa Water Crisis Escalates
The water crisis in Ruwa has escalated after the major supply dam dried up, coupled with Harare's recent stance that it no longer has capacity to supply the town. In a bid to harvest adequate supplies this coming season, the local authority is planning to raise the dam wall at Nora Valley Dam, as well as de-silt the dam together with Greenskyes Dam. Ruwa town secretary Mr Kumbirai Madanhi said Nora Dam was "now supplying trickles", hence council was working out long term solutions.
Zimbabwe: New HIV Infections Fall
The country has recorded a 27 and 9 percent decline in new HIV infections among children and adults respectively in the past three years, Secretary for Health and Child Care Dr Agnes Mahomva said yesterday. In a speech read on her behalf by the Principal Director (Preventive Services) Dr Gibson Mhlanga at the launch of HIV programmes review in Harare, she attributed the decline to collective efforts from Government and the private sector.
Zimbabwe: Updated - Harare Wants 900% Water Tariff Increase
Harare City Council has torched a storm following its proposal to increase water charges by at least 900 percent, while some ratepayers will now be charged in foreign currency. Water charges will increase from $0.80 cents to $7 per cubic metre. According to joint minutes of Finance and Development and Human Resources and General purposes committees, council also resolved to charge in foreign currency, companies receiving forex for their goods and services.
Zimbabwe: Nurses Use Cellphone Torches During Delivery
At least four stillbirths and one maternal death have been recorded at Harare City Council's polyclinics, as the city is dragging its feet on the provision of proper power back-up facilities, which has forced its nurses to use cellphone torches during delivery. The incidences occurred between January and July this year. The situation is particularly dire during load shedding periods, amid indications that some expecting mothers have been asked to buy candles.
Zimbabwe: Agriculture Key for Revival - UN
The United Nations on Thursday said agriculture is key in the revival of Zimbabwe's economy as the country has massive potential to feed itself and once again retain its breadbasket status. The remarks tally with the Second Republic's thrust that has seen President Mnangagwa prioritising the agricultural sector, with the line ministry being the only one served with two deputy ministers.
Zimbabwe: Council Warns Against Land Conmen
By Blessings Chidakwa and Sallomy Matare Harare City Council has urged home seekers to be vigilant when buying land, following the emergence of conmen collecting regularisation fees while claiming to be council officials. The council has since deployed its development control team, which is moving around the city to stop the illegal parcelling out of land.
Zimbabwe: Govt Seeks to Privatise Parks
By Blessings Chidakwa and Sallomy Matare Government is planning to privatise the commercial side of the national parks and is currently seeking investors as it aims to make maximum profit of the entity. The move comes at a time ZimParks is reportedly saddled with a debt of about $21,5 million and is among numerous parastatals and State enterprises that have been operating inefficiently.
Zimbabwe: ED to Commission More Zupco Buses
By Blessings Chidakwa and Sallomy Matare President Mnangagwa yesterday said all was now in place for the commissioning of the second batch of Zupco buses as his Government mitigates transport challenges in the country. At least 47 new buses that were acquired from South Africa and China are expected to be commissioned. The Head of State and Government said he would next week be despatching the new buses, saying modern transport infrastructure is a key enabler in the transformation of the economy.
Zimbabwe: Grave Sales to Boost City Council Coffers
By Sallomy Matare and Blessings Chidakwa Harare City Council is targeting to rake in more than $2,4 million from grave sales after it recently established about 6 200 burial units in four of its closed cemeteries around the city. The local authority intends to boost its revenue by raising burial fees by 62 percent effective this month.
Zimbabwe: Trench Warfare Headache for Council
By Sallomy Matare The continuous digging up of trenches around the central business district (CBD) by telecommunications companies is raising concern as it is putting to waste investments put into the road rehabilitation programmes by Government and Harare City Council (HCC). This is also posing an environmental hazard to motorists and pedestrians as the companies take long to fill up the trenches.
Zimbabwe: Skills Audit for Council Workers
By Innocent Ruwende and Sallomy Matare Harare City Council is set to conduct a skills audit of its workers to ensure it has the right workforce to achieve its goal of achieving world class city status by 2025. In an interview after a stakeholders' meeting at Town House yesterday, town clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango said the city was conducting a job evaluation exercise to ensure that every job in council met the requisites of its title. "Vision 2025 is not just a talk show," he said.
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