THE government has taken over the collection of solid waste in the capital following a formal request from the city authorities.
This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere last night while addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare.
“Cabinet highlights that in terms of Urban Councils Act, Harare City Council is obliged to remove and treat effluent, refuse and human waste for the Council area.
“Despite the Harare City Council levying and collecting rates for the purpose of waste management and having adequate legislative provisions to support such functions and operations it has continuously failed to provide functional systems for solid waste management,” he said.