Zimbabwe: Harare’s Roads Patched With Soil As City Council Fails to Procure Tar for Over a Year

CITY of Harare (CoH) has been without tar for over a year, with its workers resorting to using soil and rubble to patch roads in the capital–another sign of deteriorating basic service delivery.

CoH has been struggling to maintain road networks in residential areas, with blame being apportioned to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) for disbursing insufficient funds to the local authority.

The majority of roads in Harare are riddled with potholes, with council, on numerous…