The city of Harare has escalated their fight against defaulters by threatening to name and shame all individuals and companies who don’t pay their rates. This comes at a time when the city is having a hard time collecting enough money to treat water and meet its salary obligations simultaneously.
Speaking to the Herald the council’s Corporate Communications Manager said:
“The idea is to make everybody accountable so that those people who owe us large amounts can also pay. There are also people who complain everyday over service delivery issues, but they are not contributing anything to council.
“So by naming and shaming them, we hope they also come on board and help the city to grow,”
It is still not clear if this is just a threat to get defaulters to pay up or a reality that is about to be carried out. We will keep you updated as events occur in real time.
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