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Online Reporter
Harare City Council (HCC) has relocated driving schools from the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Square to Rotten Row Commuter Omnibus holding terminus, which was turning into a white elephant.
Most driving schools were operating without training grounds, and they had resorted to using the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Square and Coca-Cola Grounds, both of which have no ablution facilities or running water.
Yet the HCC was charging them ranking fees.
In an interview with The Sunday Mail, HCC spokesperson, Mr Michael Chideme, said: “We have allocated the place (Rotten Row Commuter Omnibus holding terminus) for a temporary measure for a very brief period.”
This followed a request by the Harare Driving Schools Association (HDSA).
On January 26 this year, HDSA chairperson Mr Nelson Mbedzi wrote to HCC requesting for temporary use of the Rotten Row facility.
Mr Mbedzi said, “We cannot say it’s a permanent situation though. We had earlier applied for the temporary use of the place before this move.
“As HDSA, we would be happy if council gives us the place to operate there permanently as it has all facilities.”
This year, HCC raised ranking fees from $14 000 for a small car to $18 000, while fees for a truck were raised from $18 000 to $22 000.
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