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H-Metro Reporter
The City of Harare is planning to borrow more than US$23 million to fund a number of capital projects including sewer, water, electricity, refuse collection, clinics, heavy equipment, and water meters.
In a notice published, acting town clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo advised the city’s stakeholders of the municipality’s intention to borrow US$23,7 million, in a move that is likely not to sit well with residents and ratepayers given the financial improprieties being exposed at the on-going Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the City of Harare since 2017.
Eng Moyo said those who want to object to the city’s plans to borrow the US$23,7 million should lodge their objections by September 6, 2024.
“Any ratepayer who has objections to the above can lodge his or her objections in writing to the acting town clerk on or before the close of business (on) 6 September 2024,” said Eng Moyo.
Last year, the city council borrowed more than ZWL$2,9 billion to fund capital projects ranging from the repair of bio-filters and sewer digesters and purchase of refuse compactors, cars for revenue collection, and an incinerator.
Part of the ZWL$2,9 billion was earmarked to fund waste management awareness campaigns, buy a 1×24 tonne excavator, 4XNP 200 pick-up trucks for revenue collection, 1xone tonne pick-up truck, unspecified car for the town clerk’s office, build five new public toilets in the central business dis-trict, complete seven under construction, buy 10 portable toilets and five manhole shelters.
Numerous scandals involving councillors and senior council officials have been exposed at the on-going Justice Maphios Cheda-led Presidential Commission.
Bongani Ndlovu
Mathew Masinge