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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Dzivarasekwa Residents Welcome Service Delivery Progress
Ward 39 Dzivarasekwa Councillor Stephen Dhliwayo says residents have welcomed improvements in service delivery.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Cholera cases now 13
There are now 13 confirmed cholera cases in Harare and 44 suspected as at May 5, 2023.
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Council partners Silveira House urban greening
Council has partnered Silveira House on a re-greening project of green spaces at Kuwadzana major park.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Budget to address service delivery
The 2022 will focus on key service delivery issues, Finance and Development chairperson Cllr Tichaona Mhetu has said.
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 promises water delivery improvements
The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes Cde Jorum Gumbo says Governm...
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 ...
Council warns residents over stream bank cultivation
Stream bank cultivation remains banned in Harare.
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.