City Newsroom & Publications
Stay informed with official municipal news, mayoral addresses, infrastructure developments, public health updates, and community notices across Harare.
Official Press Releases
Browse recent publications or search by headline keyword.
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 ...
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 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...
City of Harare Reaffirms Sustainable Waste Management Commitment
The City of Harare has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable environmental management.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 targets alternative revenue streams
Council has set targets for all its departments to raise funds to improve service delivery pursuing non-traditional revenue stream...
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...
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...
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...
New Council School opened in Budiriro
Council now has 34 schools courtesy of a partnership with Royal Comfort Group of Schools.
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.
€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...
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...
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...
Gwanzura ready by mid-year
Education, Health, Housing, community Services and Licensing Committee Chairperson Cllr Patson Mangwiro-Chikwaka says Gwanzura Sta...
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 promises water delivery improvements
The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes Cde Jorum Gumbo says Governm...
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...
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...
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.
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...
No regularization without prosecution, Government
Provincial Development Coordinator Mr Tafadzwa Muguti has urged the City of Harare to be proactive and enforce eviction judgements...