BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has this year conducted over 15 000 building inspections, approved all plans and issued 310 occupation certificates to the residents.
This was said by the council finance and development committee chairperson Mpumelelo Moyo when he was presenting the 2025 budget and the review of the 2024 budget last week.
“During the year, council completed demarcating vending bays at three sites on 5th Avenue, Egodini and Bhaktas, thereby increasing availability of space by 245 for micro, small and medium enterprises,” Moyo said.
“Around 15 093 building inspections were conducted during this year. All submitted plans are approved and 310 occupation certificates issued.
“Council has plans to develop 3 000 stands and housing stands totalling to 7 717 are at various stages of development.”
On the health sector, Moyo said the City of Bulawayo ran 21 clinics, one hospital, six cemeteries and a crematorium.
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He said there were plans to build two clinics in Cowdray Park and Emganwini.
“The City of Bulawayo has made it easy for patients who visit clinics to get medicines by constructing pharmacies supported by government and development partners within clinic premises. Seven clinics have pharmacy stores and these are Luveve, Njube, Pelandaba, Emakhandeni, Maqhawe and EF Watson,” Moyo said.
“Appreciation goes to the government for donating drugs and medicines through NatPharm [National Pharmaceutical Company] that has ensured primary healthcare is available at low cost. Appreciation also goes to non-governmental organisations that contributed through results-based financing.”
Moyo said waste was collected weekly in all the city’s residential areas despite having a depleted fleet of refuse compactors.
He said that was achieved through a programme of engaging community truckers to collect refuse in residential areas.
“This year also saw the programme of community truckers extended to the city centre. Streets in the central business district and major roads in residential areas are swept daily,” Moyo said.
“To that end, a technical working group and stakeholders meetings was conducted to review proposed Bulawayo (Solid Waste Management) by-laws. The city and its stakeholders participated in all the national clean-up days this year.”