Committees of Council and Their Functions
The following are the standing committees of Council appointed in terms of Sections 96, 97 and 210 of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15) and the number of members of each Committee is determined by the full Council when it appoints members to Committees.
Human Resources and General Purposes Committee
Finance and Development Committee
Environmental Management Committee
Education, Health, Housing and Community Services and Licensing Committee
Audit Committee
Business committee
Information and Publicity Committee
Informal Sector Committee
Procedure at Meetings of Council and its Committees
The Harare (Proceedings of the Council) By-laws, 1973 guides the conduct of the meetings of Council and its Committees.
In terms of Section 87, of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15) all meetings of the Council are open to the public and the press. Committee meetings are not open to the public and press.
Terms of Reference of Committees
Sections 96, 97 and 210 of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15) stipulates the terms of Reference for some Committees or Council. The detailed terms of reference are in the standing resolutions of council, parts 1 and 2. Under no circumstances shall a Committee pass a resolution on a matter that falls outside its terms of reference.
Venue of Committee and Council Meetings
Every meeting of Council or its Committees shall be held in the Council Chamber at Town House, Harare. However, if circumstances demand, such meetings may be held at any place under the jurisdiction of the Council by resolution.
Joint Meetings of Two or More Committees
In terms of Section 36 (1) of the Harare (Proceedings of the Council) By-Laws 1973, two or more Committees shall, if Council resolves, or by agreement of the Committees concerned or if the Chairpersons of such Committees agree, hold one or more joint Meetings to consider or recommend to the Full Council on matters of joint interest to such Committees.
Such Committees, when acting jointly, may exercise any of the powers any one of them is empowered to exercise.
Minutes of Meetings of The Council and its Committees
In terms of Section 88 of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15), the Chamber Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, Minutes in English, of all proceedings of the Council and its Committees, posted in minute books maintained for such purpose.
List of Councillors and their wards
The City of Harare has a council made up of 46 ward-based councillors representing two political parties that is MDC-T and ZANU-PF and an Independent Councillor. The council debates local government issues involving both policy and by-laws.
The primary duty of councillors, is to represent the needs and interests of their constituents or wards.
Name of Councillor | Ward | Areas Covered |
Rai Gwenambira |
1 - Harare South |
Hopley Farm, Churu Farm |
Auxillia Mahachi | 2 - Harare Central |
Arcadia, Braeside, Eastlea North and South, Cranborne, Queensdale, St. Martins |
Innocent Maseko | 3 - Mbare | Nazareth area, around ZBC |
Martin S. Matinyanya |
4 - Mbare | Musika, Mupedzanhamo,Magaba |
Paula Macharangwanda |
5 - Belvedere |
Belvedere |
Charles Joshua Nyatsuro |
6 - Harare Central | Avenues |
Beadle Musatye Gwasira | 7 - Avondale | Strathavenue, Avonlea, Kensington, State House, Morris Depot, KG6 |
Mbanga Christopher Lovemore |
8 - Highlands | Highlands, Newlands, part of Masasa Park |
Musarurwa Stewart Mutizwa |
9 - Greendale | Greendale, part of Borrowdale, Greystone Park, Chisipite, Mukandabhutsu |
Hammy Madzingira | 10 - Sunningdale |
Sunningdale & part of Arcadia |
Anthony Shingadeya |
11 - Mbare |
Part of National West & part of Southerton East |
Nyemba Maureen | 12 - Mbare |
Beatrice cottage, part of Adbenie, National |
Peter Moyo | 13 - Southerton | Southerton + Lochinvar & part of Rugare |
Chinyowa Samuel | 14 - Kambuzuma |
Kambuzuma |
Tranos Moyo | 15 - Warren Park |
Warren Park, Westlea, Mukwisi Gardens 7 Tynwald South |
Peter Clever Manjoro | 16 - Mabelreign | Mabelreign + part of Tynwald South |
Manyenyeni Bernard Gabriel - Mayor | 17 - Mt Pleasant |
Mt Pleasant |
Allan Norman Markham | 18 - Borrowdale | Borrowdale, part of Mt. Pleasant |
Munyaradzi F. Kufahakutizwi | 19 - Mabvuku | Mabvuku |
Joseph Rose | 20 - Tafara | Tafara part of Tafara & Mabvuku |
Barnabas Ndira | 21 - Mabvuku | Mabvuku |
Theresa Manase |
22 - Hatfield | Hatfield part of Msasa Park |
Cephas Zibute |
23 - Waterfalls | Waterfalls |
Job Mbadzi | 24 - Highfield |
Lusaka, Egypt |
Mukunguma Luckson | 25 - Highfield | Canaan, Machipisa, Proportion |
Special Zuze | 26 - Highfield | Canaan Western, Engineering, part of Industry |
Herbert Gomba | 27 - Glen Norah | Glen Norah C & part of Glen View |
Wellington Chikombo | 28 - Glen Norah |
Glen Norah part of South A |
Thomas Chineka |
29 - Glen Norah |
Glen Norah part of North A |
Machemedze Tafadzwa |
30 - Glen View | Glen View 8, part 3, New Stands Glen View 7 & Specimen Glen Norah |
Tonderayi Chakeredza | 31 - Glen View |
Glen View (East) 1, part of 7 |
Tungamirai Madzokere |
32 - Glen View | Glen View (North) 1,2, part of Glen View 3 & 4, Glen View 2 Extension |
Oddrey Sydney Chirombe | 33 - Budiriro |
Budiriro 1,2 & 3 |
Alisen Moffat | 34 - Mufakose |
Mhishi, Magamba |
Enock Mupamawonde - (Deputy Mayor) |
35 - Mufakose |
Mufakose |
Loveness Gomba | 36 - Mufakose |
Mufakose |
Urayai Mangwiro |
37 - Kuwadzana |
Kuwadzana |
Wilton Janjazi |
38 - Kuwadzana |
Kuwadzana |
Gilbert T. Hadebe |
39 - Dzivaresekwa |
Dzivaresekwa |
Samuel Garachani |
40 - Dzivaresekwa |
Dzivaresekwa |
Charity Bango |
41 - Marlborough |
Marlborough, Westgate, Goodhope + part of Tynwald East + part of Avondale |
Naboth Munyengera | 42 - Hatcliffe |
Hatcliffe |
Panganai Charumbira |
43 - Budiriro |
Budiriro 4 & 5 |
Resias M. Masunda | 44 - Kuwadzana | Kuwadzana Extension |
Girisoti Mandere | 45 - Kuwadzana | Kuwadzana Phase 3 |
Luckmore Mangawa | 46 - Harare East |
New Mabvuku/ part of Tafara |