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Female Councillors Undergo Leadership and Governance Enhancement Workshop

Female Councillors Undergo Leadership and Governance Enhancement Workshop

City of Harare Gender Champion and Deputy Mayor, Cllr Rosemary Muronda, is leading female Councillors and officials participating ...

Mercy C Makuwatsine 2 weeks ago
Highfields Residents Make Their Voices Heard at 2027 Pre-Budget Consultations

Highfields Residents Make Their Voices Heard at 2027 Pre-Budget Consultations

Ward 26 residents in Highfields actively participated in the City of Harare’s 2027 Pre-Budget Consultative and Feedback Meeting he...

Council Reporter 2 weeks ago
Hopley Women Receive Skills Training Starter Packs

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...

Panashe Phiri and Makanakaishe Gavanga 2 weeks ago
City of Harare & Helcraw Water Host Government Monitoring Tour as Infrastructure Works Restore Services

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...

Liberty Chitakatira 2 weeks ago
City of Harare, EMA and Geo Pomona Intensify Waste Management Ahead of COMESA Summit

City of Harare, EMA and Geo Pomona Intensify Waste Management Ahead of COMESA Summit ...

The City of Harare, in collaboration with the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and Geo Pomona Waste Management officials yest...

Panashe Phiri 2 weeks ago
Harare and Cincinnati in Historic Renewal of Friendly Ties

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...

Richard Gandari 3 weeks ago
Ward 7 Residents Urged to Take Responsibility for Clean   Environment.

Ward 7 Residents Urged to Take Responsibility for Clean Environment.

HARARE – Deputy Mayor Cllr Rosemary Muronda has urged residents of Ward 7 to take full responsibility for maintaining a clean envi...

Makanakaishe Gavanga 3 weeks ago
Ward 7 Residents Urged to Take Responsibility for Clean   Environment.

Ward 7 Residents Urged to Take Responsibility for Clean Environment.

HARARE – Deputy Mayor Cllr Rosemary Muronda has urged residents of Ward 7 to take full responsibility for maintaining a clean envi...

Makanakaishe Gavanga 3 weeks ago
City of Harare to Reopen Swimming Pools for Summer Season

City of Harare to Reopen Swimming Pools for Summer Season

HARARE– The City of Harare will reopen its public swimming pools on 21 August 2026, with the official launch set for Les Brown Swi...

Council Author 4 weeks ago
City of Harare Reaffirms Sustainable Waste Management Commitment

City of Harare Reaffirms Sustainable Waste Management Commitment

The City of Harare has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable environmental management.

Bornwise Mtonzi 4 weeks ago
Council Committees in Joint Tour of Illegal Settlements

Council Committees in Joint Tour of Illegal Settlements

The City of Harare's Education, Housing and Community Services and Licensing and Works and Town Planning Committees this morning ...

Richard Gandari and Eugene Simbanewako 4 weeks ago
City of Harare Records Over 11 000 Births in First Half of 2026

City of Harare Records Over 11 000 Births in First Half of 2026

The City of Harare recorded more than 11,000 births across its 12 polyclinics during the first half of 2026, underscoring the vita...

Nelisa Bere and Makanakaishe Gavanga 4 weeks ago
City of Harare advises residents against tempering with prepaid water meters

City of Harare advises residents against tempering with prepaid water meters

The City of Harare has advised residents across all wards to stop tampering with prepaid water meters.

Liberty Chitakatira 4 weeks ago
Glenview Residents Praise Waste Collection, Urge Faster Rollout Of Smart Water Metres

Glenview Residents Praise Waste Collection, Urge Faster Rollout Of Smart Water Metres

Residents of Ward 31 in Glen View South have commended the City of Harare for improved refuse collection under its partnership wit...

Richard Gandari
Highlands Community Wellness Run Promotes Healthy Living

Highlands Community Wellness Run Promotes Healthy Living

Highlands community came together today for a vibrant Community Wellness Run aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles, community unit...

Liberty Chitakatira
STATEMENT BY THE CITY OF HARARE ON THE AUDITOR GENERAL FINDINGS ON STAFF COSTS FOR THE YEARS 2022 AND 2023

STATEMENT BY THE CITY OF HARARE ON THE AUDITOR GENERAL FINDINGS ON STAFF COSTS FOR TH...

1. The City of Harare has noted with concern recent reports circulating on social media and other media platforms alleging that Co...

Council Author
Harare Educates Pupils On Waste Management

Harare Educates Pupils On Waste Management

The City of Harare, in partnership with Geopomona Waste Management and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA), today hosted a C...

Mercy C Makuwatsine
Dzivarasekwa Residents Welcome Service Delivery Progress

Dzivarasekwa Residents Welcome Service Delivery Progress

Ward 39 Dzivarasekwa Councillor Stephen Dhliwayo says residents have welcomed improvements in service delivery.

Nelisa Bere
City confident of meeting Master Plan deadline

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...

News Producer
Sewege rehabilitation kicks off in Mbare..

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...

Bridget Bere
City of Harare commemorates World Bicycle Day

City of Harare commemorates World Bicycle Day

City of Harare has held World Bicycle Day commemorations aimed at rethinking mobility and making streets safer for every cyclist, ...

Ropafadzo Chitima
Council promotes culture

Council promotes culture

City of Harare is providing Community Halls and Community Centres for Arts groups as a way of promoting cultural diversity, Acting...

Kudzai Kugwa
Council targets litterbugs

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...

Kudzai Kugwa
City of Harare takes clean-up campaign to Borrowdale

City 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.

Ropafadzo Chitima
Shun corruption, Mayor tells City cops

Shun 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.

Kudzai Kugwa
Council promotes physical health

Council promotes physical health

Harare City Council has embarked on a Zumba body fitness programme aimed at raising awareness for physical health.

Bridget Bere
City of Harare encourages children to fight cholera

City 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 preven...

Ropafadzo Chitima
City rolls out Polio vaccination

City rolls out Polio vaccination

City of Harare Health Services Department has embarked on a massive Polio SIA vaccination programme aimed at combating the deadly ...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Council employs raft of measures to combat Cholera

Council 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 blocka...

Kudzai Kugwa
Council upgrades Mbare sewer system

Council 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 ...

Ropafadzo Chitima
Harare must work, Mayor

Harare must work, Mayor

City of Harare has introduced community based refuse collection as a way of improving waste management.

Delay Kufa
Council tighten screws on corruption

Council 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...

Kudzai Kugwa
Council prioritizes supply of adequate water to residents

Council 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...

Ropafadzo Chitima
Junior Councillors leading by example

Junior Councillors leading by example

Harare City Junior Council has held a clean-up campaign in the Central Business District.

Ropafadzo Chitima and Panashe Kubangaradza
Council serving war vets to get their stands

Council 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 ne...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Cholera cases now 13

Cholera cases now 13

There are now 13 confirmed cholera cases in Harare and 44 suspected as at May 5, 2023.

Staff Reporter
Council records an increase in markets revenue

Council 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 th...

Kudzai Kugwa
Mayoress Mafume donates to the less privileged

Mayoress 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 vario...

Kudzai Kugwa
Mabvuku Poly Clinic conducts urban voucher programme

Mabvuku 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 ac...

Patricia Musara
Harare City Karateka Scoops Gold

Harare 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 Nati...

Tashinga Murugweni
Council to clamp on illegal activities

Council to clamp on illegal activities

Council is conducting a joint enforcement operation aimed at clearing all illegal activities in the Central Business District and ...

Bornwise Mtonzi
City targets 536 mega litres amid power woes

City 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 ...

Staff Reporter
Council in solar farms talks

Council in solar farms talks

Council is negotiating with two companies that want to partner the city in developing, maintaining and operating solar power plant...

Staff Reporter
Council continues to support Junior Council

Council 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.

Patricia Musara
City breaks new ground …...as first low density Polyclinic construction gets underway

City 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...

Bothwell Petro
Plans to turn Carter House into a Hospital at advanced stage

Plans 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 m...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Belarusian delegation tours Fire Station

Belarusian delegation tours Fire Station

The visiting Belarusian delegation toured the City of Harare Emergency Services Division and promised to provide new fire tenders ...

Staff Reporter
Mayor’s Cheer Fund board donates to Jairos Jiri

Mayor’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.

Tashinga Murugweni
Rufaro stadium refurbishment on the right course

Rufaro 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...

Denise Gondo
Rufaro stadium refurbishment on the right course

Rufaro 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...

Denise Gondo
Rufaro stadium refurbishment on the right course

Rufaro 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...

Denise Gondo
Harare reduces parking fees

Harare 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 t...

Staff Reporter
Nanotech begins work at Morton Jaffray

Nanotech begins work at Morton Jaffray

Water purifying firm, Nanotech Solutions has started installing equipment to upgrade the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant so t...

Denise Gondo
Faith Raradza Women's month profile

Faith Raradza Women's month profile

Mrs Faith Raradza is Chief Human Capital Officer at the City of Harare.

Omega Chigero
Council celebrates women empowerment

Council 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.

Patricia Musara
Harare derby will be played in Rufaro Stadium

Harare 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.

Bornwise Mtonzi
Council relaxes Parking Fines

Council 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 brin...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Council relaxes Parking Fines

Council 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 brin...

Bornwise Mtonzi
“Operation Chenesa Harare” demystified

“Operation Chenesa Harare” demystified

“Operation Chenesa Harare” is premised on a community-based approach, where local stakeholders partner Council in cleaning their e...

Vanessa Chikutu
New Small and Medium Enterprises Policy in the offing

New 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 Phakam...

Staff Reporter
New Small and Medium Enterprises Policy in the offing

New 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 Phakam...

Staff Reporter
Council joins anti-drug abuse campaign

Council 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...

Patricia Musara
Motorists get reprieve as Mayor Mafume listens to concerns

Motorists 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 incon...

Omega Chigero
Council takes over the Bus Termini

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...

Denise Gondo
Sunningdale District supports Operation Chenesa Harare

Sunningdale District supports Operation Chenesa Harare

Sunningdale District has embarked on a cleaning up programme supporting “Operation Chenesa Harare” launched by Mayor Mafume last w...

Melody Korongwe
Roads authorities, Zinara to sit over road funds

Roads 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 t...

Staff Reporter
Roads authorities, Zinara to sit over road funds

Roads 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 t...

Staff Reporter
Women in sports, celebrating “Coach Rose”

Women 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.

Tashinga Murugweni
Women in sports, celebrating “Coach Rose”

Women 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.

Tashinga Murugweni
Councillor Kadzombe urges women to lead

Councillor 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 Chairperso...

Lean Chifamba
Councillor Kadzombe urges women to lead

Councillor 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 Chairperso...

Lean Chifamba
Council embarks on traffic lights installation project

Council 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 occurr...

Tendai Munatsi
Garbage is everyone’s child

Garbage is everyone’s child

Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has implored the business community to join hands with Council in a cleanup exercise dubbed “Chenesa...

Melody Korongwe
Space barons on the prowl

Space barons on the prowl

Small to Medium Enterprises Committee Chairperson Councilor Denford Ngadziore has expressed concern over four space barons who are...

Staff Reporter
Kadzombe motivates female employees

Kadzombe motivates female employees

Human Resources and General Purposes Committee Chairperson Cllr Kudzai Kadzombe has said that there is need to motivate and upgrad...

Melody Korongwe
City celebrates women empowerment month

City 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 Kash...

Mercy Makuvatsine
Catch them young programmes for schools

Catch 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 th...

Tashinga Murugweni
Catch them young programmes for schools

Catch 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 th...

Tashinga Murugweni
Harare Open Streets event for Ridgeway North

Harare 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 Rid...

Patricia Musara
Harare alert of a Cholera outbreak

Harare 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...

Denise Gondo
City Queens lose in the Quarterfinals

City 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 ...

Tashinga Murugweni
School of Excellence opens for Undergraduates and PHD programmes

School of Excellence opens for Undergraduates and PHD programmes

Harare’s School of Excellence will start offering Doctorate and undergraduate programmes in April.

Patricia Musara
School of Excellence opens for Undergraduates and PHD programmes

School of Excellence opens for Undergraduates and PHD programmes

Harare’s School of Excellence will start offering Doctorate and undergraduate programmes in April.

Patricia Musara
School of Excellence to Bring Solutions

School 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 ...

Vanessa Chikutu
City Council informs the public on traffic operations

City Council informs the public on traffic operations

Council has embarked on a blitz meant to curb all the illegal activities within the city.

Melody Korongwe
Council works on pipe leakages

Council works on pipe leakages

The water supply infrastructure maintenance works carried out last weekend were meant to stop leakages in the Central Business Dis...

Denise Gondo
Council to repossess bus termini

Council to repossess bus termini

Mayor Jacob Mafume says council is considering repossessing bus termini it had leased to Zimbabwe Passengers Company (ZUPCO) becau...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Stick to your regulatory duties, EMA told

Stick to your regulatory duties, EMA told

Mayor Cllr Jacob Mafume says the Ministry of Climate and Environmental Management and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) mu...

Bornwise Mtonzi
District level waste management initiative to be launched

District 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.

Denise Gondo
More than 600 tonnes of sand recovered monthly at sewer works

More 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 ...

Denise Gondo
City conducts VIAC tests for cervical cancer patients

City 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 effe...

Denise Gondo and Mahlatsi Moyo
Council embarks on stakeholder engagements on waste management

Council 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 a...

Vanessa Chikutu
Unchanged tariffs for health services

Unchanged tariffs for health services

Clinic consultation fees by Registered General Nurses will remain unchanged with adults paying an equivalent of US$5 and children ...

Patricia Musara
New tariffs for stadia, halls and swimming pools

New tariffs for stadia, halls and swimming pools

The City has increased the tariffs for hiring out its stadia for the year 2023.

Vanessa Chikutu
Covid-19 vaccination blitz targets children

Covid-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 ...

Omega Chigero and Lean Chifamba
 New cemeteries and cremation charges.

New cemeteries and cremation charges.

The City of Harare has set new tariffs for cemeteries and cremation effective January 1, 2023

Lean Chifamba
Unchanged Business License and Registration Fees for 2023

Unchanged 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 tar...

Charles Kamukopa
No one is above the law

No 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 ...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Harare City handball teams confident of success

Harare 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 seaso...

Tashinga Murugweni
City adopts new model of refuse collection

City 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 ...

Lean Chifamba and Vanessa Chikutu
Another Council school opens

Another Council school opens

Glaudina Primary School which has been under construction since 2019 is now operational.

Melody Korongwe
Council partners Silveira House urban greening

Council partners Silveira House urban greening

Council has partnered Silveira House on a re-greening project of green spaces at Kuwadzana major park.

Patricia Musara
Council now owed more than ZWL$90 billion

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...

Denise Gondo
Council embarks on refuse blitz

Council embarks on refuse blitz

Council has embarked on a three-week community based waste collection and drainage clearance blitz in to clear illegal dumpsites a...

Bornwise Mtonzi
Council targets alternative revenue streams

Council targets alternative revenue streams

Council has set targets for all its departments to raise funds to improve service delivery pursuing non-traditional revenue stream...

Tendai Munatsi and Omega Chigero
Madzingira transforms people’s lives.

Madzingira transforms people’s lives.

Ward 10 councillor Hammy Madzingira is changing the lives of Sunningdale residents after embarking on various programmes aimed at ...

Mahlatsi Moyo
Council encourages Cluster houses to upgrade water and sewer systems

Council 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 thei...

Melody Korongwe
Acting Minister Coventry denies City’s bid to recruit drain cleaners, grass cutters and street cleaners

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...

Staff Reporter
City confident Rufaro Stadium rehabilitation will meet deadline

City 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-discipl...

Patricia Musara
Malnutrition cases up by 150 percent

Malnutrition 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 resi...

Denise Gondo
Ward 16 Residents bemoan  proliferation of beerhalls

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...

Staff reporter
Residents to benefit from new Council school

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...

Staff Reporter
St Martin’s development commences

St Martin’s development commences

The City of Harare has started pegging stands for St Martins Housing Scheme along Airport Road after some stands on the initial ap...

Chipo Chisunga
New Council School opened in Budiriro

New Council School opened in Budiriro

Council now has 34 schools courtesy of a partnership with Royal Comfort Group of Schools.

Staff Reporter
Fine tuning operations of the Municipal enforcement

Fine tuning operations of the Municipal enforcement

Acting Chamber Secretary Mr Warren Chiwawa is fine tuning operations of the municipal enforcement unit to make it more visible and...

Staff Reporter
Mobile Vaccination

Mobile Vaccination

Council has deployed 181 mobile vaccination teams across town to ensure all residents within the #Covid19 vaccination age groups a...

Staff Reporter
City issues summons to defaulting ratepayers

City issues summons to defaulting ratepayers

Residents who are not paying their monthly council bills are now being summoned to appear in court while others are being invited ...

Vongai Farirepi and Fadzai Mutemera
Quarry impresses Councilors

Quarry impresses Councilors

Council is impressed with the new Harare Quarry Board which was appointed last June.

NATASHA MUSHAMBA
Pay your bills, Acting Mayor Mutizwa

Pay your bills, Acting Mayor Mutizwa

Residents have been implored to pay their municipal bills to capacitate council to provide services such as water, refuse collecti...

Staff Reporter
Harare city Cubs slip into relegation zone

Harare city Cubs slip into relegation zone

Harare City Cubs slipped into the relegation zone of Ruyamuro Northern Region Division One after falling 1-0 to Black Mambas at Mo...

Fadzai Mutemera
Harare cannot do it alone, Acting Mayor Mutizwa

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.

Staff Reporter
Performance agreements to ensure targets are met

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...

Staff Reporter
City Cubs, Chegutu Pirates share spoils

City Cubs, Chegutu Pirates share spoils

Harare City Cubs rose from their defeat against Simba Bhora at the weekend to draw against Chegutu Pirates in a Ruyamuro Northen R...

KUMBIRAI NHENDE
Performance contracts keep directors in check, PS Muguti

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...

Staff Reporter
We will deliver, Eng Moyo

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...

Staff Reporter
Council reopens all clinics

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.

H-Metro
Urban Voucher system restores maternal health dignity in Mbare

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,...

Staff Reporter
Indian medical investor keen to invest in Zimbabwe

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.

Staff Reporter
€304m deal to transform Pomona waste management

€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...

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent
Cabinet approves dumpsite investor

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...

Zvamaida Murwira - Herald
WASH programme will improve service delivery

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...

Staff Reporter
City queens score big at netball awards

City queens score big at netball awards

Harare City Netball Club emerged one of the biggest winners at the inaugural Zimbabwe Premier Netball League awards after scooping...

Staff reporter
Council stance on land sales

Council stance on land sales

Council will maintain its oversight role during land sales to ensure that correct prices and procedures are adhered to.

Kumbirai Nhende
Local authorities important in disaster management:  Mayor

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...

Staff Reporter
Gwanzura for world football

Gwanzura for world football

The Chief Investment Officer in the Office of the Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large Sobona Mutisi says Prophet Urbert Ang...

Natasha Mushamba
Harare re-opens three clinics

Harare re-opens three clinics

Harare City Council has re-opened three of the nine clinics that were last operational in July 2020.

By Staff Reporter
Gwanzura ready by mid-year

Gwanzura ready by mid-year

Education, Health, Housing, community Services and Licensing Committee Chairperson Cllr Patson Mangwiro-Chikwaka says Gwanzura Sta...

Melisa Chikunda
Refuse collection to improve

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...

Kumbirai Nhende
Council implements 2022 budget

Council implements 2022 budget

Council has started implementing the 2022 budget following its approval by Government.

Nothando Benge and Vongai Farirepi
Council targets to plant 700 trees

Council targets to plant 700 trees

Council has so far planted 526 trees in the city and is targeting to plant 700 in its greening programme.

Staff Reporter
Mayor speaks on City roads

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...

Staff Reporter
RECONSTITUTION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

RECONSTITUTION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

RECONSTITUTION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

Staff reporter
Council replaces old trees in Africa Unity Square

Council replaces old trees in Africa Unity Square

Council is cutting down old trees that pose danger to life in Africa Unity Square as part of the park renewal efforts.

Staff Reporter
USD23 monthly bill for high density house

USD23 monthly bill for high density house

A high density house in Mbare is now expected to pay an average equivalent of USD$23.15 a month while low density house (Mabelreig...

Staff reporter
Budget to address service delivery

Budget to address service delivery

The 2022 will focus on key service delivery issues, Finance and Development chairperson Cllr Tichaona Mhetu has said.

Staff reporter
Transforming Harare into a Zero waste society

Transforming Harare into a Zero waste society

A group of Budiriro residents have joined hands with council in beautifying and transforming the city to a zero waste society usin...

Prudence Tsaha
Pre-paid system way to go: Government

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 ...

Staff Reporter
Kadewere donates to the Sunshine Boys

Kadewere donates to the Sunshine Boys

France based former Harare City Striker Tinotenda Kadewere has donated two set of kits to the Sunshine Boys as a gesture to thank ...

Bothwell Petro and Bercy Kuyumani
Government to appoint Local Government Board

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...

Staff Reporter
Government promises water delivery improvements

Government promises water delivery improvements

The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes Cde Jorum Gumbo says Governm...

By Bothwell Petro
Adhere to building by-laws, residents urged

Adhere to building by-laws, residents urged

Harare City Council has called upon residents to adhere to Council building by-laws during construction of their properties to avo...

Bercy Kuyumani
44 companies face trade effluent fines

44 companies face trade effluent fines

At least 44 companies in Harare will be fined $1200 after failing to install pre-treatment facilities to treat industrial effluent...

Bothwell Petro
Council now owed more than ZWL$5 billion

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...

Staff Reporter
Uncertainity and leadership gaps hamper service delivery: Acting Mayor Cllr Mutizwa

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...

Staff Reporter
Council bemoans lack of road rehabilitation funds

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...

Prudence Tsaha
Council sets up taskforce to improve service delivery

Council sets up taskforce to improve service delivery

Council has set up an inter-departmental task force to coordinate the repair and maintenance of service delivery plant and equipme...

Bercy Kuyumani
COUNCIL’S new clothing production unit

COUNCIL’S new clothing production unit

COUNCIL’S new clothing production unit is now operational and is now sewing protective wear and uniforms for employees.

Mercy Makuwatsine
Corona affects community activities

Corona affects community activities

COVID-19 has affected community development programmes.

Edwin Mugabe
City stabilization, Harare’s top priority: Acting Mayor Mutizwa

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...

Prudence Tsaha
Acting Town Clerk bemoans high cost of water chemicals

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...

Bercy Kuyumani
It is not illegal for City of Harare to clamp and tow away vehicles

It is not illegal for City of Harare to clamp and tow away vehicles

The correct position is that city of Harare can lawfully clamp and tow away vehicles for violation of the Harare Municipal Traffic...

Jeremiah Bamu
Rates defaulters face blacklisting

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 ...

Staff Reporter
No regularization without prosecution, Government

No regularization without prosecution, Government

Provincial Development Coordinator Mr Tafadzwa Muguti has urged the City of Harare to be proactive and enforce eviction judgements...

Staff Reporter
Illegal activities in the city rile Government

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...

Staff Reporter
City receives body temperature detection booth

City receives body temperature detection booth

The City’s fight against the novel Coronavirus recently received a boost when globally acclaimed Afro-Asia International Import an...

Staff Writter
Council warns residents over stream bank cultivation

Council warns residents over stream bank cultivation

Stream bank cultivation remains banned in Harare.

Staff Writer
Council moves to stop Pomona fires

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.

Staff Writer
Council introduces virtual budget consultations

Council introduces virtual budget consultations

Council has introduced virtual pre-budget consultations for residents to contribute towards formulating the city’s 2021 budget.

Staff Writer
Council to champion protection of wetlands: Mayor

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.

Praise Vhudzi
Harare outlines 2020 targets

Harare outlines 2020 targets

Town Clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango has appealed for cooperation and patience from stakeholders as council moves to implement reso...

Harare City
How parents can help their children navigate their feelings during school reopenings.

How parents can help their children navigate their feelings during school reopenings.

The coronavirus outbreak has caused major disruptions to daily life and children are feeling these changes deeply.

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