Urban Councils

Bill Watch 18/2020 - 22nd April - Demolitions : Who is Responsible?

BILL WATCH 18/2020

[22nd April 2020]

Demolitions : Who is Responsible?

Municipal police and council officials have been demolishing market stalls and illegal cabins in the greater Harare area, particularly in high-density suburbs.  The demolitions are intended to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, but it is not clear who made the decision to carry them out.

Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15]

AN ACT to provide for the establishment of municipalities and towns and the administration of municipalities and towns by local boards, municipal and town councils; to provide for the conferring of town and city status on growth points, municipalities and towns; to provide for the declaration of local government areas and the administration of local government areas by local boards; to confer functions and powers and impose duties upon municipal and town councils and local boards; to

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