‘World-class city status a mirage’

HARARE mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni, has all but admitted that his council’s ambitious goal to turn the capital into a world-class city by 2025, will remain a mirage and pipe dream given the current state of affairs at Town House.

The city has over the last couple of years been pursuing its set objective of achieving world-class status in the next eight years and rival regional capitals as an investment centre of choice.

But in a message posted on Facebook yesterday, Manyenyeni said it was only possible to attain that status in about 10 years if the country becomes a second republic.

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