“Let’s join hands in cleaning up the city”, Harare Mayor.

CCOSA students participating in the Harare CBD clean up.
Photo by Rich Chijoko

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Rich Chijoko

Tinashe Makichi

Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda urged all stakeholders to work hand in glove in upholding the sunshine city status.

Addressing delegates at a meeting held at the town house yesterday, Mayor Masunda attributed cleanup campaigns and responsible waste management awarenesses as the best drivers towards a clean Harare and that the responsibility is long overdue.

“It is high time that all stakeholders come on board and assist the city council in the restoration of the sunshine city status of Harare.

“Stakeholders should desist from leaving the city council alone to tackle its own problems especially on the issue of litter management and responsible litter disposal,” Mayor Masunda said.

He also said the city council is going to include vendors in its most imminent cleanup campaign with the aim of eliciting responsibility among these traders.

“Courtesy of Proudly Zimbabwean we are going to hold a massive cleanup campaign in the near future.

“...it is at this juncture that we decided agreed with Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises and Corporate Development, Cde Sithembiso Nyoni to involve vendors  in the cleanup campaign with the aim of ensuring responsibility among vendors,” he said.

Environment Africa representative, identified as Charlene, added that stakeholders should create a system which cumbers prohibited waste disposals. She also castigated irresponsible waist disposers saying they lack national pride.

“Zimbabwe is one of the best countries in the world but the problem lies in the citizens who are not proud of their country.

“A system should be created that forbids illegal waste disposal and as Environment Africa we are going to take the next campaign yet to be held as a platform to educate people on environmental issues and good waste management practices,” Charlene said.

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Rich Chijoko

Harare City Council in conjunction with Proudly Zimbabwean and other stakeholders are perpetuating this cause of a clean Harare.