The majority of residents have accumulated huge debts which they felt could not be paid off. Most are unemployed and make a living through running informal businesses, vending and struggle to make ends meet.
Charges in Highfields
There are three roomed houses, each family has one room, with each room receiving a city bill ranging from US$45,
Rented house- one room Geneva (1×20) US$23
Fixed domestic HDA US$2
Water consumption high density US$6 (indications are that they
have no water meters yet they receive metred charges.)
Sewerage residential HDA US$2
Refuse collection US$3
At a meeting held in Geneva suburb on Saturday Eddington Mugova, Chairman of the residents committee said: What the City of Harare is doing is unjust, from rented accommodation; they charge US$135 per household at US$45 each door. Residents of the area previously dealt with the councillor Maxwell Katsande and District Officer Mrs Gowere and they were promised that the matter would be resolved.
They were advised to stop payments until this matter was resolved. Since the dollarization, most residents have not paid their bills, accumulating bills amounting to at least US$800.
Residents who have made payments have been unable to pay the full amount, and have been paying US$20 or US$15 every month, meaning these residents have been continually accumulating a deficit of US$25 every month, and the council has still failed to respond to this issue.
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