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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Harare City Council (HCC) says it is owed more than ZWL$56 billion by ratepayers, the central government, business and dormitory towns.<\/p>\n

The local authority said as of 30 September this year, the city was owed ZWL$56 billion up from ZWL$16.8 billion in January.<\/p>\n

This, according to the acting town clerk Phakamile Mabhena Moyo, has adversely affected service delivery as ratepayers and residents are the ones who fund service delivery.<\/p>\n

Addressing councillors at the Finance and Development Committee Induction, Moyo said effective service delivery is at the centre of the city\u2019s existence as a local authority. He said:<\/p>\n

At the centre of effective service delivery is always people, processes, systems, financial and material resources.<\/p>\n

The increasing demand for quality services from our stakeholders requires that we continuously work together to find innovative ways to fund our budget and increase our capacity to deliver.<\/p>\n

Moyo said despite the billions of dollars the City of Harare is owed by ratepayers, the Council embarked on a recapitalisation programme which has seen it procuring service delivery vehicles, tractors, front-end loaders, refuse compactors and other plant and machinery.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Harare City Council (HCC) says it is owed more than ZWL$56 billion by ratepayers, the central government, business and dormitory towns. The local authority said as of 30 September this year, the city was owed ZWL$56 billion up from ZWL$16.8 billion in January. 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