adminthe people and need not pressure anyone to vote for them. We are hopeful that this year we will have free, fair and peaceful elections.”
The seven-member Munich delegation is in the country for a week and is being led by its Mayor Hep Monatzeder.
Clr Chiroto said Harare made numerous improvements over the years, but was still facing extreme challenges in some areas.
“Our water treatment plants only manage to give out 600 to 700 megalitres per day, but this is less than the 1 200 mega litres which we would want per day,” he said.
Clr Chiroto said the city procured 20 refuse trucks last year and an additional 27 this year, thereby improving the level of cleanliness in the city though there was still a lot to be done.
“The economy is not producing enough to enable us to collect what we should from both Government and residents,” he said.
Mayor Monatzeder hailed the exchange programme between councillors from the two cities.
He said the two councils were expected to share experiences in various departments.
Their city was also expected to measure progress made in Harare City Council’s computerisation programme and tour some major components of the city.
The visit is part of an exchange programme between the two cities which is meant to help mentor those in Harare to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Harare also has twin relations with several other world cities that include Moscow of Russia.
City sister relationships began in 1956 shortly after World War II, with the goal of involving individuals and organised groups at all levels of society in citizen diplomacy.
There was hope that personal relationships fostered through sister city agreements and county and state affiliations would lessen the chance of future world conflicts.
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