By Correspondent
The Harare City Council is continuing with its Operation Restore Order and has promised to target locations near the CBD.
It says most of the houses in areas such as Avenues, Eastlea, Milton Park, Belvedere, Belgravia and Avondale have been turned into offices without approval.
Below are some of the numbers from the ongoing operation.
1,471
Businesses which were trading without licences and have since been shut down.
534
Buildings with arrears owed to the Council.
81
CBD properties, which had water supplies cut off during the operation.
609
Buildings in the CBD which were built and have been operating without any approved plans.
744
Buildings which were operating without subdivision permits.
125
The number of buildings discovered to have expired fire extinguishers.
3,814
Properties were reported to be fire certified.
Revenue collection efficiency on consolidated bills (CBD–Quadrant A) increased by 21%.
66%
The percentage by which revenue collection efficiency on licensing has improved.
90%
The percentage level of compliance to model building by-laws and the Shop Licences Act.
