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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>THE Chitungwiza Municipality has embarked on a door-to-door exercise as it moves to recover about ZiG160 million owed by ratepayers.<\/p>\n

The exercise began on October 3 and runs up to October 17 with the local authority saying the move would enhance convenience for residents and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur teams will be moving around residential areas and business centres with point-of-sale machines, allowing you to pay bills from the comfort of your own homes, offices or business.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team compromises of uniformed municipal police officers and cashiers and cash payments are accepted,\u201d Chitungwiza acting town clerk Japson Nemuseso said in the statement.<\/p>\n

In an interview yesterday, Chitungwiza Municipality spokesperson Tafadzwa Kachiko said council officials deployed to conduct consultations indicated that council was being owed ZIG159 million as at August 31.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blitz is targeting residentials, commercial stands, institutions and industries. Previously, we waited for people to visit banking halls and that did not really work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kachiko said residents and ratepayers have been defaulting probably due to other commitments, therefore, the council decided to do a door-to-door exercise to improve its cash flows.<\/p>\n

He said the residents and ratepayers could also make use of council\u2019s several payment options.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exercise is targeting every ratepayer, but mainly those who defaulted on paying rates. We are looking at least 30 000 properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are bringing the payment services to the residents\u2019 door steps. They could have been failing to visit our revenue offices hence door-to-door collection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are, however, instances where we experience challenges with the internet. Our efforts to upgrade the systems have also been affected by insufficient funds. Ratepayers can also use the banks to pay their dues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kachiko said Chitungwiza had a number of service delivery challenges that need money, but was struggling to address them due to shortages of funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we get reports of sewer bursts, there is need to attend to them promptly but if ratepayers do not pay on time it will be challenging to buy fuel for our service delivery vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result it may take us time to attend to some areas. We, however, strive to provide services under the difficult circumstances. Refuse collection, drain clearance also need fuel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chitungwiza Business Community Trust chairperson Tendai Mareya said council should have first consulted residents and ratepayers on an effective way to implement the blitz since it could affect them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, in a positive way, it can create more revenue to the council,\u201d he said, warning the exercise could result in bogus council officials besieging residents and ratepayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncil was supposed to engage residents and business representatives whom they can move around with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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