Govt gazettes Harare’s new burial, water charges

LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday gazetted new fees for burial space in Harare while also announcing a massive hike in water charges and refuse collection fees for the capital.

The latest increases, coming at a time businesses and residents have been clamouring for a 50% slash in municipal rates owing to depleted incomes because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, will weigh down heavily on the capital’s estimated three million inhabitants, who are already failing to access adequate services including potable water.

Residents in high-density areas will now pay $115 per cubic meter for the first 5m³,  up from $100, and thereafter as much as $200 per cubic meter for more than 20m³ of water consumed.

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