Harare residents threaten rates boycott

Harare residents have threatened to boycott payment of rates until the directors who received excessive salaries and allowances have reimbursed council.

More than 40 city executives allegedly defied Government's directive to cut salaries last year and continued to earn mega salaries.

According to an audit report sanctioned by the Local Government, Public Works and National Housing ministry, seven executives continued to earn between $12 000 and $21 000 from October 2014 to June 2015, as opposed to $10 450 for the highest earner stipulated by Government.

The Harare Residents Trust said, "The ongoing water disconnections by the City of Harare should stop immediately. Residents will not be cowed into entering unsustainable payment plans, which are only designed to exploit the poor, while the councillors and senior management of council have it all good."