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City of Harare Ready to Host COMESA Summit
The City of Harare is hosting the COMESA Summit starting today at Rainbow Towers, with 1,000 delegates expected.
Multi-sectoral Drug and Substance Abuse Prevention Campaign Held in Warren Park
The City of Harare last week joined senior officers from the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education...
City of Harare Water Department Undergoes Third Quarter Performance Review
The City of Harare Department of Water underwent its Third-Quarter Performance Review yesterday, as part of the ongoing City of Ha...
Mayor, Minister monitoring Chenesa Harare Operation
His Worship the Mayor, Cllr Jacob Mafume, accompanied by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Honourable Daniel Garw...
Chenesa Harare Now in Full Swing
His Worship the Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume today joined the Minister of Local Government and Public Works Hon Daniel Garwe to continu...
ZNOART Backs Harare Regeneration Drive
The Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust (ZNOART) has thrown its weight behind the City of Harare an...
Mayor Mafume, Minister Garwe to Launch Urban Regeneration and Decongestion Operation ...
His Worship the Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume and Local Government Minister Hon Daniel Garwe will tomorrow launch the City Urban Regene...
Urban Regeneration and Decongestion Operation Launched
His Worship the Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume today joined the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Hon Daniel Garwe to launch...
Hopley Women Receive Skills Training Starter Packs
The City of Harare in partnership with Cordaid Global Office and development partners, has handed over skills training starter pac...
City of Harare & Helcraw Water Host Government Monitoring Tour as Infrastructure Work...
The City of Harare in partnership with Helcraw have reaffirmed their commitment to working with government and communities to rest...
Harare and Cincinnati in Historic Renewal of Friendly Ties
His Worship the Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with his counterpart, the Mayor of Cincinnati Hon...
City of Harare Reaffirms Sustainable Waste Management Commitment
The City of Harare has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable environmental management.
City confident of meeting Master Plan deadline
Crafting of the master plan is now at an advanced stage as the battle by the City of Harare to meet the deadline of 30th of June 2...
Sewege rehabilitation kicks off in Mbare..
Harare City Council has started the rehabilitation of sewage pipes in Mbare as it moves to address some of the causes of the Chole...
Belarusian delegation tours Fire Station
The visiting Belarusian delegation toured the City of Harare Emergency Services Division and promised to provide new fire tenders ...
“Operation Chenesa Harare” demystified
“Operation Chenesa Harare” is premised on a community-based approach, where local stakeholders partner Council in cleaning their e...
Council 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...
Council to repossess bus termini
Mayor Jacob Mafume says council is considering repossessing bus termini it had leased to Zimbabwe Passengers Company (ZUPCO) becau...
Another Council school opens
Glaudina Primary School which has been under construction since 2019 is now operational.
Council 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 servi...
Acting Minister Coventry denies City’s bid to recruit drain cleaners, grass cutters a...
Council is currently carrying out drain cleaning, catch pits cleaning, grass cutting, pipe drain de-blocking and spoil removal exe...
Ward 16 Residents bemoan proliferation of beerhalls
Ward 16 residents have bemoaned the proliferation of beerhalls and night clubs saying the development is aiding illegal activities...
Residents to benefit from new Council school
Ward 43 Clr Blessing Duma says Budiriro extension, Current and Cabs residents will benefit immensely from the new Budiriro 7 Counc...
New Council School opened in Budiriro
Council now has 34 schools courtesy of a partnership with Royal Comfort Group of Schools.
Harare cannot do it alone, Acting Mayor Mutizwa
Acting Mayor Cllr Musarurwa Mutizwa has invited city stakeholders to join hands with Council to improve service delivery.
Performance agreements to ensure targets are met
Council is deliberately adopting performance contracts for management and employees to ensure that what is agreed on as targets is...
Performance contracts keep directors in check, PS Muguti
The signing of Performance Contracts by City of Harare directors is important because it serves as a documented commitment to deli...
We will deliver, Eng Moyo
Acting Town Clerk Eng Phakamile Moyo is confident the city will deliver its targets and provide decent services to Harare resid...
Council reopens all clinics
HARARE City Council has reopened all its clinics, which had not been operational since July 2020, due to a shortage of nurses.
Urban Voucher system restores maternal health dignity in Mbare
MBARE, Harare's oldest suburb is where the hustle and bustle of the city is. Driven by the need to deflect poverty among families,...
Indian medical investor keen to invest in Zimbabwe
A visiting Indian investor has expressed her willingness to partner city of Harare in delivering world class health services.
€304m deal to transform Pomona waste management
A German investor, Geogenix BV, is set to invest €304 million in a massive waste-to-energy project at Pomona dumpsite in Harare wh...
Cabinet approves dumpsite investor
A Joint venture agreement between Harare City Council and German investor, Geogenix BV, which will see the firm investing €303,9 m...
WASH programme will improve service delivery
Harare’s 2022 budget which mainly concentrates on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes is expected to improve servi...
Local authorities important in disaster management: Mayor
Local authorities play an important role in disaster risk management and must be well equipped in light of new disasters that have...
Refuse collection to improve
Garbage collection is set to improve following the purchase of 10 new refuse compactors, five skip trucks and one front and loader...
Council implements 2022 budget
Council has started implementing the 2022 budget following its approval by Government.
Mayor speaks on City roads
Acting Mayor Cllr Musarurwa Mutizwa has bemoaned the state of the city’s roads saying Council was doing all in its power to ensu...
Pre-paid system way to go: Government
Government has urged Harare City Council to urgently install prepaid water meters as a measure to ensure that all water users pay ...
Government to appoint Local Government Board
Government is set to appoint the Local Government Board to expedite resolution of labour issues of senior council officials and th...
Government promises water delivery improvements
The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes Cde Jorum Gumbo says Governm...
Council now owed more than ZWL$5 billion
Harare City Council is now owed more than ZWL$$5,8 billion by Government, business and residents, a situation which has seen the l...
Uncertainity and leadership gaps hamper service delivery: Acting Mayor Cllr Mutizwa
Acting Mayor Stewart Mutizwa has urged Government to help in addressing issues of uncertainity and leadership gaps that are affect...
Council bemoans lack of road rehabilitation funds
Council wants ZINARA to avail more resources for road rehabilitation and reconstruction. Acting Director of Works Eng Gerald Mutu...
City stabilization, Harare’s top priority: Acting Mayor Mutizwa
ACTING Mayor Cllr Musarurwa Mutizwa is working to stabilise council operations and has set the next three weeks to achieve his goa...
Acting Town Clerk bemoans high cost of water chemicals
Acting town clerk, Eng Phakamile Mabhena Moyo has bemoaned the high cost of water chemicals which has seen the city accumulating a...
Rates defaulters face blacklisting
Harare City Council is owed more than ZWL$2 billion by residents, business and government. The debt has stalled service delivery ...
No regularization without prosecution, Government
Provincial Development Coordinator Mr Tafadzwa Muguti has urged the City of Harare to be proactive and enforce eviction judgements...
Illegal activities in the city rile Government
Government is concerned with the way residents are consciously ignoring council by-laws settling themselves illegally, building h...
Council warns residents over stream bank cultivation
Stream bank cultivation remains banned in Harare.
Council moves to stop Pomona fires
Council has set up two thematic committees to work on a strategy to prevent the recurrence of fires at Pomona dumpsite.
Council introduces virtual budget consultations
Council has introduced virtual pre-budget consultations for residents to contribute towards formulating the city’s 2021 budget.
Council to champion protection of wetlands: Mayor
Mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume says council will continue to take appropriate measures to ensure that wetlands are preserved.