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Blessings Chidakwa
Herald Reporter
The Harare City Council is set to collect its newly introduced three levies for the fifth time this year without accounting for how any of the funds have been used so far.
The public lighting levy, water levy, and emergency services levy were introduced at the beginning of 2025, with promises that they would directly support essential services.
But months later, not a single cent has been transparently utilised for the intended purposes.
Despite residents paying inflated monthly bills, streetlights remain broken across most suburbs, water supplies remain erratic, and emergency services are barely functional.
Still, the levies embedded in utility bills continue to be collected.
During the city’s 1 935th ordinary council meeting last Tuesday, Ward 16 Councillor Denford Ngadziore questioned council officials on the usage of the levies.
“Now we are in the fourth month after we started collecting the levies, but there is no progress on the ground. Residents are always asking where their money is going.”
“They want to see ambulances, fire tenders and inspections being done,” he said.
