Zimbabwe: Harare Residents Up in Arms With the City Council Over Multi-Taxation

HARARE residents face yet another blow to their strained budgets as the City of Harare rolls out three new levies targeting water infrastructure, street lighting, and ambulance services.

The move has sparked outrage among civic groups, who accuse the local authority of financial mismanagement and unfairly taxing citizens already burdened by one of the highest tax regimes in the region.

The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) and the Zimbabwe Taxpayers’ Platform (ZITAP) have slammed the…