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Harare City Council accused of targeting the poor residents
02 Apr 2016 at 07:33hrs | Views
Harare City Council has been accused of targeting the poor residents in demanding payment of their outstanding bills in an effort to dispossess them of their property. This was revealed by the Harare Residents Trust.
"The City of Harare is only targeting the poor in the high density suburbs in their attachment of properties belonging to residents who owe money in rates and rentals," said the trust.
"Even the demolitions are being targeted at the poor and weak members of society. Ironically, in Mbare, where there is so much illegal activity taking place in the hostels, Majubheki and Mbare National, the council is turning a blind eye, as if they are not seeing the level of illegality yet they only target those in the other suburbs.
The trust said it was demanding that the City of Harare go into Mbare and deal with the illegal tuck shops and operations that are there for all to see.
"Then we can trust them to be just and fair. They also need to go into the low density suburbs," said the trust.
"The City of Harare is only targeting the poor in the high density suburbs in their attachment of properties belonging to residents who owe money in rates and rentals," said the trust.
"Even the demolitions are being targeted at the poor and weak members of society. Ironically, in Mbare, where there is so much illegal activity taking place in the hostels, Majubheki and Mbare National, the council is turning a blind eye, as if they are not seeing the level of illegality yet they only target those in the other suburbs.
The trust said it was demanding that the City of Harare go into Mbare and deal with the illegal tuck shops and operations that are there for all to see.
"Then we can trust them to be just and fair. They also need to go into the low density suburbs," said the trust.
Source - Byo24News
