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Friday, 11 January 2013 11:59
HARARE - Harare City Council yesterday received borehole water purification gadgets valued at $150 000 from mining giant Mbada Diamonds. The donation of 235 inline chlorinators follows council’s appeal for corporates to assist in purifying polluted boreholes scattered around Harare’s suburbs....Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 09:58
HARARE - Illegal activities will continue to be rife in the city council until police take action, Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has said. Masunda expressed disappointment at the behaviour of police personnel whom he alleged are breaking city by-laws in full...Read More
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Friday, 21 December 2012 10:20
HARARE - Harare councillors have demanded an immediate recall of the director of Waste Management and Amenities, Dombo Chibanda, from “annual leave” to deal with piling garbage ahead of Christmas. With the city again falling prey to typhoid and diarrhoea, councillors...Read More
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012 13:29
HARARE - The Harare City Council (HCC) is in the eye of a $5,4 million “roads and garbage truck” tender storm, as one of its lead suppliers has been struggling to meet its end of the bargain, and fulfil the key...Read More
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Saturday, 08 December 2012 13:39
HARARE - Harare City Council had enlisted the services of Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to investigate allegations of corruption levelled against officials from the city’s valuation and estate management division. Twenty-seven council workers have since been suspended following a crackdown on...Read More
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Monday, 03 December 2012 13:35
HARARE - Local government minister Ignatius Chombo has instructed Harare City Council to fork out $100 000 as payment for two probe teams he set up in a space of four months. Harare, already battling to contend a typhoid outbreak in...Read More
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Monday, 26 November 2012 09:58
HARARE - A bid by a Harare residents’ group to block Harare City Council’s 2013 budget from approval hit a brick wall on Friday after the High Court dismissed their application. Justice Martin Makonese dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by...Read More
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Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:03
HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda — is arguably presiding over one of the world’s dirtiest cities. The capital has long lost glamour and its once irresistible appeal which led to it being called the Sunshine City. The sun has long...Read More
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Thursday, 15 November 2012 12:28
HARARE - South African firm Easihold is set to kiss the streets of Harare goodbye following the setting up of City Parking, a subsidiary of Harare City Council. Council business committee minutes approved last week show the local authority has received...Read More
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Thursday, 15 November 2012 11:32
HARARE - Harare City Council has dropped plans to open butcheries across the city, claiming the move will drive private players out of business. The city had last year resolved to boost its low revenue base by getting into the butchery...Read More
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012 11:09
HARARE - Harare City Council has been prejudiced of $1,1 million over a five-month period through botched water treatment chemical tenders, a probe team set up by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo has revealed. The team, headed by Ellen Chivaviro, said...Read More
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Saturday, 10 November 2012 13:20
HARARE - Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has told residents to forget about cancellation of their bills accumulated between the hyperinflationary environment of 2008 and 2010 period, as demanded by Harare Residents Trust (HRT). HRT director Precious Shumba, leading about 200 residents, on...Read More
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Saturday, 10 November 2012 13:05
HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has expressed displeasure with the rising absenteeism by councillors during council meetings. Masunda told the house, which was half full during Thursday’s meeting that he was not happy with the countless apologies he received at...Read More
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Saturday, 10 November 2012 12:59
HARARE - Harare City Council (HCC) billing system is set to improve following a $500 000 injection by the World Bank (WB). Council’s billing system has been in shambles with most bills based on estimates, leading to serious defaulting among residents...Read More
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Sunday, 04 November 2012 14:15
HARARE - Harare City Council has lost more than $100 000 in less than four months to two investigating teams set up by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo, the Daily News on Sunday can reveal. The money paid out to the...Read More
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