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Council targets litterbugs
Mayor Jacob Mafume has urged the city’s municipal police to intensify enforcement of the Harare (Anti-litter) by-Laws contained in Statutory Instrumen...
By Kudzai Kugwa 2 weeks agoCity of Harare takes clean-up campaign to Borrowdale
City of Harare held a clean-up campaign in Helensvale, Borrowdale which was spearheaded by Borrowdale District Office.
By Ropafadzo Chitima 2 weeks agoShun corruption, Mayor tells City cops
Mayor Jacob Mafume has urged Municipal police officers to shun corruption and respect human rights in the enforcement of by-laws.
By Kudzai Kugwa 2 weeks agoCouncil promotes physical health
Harare City Council has embarked on a Zumba body fitness programme aimed at raising awareness for physical health.
By Bridget Bere 2 weeks agoCity of Harare encourages children to fight cholera
City of Harare held a catch them young programme at Budiriro 5 Council Primary School aimed at encouraging children to take preventive measures agains...
By Ropafadzo Chitima 2 weeks agoCity rolls out Polio vaccination
City of Harare Health Services Department has embarked on a massive Polio SIA vaccination programme aimed at combating the deadly child killer disease...
By Bornwise Mtonzi 2 weeks agoCouncil employs raft of measures to combat Cholera
Council is implementing a cocktail of measures including stopping water rationing in the western suburbs and clearing sewer blockages in all hot spots...
By Kudzai Kugwa 3 weeks agoCouncil upgrades Mbare sewer system
Harare City Council is carrying out a sewer pipeline replacement project in Mbare in an effort to minimize sewer blockages in the area.
By Ropafadzo Chitima 3 weeks agoHarare must work, Mayor
City of Harare has introduced community based refuse collection as a way of improving waste management.
By Delay Kufa 3 weeks agoCouncil tighten screws on corruption
Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume says Harare City council is committed to fighting corruption as it benefits a few individuals at the expense of resident...
By Kudzai Kugwa 3 weeks agoCouncil prioritizes supply of adequate water to residents
Council is implementing a raft of measures which include negotiating with chemical suppliers and introducing new technology with a view to ensure that...
By Ropafadzo Chitima 3 weeks agoJunior Councillors leading by example
Harare City Junior Council has held a clean-up campaign in the Central Business District.
By Ropafadzo Chitima and Panashe KubangaradzaCouncil serving war vets to get their stands
Plans to allocate stands to war veterans who are still serving in council are at an advanced stage with city fathers set to sit next week to finalise ...
By Bornwise MtonziCholera cases now 13
There are now 13 confirmed cholera cases in Harare and 44 suspected as at May 5, 2023.
By Staff ReporterCouncil records an increase in markets revenue
Council has recorded a significant increase in revenue collected from the informal sector during the first quarter of 2023 with the City set to invest...
By Kudzai KugwaMayoress Mafume donates to the less privileged
Mayoress Elizabeth Mafume on behalf of Mayor's Cheer Fund board donated 100 boxes each of instant noodles from Nestlea to various children's homes.
By Kudzai KugwaMabvuku Poly Clinic conducts urban voucher programme
The urban voucher programme being carried out at Mabvuku Poly Clinic since November 2021 is aimed at increasing maternal health access to the disadvan...
By Patricia MusaraHarare City Karateka Scoops Gold
Harare City karateka Nigel Makaza won Gold at a tournament held by the Zimbabwe Karate Union in partnership with the Zimbabwe National Karate Federati...
By Tashinga MurugweniCouncil to clamp on illegal activities
Council is conducting a joint enforcement operation aimed at clearing all illegal activities in the Central Business District and all residential area...
By Bornwise MtonziCity targets 536 mega litres amid power woes
The city’s water treatment plants are constantly undergoing rehabilitation with the aim of realizing the target of 536 megalitres a day by the end of ...
By Staff ReporterCouncil in solar farms talks
Council is negotiating with two companies that want to partner the city in developing, maintaining and operating solar power plants.
By Staff ReporterCouncil continues to support Junior Council
The Junior Council is set to get funding from the City following the Junior Council Policy formulation process held recently.
By Patricia MusaraCity breaks new ground …...as first low density Polyclinic construction gets underway
Council has commenced construction of its first Polyclinic in low density suburbs, a move set to relieve many, especially those in need of low cost ma...
By Bothwell PetroPlans to turn Carter House into a Hospital at advanced stage
Council’s plans to turn Carter House into a state of the art maternity Hospital are at an advanced stage with Mayor Jacob Mafume meeting Church of Chr...
By Bornwise MtonziBelarusian delegation tours Fire Station
The visiting Belarusian delegation toured the City of Harare Emergency Services Division and promised to provide new fire tenders as well as advanced ...
By Staff ReporterMayor’s Cheer Fund board donates to Jairos Jiri
The Mayor’s Cheer Fund board has donated food stuffs and toiletries to Jairos Jiri Southerton and Jairos Jiri Waterfalls.
By Tashinga MurugweniRufaro stadium refurbishment on the right course
The refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium is going according to plan with various works on schedule as the City moves to make the stadia a world class sport...
By Denise GondoRufaro stadium refurbishment on the right course
The refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium is going according to plan with various works on schedule as the City moves to make the stadia a world class sport...
By Denise GondoRufaro stadium refurbishment on the right course
The refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium is going according to plan with various works on schedule as the City moves to make the stadia a world class sport...
By Denise GondoHarare reduces parking fees
Motorists will now pay $57 dollar for parking offences after Council resolved to delay charging the clamping charge of $65 by up to three hours.
By Staff ReporterNanotech begins work at Morton Jaffray
Water purifying firm, Nanotech Solutions has started installing equipment to upgrade the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant so that it can use alter...
By Denise GondoFaith Raradza Women's month profile
Mrs Faith Raradza is Chief Human Capital Officer at the City of Harare.
By Omega ChigeroCouncil celebrates women empowerment
She is one of the longest serving employees in City of Harare after attaining 43 years of service at the end of March 2023.
By Patricia MusaraHarare derby will be played in Rufaro Stadium
Mayor Jacob Mafume is confident that the match between Dynamos FC and CAPS United will be played at Rufaro Stadium this season.
By Bornwise MtonziCouncil relaxes Parking Fines
Harare City Council is set to relax its traffic by-laws to cushion motorists who were crying foul over efforts by the city to bring order and sanity i...
By Bornwise MtonziCouncil relaxes Parking Fines
Harare City Council is set to relax its traffic by-laws to cushion motorists who were crying foul over efforts by the city to bring order and sanity i...
By Bornwise Mtonzi“Operation Chenesa Harare” demystified
“Operation Chenesa Harare” is premised on a community-based approach, where local stakeholders partner Council in cleaning their environment, a senior...
By Vanessa ChikutuNew Small and Medium Enterprises Policy in the offing
The informal sector has the potential to build markets, expand trade, fight poverty and generate employment, town clerk Eng Phakamile Mabhena Moyo has...
By Staff ReporterNew Small and Medium Enterprises Policy in the offing
The informal sector has the potential to build markets, expand trade, fight poverty and generate employment, town clerk Eng Phakamile Mabhena Moyo has...
By Staff ReporterCouncil joins anti-drug abuse campaign
The City of Harare has joined the anti-drug campaign with Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume calling on youths to desist from using drugs and staying away from c...
By Patricia MusaraMotorists get reprieve as Mayor Mafume listens to concerns
Council has introduced a cocktail of measures in place to ensure that traffic enforcement by Council and City Parking do not inconvenience motorists.
By Omega ChigeroCouncil takes over the Bus Termini
Council is set to reclaim its bus termini in and around the city with plans to modernize them and adopt a franchise model for mass transportation.
By Denise GondoSunningdale District supports Operation Chenesa Harare
Sunningdale District has embarked on a cleaning up programme supporting “Operation Chenesa Harare” launched by Mayor Mafume last week.
By Melody KorongweRoads authorities, Zinara to sit over road funds
The Zimbabwe National Road Authority is set to conduct an Indaba with road authorities with a view to ventilate the formula used to disburse road fund...
By Staff ReporterRoads authorities, Zinara to sit over road funds
The Zimbabwe National Road Authority is set to conduct an Indaba with road authorities with a view to ventilate the formula used to disburse road fund...
By Staff ReporterWomen in sports, celebrating “Coach Rose”
Harare city head coach Rosemary ‘Coach Rose’ Mugadza is a former defence super star who captained the Mighty Warriors in 2002.
By Tashinga MurugweniWomen in sports, celebrating “Coach Rose”
Harare city head coach Rosemary ‘Coach Rose’ Mugadza is a former defence super star who captained the Mighty Warriors in 2002.
By Tashinga MurugweniCouncillor Kadzombe urges women to lead
As we keep on celebrating women’s months, our focus is on City of Harare Human Resources and General Purposes Committee Chairperson Ward 41 Councilor ...
By Lean ChifambaCouncillor Kadzombe urges women to lead
As we keep on celebrating women’s months, our focus is on City of Harare Human Resources and General Purposes Committee Chairperson Ward 41 Councilor ...
By Lean ChifambaCouncil embarks on traffic lights installation project
Council has embarked on a programme to install traffic lights on several intersections in the city in a bid to minimize the occurrence of accidents an...
By Tendai MunatsiGarbage is everyone’s child
Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has implored the business community to join hands with Council in a cleanup exercise dubbed “Chenesa Harare” launched la...
By Melody KorongweSpace barons on the prowl
Small to Medium Enterprises Committee Chairperson Councilor Denford Ngadziore has expressed concern over four space barons who are illegally collectin...
By Staff ReporterKadzombe motivates female employees
Human Resources and General Purposes Committee Chairperson Cllr Kudzai Kadzombe has said that there is need to motivate and upgrade women within the c...
By Melody KorongweCity celebrates women empowerment month
As the City joins the world in celebrating women month, the Sunshine News features a council female employee Eng Faith Maidei Kashangura
By Mercy MakuvatsineCatch them young programmes for schools
The City of Harare has embarked on catch them young programmes in schools aimed at instilling a sense of responsibility towards the environment in chi...
By Tashinga MurugweniCatch them young programmes for schools
The City of Harare has embarked on catch them young programmes in schools aimed at instilling a sense of responsibility towards the environment in chi...
By Tashinga MurugweniHarare Open Streets event for Ridgeway North
The City of Harare in partnership with various stakeholders is to conduct an open street event on Saturday 25 February 2023 in Ridgeway North Borrowda...
By Patricia MusaraHarare alert of a Cholera outbreak
Harare’s health officials are on high alert after 2 confirmed cholera cases were recently reported in Chegutu, City Epidemiologist Dr Michael Vere has...
By Denise GondoCity Queens lose in the Quarterfinals
Harare City Netball Queens were knocked out in the quarter finals of the season opening Premier Netball League tournament held at Chitungwiza Aquatic ...
By Tashinga MurugweniSchool of Excellence opens for Undergraduates and PHD programmes
Harare’s School of Excellence will start offering Doctorate and undergraduate programmes in April.
By Patricia MusaraSchool of Excellence opens for Undergraduates and PHD programmes
Harare’s School of Excellence will start offering Doctorate and undergraduate programmes in April.
By Patricia MusaraSchool of Excellence to Bring Solutions
The graduation of 49 students from Harare's School of Excellence will bring solutions to many challenges currently bedeviling the City as the programm...
By Vanessa ChikutuCity Council informs the public on traffic operations
Council has embarked on a blitz meant to curb all the illegal activities within the city.
By Melody KorongweCouncil works on pipe leakages
The water supply infrastructure maintenance works carried out last weekend were meant to stop leakages in the Central Business District (CBD), City Pr...
By Denise GondoCouncil to repossess bus termini
Mayor Jacob Mafume says council is considering repossessing bus termini it had leased to Zimbabwe Passengers Company (ZUPCO) because the later is fail...
By Bornwise MtonziStick to your regulatory duties, EMA told
Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume says the Ministry of Climate and Environmental Management and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) must stick to their ma...
By Bornwise MtonziDistrict level waste management initiative to be launched
Harare will soon launch a district level waste management initiative meant to make sure that all illegal dumpsites are cleared.
By Denise GondoMore than 600 tonnes of sand recovered monthly at sewer works
At least 15 to 20 tonnes of sand are being removed daily from Firle and Crowborough Sewage Treatment Plant in Harare, a situation which has greatly co...
By Denise GondoCity conducts VIAC tests for cervical cancer patients
City of Harare, Health Services is conducting Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Camera (VIAC) at its Clinics which is an effective way of prevent...
By Denise Gondo and Mahlatsi MoyoCouncil embarks on stakeholder engagements on waste management
City of Harare has embarked on a massive awareness campaign aimed at educating residents on the need to keep a clean environment and proper waste disp...
By Vanessa ChikutuUnchanged tariffs for health services
Clinic consultation fees by Registered General Nurses will remain unchanged with adults paying an equivalent of US$5 and children US$3.
By Patricia MusaraNew tariffs for stadia, halls and swimming pools
The City has increased the tariffs for hiring out its stadia for the year 2023.
By Vanessa ChikutuCovid-19 vaccination blitz targets children
City Health Service Department recently carried out a Covid-19 vaccination campaign targeting school children in the city who had not been vaccinated.
By Omega Chigero and Lean ChifambaNew cemeteries and cremation charges.
The City of Harare has set new tariffs for cemeteries and cremation effective January 1, 2023
By Lean ChifambaUnchanged Business License and Registration Fees for 2023
Council has released largely unchanged business and small to medium licenses and registration fees for the year 2023 with some tariffs reduced.
By Charles KamukopaNo one is above the law
City Public Safety Manager Martin Chimombe says no one will be exempted in the ongoing traffic enforcement blitz meant to restore order in the Central...
By Bornwise MtonziHarare City handball teams confident of success
Harare City handball teams are confident of success ahead of the resumption of the second of the second phase of the 2022-23 season.
By Tashinga MurugweniCity adopts new model of refuse collection
Council has embarked on a programme to construct waste transfer stations at various sites in the city in order to increase refuse collection efficienc...
By Lean Chifamba and Vanessa ChikutuAnother Council school opens
Glaudina Primary School which has been under construction since 2019 is now operational.
By Melody KorongweCouncil partners Silveira House urban greening
Council has partnered Silveira House on a re-greening project of green spaces at Kuwadzana major park.
By Patricia MusaraCouncil now owed more than ZWL$90 billion
Harare City Council is now owed in excess ZWL$90 billion by Government, residents and business a situation that is affecting service delivery.
By Denise GondoCouncil embarks on refuse blitz
Council has embarked on a three-week community based waste collection and drainage clearance blitz in to clear illegal dumpsites as and clean drainage...
By Bornwise MtonziCouncil targets alternative revenue streams
Council has set targets for all its departments to raise funds to improve service delivery pursuing non-traditional revenue streams.
By Tendai Munatsi and Omega ChigeroHeadlines
Madzingira transforms people’s lives.
Ward 10 councillor Hammy Madzingira is changing the lives of Sunningdale residents after embarking on various programmes aimed at teaching youths psyc...
By Mahlatsi MoyoCouncil encourages Cluster houses to upgrade water and sewer systems
Council has resolved that new cluster house owners should upgrade sewer and water systems to suit the number of residents on their development.
By Melody KorongweActing Minister Coventry denies City’s bid to recruit drain cleaners, grass cutters and street clean...
Council is currently carrying out drain cleaning, catch pits cleaning, grass cutting, pipe drain de-blocking and spoil removal exercise City wide.
By Staff ReporterCity confident Rufaro Stadium rehabilitation will meet deadline
Council is confident that Rufaro Stadium will be ready to host Premier League matches come mid March after setting a multi-disciplinary team to spearh...
By Patricia MusaraMalnutrition cases up by 150 percent
Cases of malnutrition in Harare have risen by over 150 percent with the city’s acting epidemiologist Dr Michael Vere advising residents to show up for...
By Denise Gondo