Transport shortage grounds Harare council

HARARE City Council is failing to provide services, mainly refuse collection, due to a shortage of vehicles, the latest minutes of the environmental management committee meeting show.

The committee said garbage accumulation in the central business district and residential areas had become a menace, exposing residents to air and waterborne diseases.

“The city had not recovered from the backlogs which accumulated during the second, third and fourth quarters of 2020.

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