Suburban
THE City of Harare is now owed ZWL$45 billion by residents, Government and business a situation which is adversely affecting service delivery.
As of August this year industry and commerce owed the city ZWL$16 billion, residents ZWL$13 billion, Government ZWL$961 million while dormitory towns owe ZWL$1.1 billion.
Other stakeholders owe the remainder.
Addressing a stakeholders meeting held recently at Town House, Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume said the huge debt has rendered the city’s financial state unsustainable.
“The failure by residents, institutions and Government Ministries to pay for services has affected our operations because we are failing to pay our service providers.”
“As we discuss the performance of the 2022 budget, those are some of the figures we need to keep in mind. Business needs to come on board to rescue the City. There are many areas where we can partner and get return on investment,” said the Mayor.
Cllr Mafume said the post payment of services was not conducive to the prevailing economic environment. – City of Harare
