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Harare City Parking Under Probe Over "Exorbitant" Clamping Fees

2 years agoThu, 09 Mar 2023 06:01:34 GMT

Harare City Parking Under Probe Over "Exorbitant" Clamping Fees

The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, July Moyo has appointed a team to investigate operations of the City of Harare and its subsidiary company City Parking.

The Harare City Council gave City Parking marshals authority to clamp and fine traffic offenders in the Central Business District (CBD) and this has caused an uproar as the owners of clamped vehicles are being fined US$130 cash.

The issues that are being investigated are parking include:
The parking fees
The average daily collection levels
The shareholding structure between Council and City Parking
The role of the Municipal Traffic Police in Parking
The relationship, if any, between the ZRP Harare Traffic and City Parking

In a letter written to the spatial planning and development department, Moyo said:

As provided for in section 313 of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29: 15) and as read with ministry circulars regarding deployment of investigation teams, City of Harare will bear the costs of the investigation, which I expect you to complete within 10 (ten) working days, whereupon you shall compile a report of your findings for my consideration within five working days.

Responding to concerns raised by motorists over exorbitant clamping fines on Twitter on Wednesday, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said they will seek to strike a balance between the fines and what people can afford. He said:

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We have noted the concerns of the public on this issue. We will be calling a Press Conference tomorrow (today) together with city parking to announce the recommendations we have received from the public. We have to strike a balance between the fines and what people can afford.

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16 Comments

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Zimbabwe is a country were they implement laws without thinking or putting things into consideration, all things should balance up with people's salaries, everything is beyond human reach. $120 is very exorbitant

ROBI · 2 years ago

NDEYEKUPENGA MARI IYO

千凵几Ꮆ Ҡ凵 · 2 years ago

Dnt commit the offence simple avoid paying the fine altogether why bring salaries into the mix ? Thats another arguement for another day .

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Teacher arikunzi anotambira US$200 obvisa US$130 osara neUS$70. Mwana wake wegrade 7 arikumubhadharira US$30 osara ne US$40. Rent take ye 2 rooms irikudawo kubhadhara US120. Saka teacher a a vatopinda muchikwereti Iwo mwedzi unoka apa havasati vafunga nezve chikafu chinopedza mwedzi. Yaa ma1.

thrasher · 2 years ago

just pay your parking fees and avoid getting clumped its simple a fine is supposed to be punishment. Ana July Moyo ava vanotombohwa ava aah. Let City council run its own affairs. This further confirms who controls council business it's these ****ers that sabotage city council.

千凵几Ꮆ Ҡ凵 · 2 years ago

Personally I think the fines are okay , a fine is nt meant to make commiting an offence comfortable , you shld think twice before you leave yo vehicle at a non-parking zone . The fines shld force motorist to comply wth city laws .

· 2 years ago

We the taxpayers pay these people to make life difficult and stressful for us. We need new leaders that care about us and focus on making life stress-free for the people.

thrasher · 2 years ago

just pay your parking man don't be saying nonsense. Pay your parking and avoid clumping it's that simple. The leaders are trying to run a city not let you do whatever you want. Wherever you go in the world you pay parking but Zimbabweans don't want that and expect city of Harare to keep the city shinny if they are broke they need to collect from you to Better service delivery.

千凵几Ꮆ Ҡ凵 · 2 years ago

@thrasher you're 100% correct , the fines are okay at wat ever amount people should learn to avoid commiting the offence simple. pay yo parking , park correctly and obey city laws u'll be safe frm paying the fine !

Yoyoyo · 2 years ago

@thrasher just know that you aren't going to heaven. U have a hard heart and people like u have no place with Angels and saints. Zimbabweans are suffering in their homes and imagine what a teacher will do with the salaries we see they are earning. Hellbound citizen

Miss Jessica · 2 years ago

ndinokukurudzirai kuenda kunorejista kuvhota muvhotere Nelson Chamisa ndatenda

Tinei mutare · 2 years ago

ndiri musikana (maid) ndotambira $60 ndapinda mtwn mandisunga zvoreva makugara nemota yangu 3 month gore rino munoita zvirema chete.

Jaison Ndlovu · 2 years ago

Something smells

Hillbillies Auctioneers · 2 years ago

This is a **** munofunga kuti $132 cash vanhu vanoiwanepi munyika yakaita mabvebve kudaiso, zvimwe zvinhu ityai mwari varume