adminBulawayo City Council owed more than $92 million
Makhosi Sibanda
BULAWAYO City Council is now owed more than $92 million by Government, industries and residents.
According to the latest council report, the local authority is owed $92,6 million by various Government ministries, industries and commerce as well as residents as at 31 October 2012 up from $80 million the previous months.
The largest debtors to the council are residents who owe the local authority $63,6 million while commerce and industry owe about $23 million. Different Government ministries have a combined debt of about $6 million.
On the other hand the local authority owes its service providers more than $70 million as at 30 October.
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