Illegal billboards to go

Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has ordered the removal of illegally-erected billboards in the city by July 31, saying they were an eyesore and a danger to motorists.

“Our council expects the department of urban planning services to bring down all the billboards that were erected without approval from the environmental management committee and council by July 31,” Masunda told NewsDay this week.

“All other illegal structures will be dealt with once we have established from our ‘foot soldiers’ the nature and extent of the problem.

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