Reframing performance management praxis at the Harare city council

This study sought to understand the challenges in the provision of affordable and decent housing for low income earners in the capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare. Various challenges relating to housing provision were identified by the research participants. These related to regulatory barriers, lack of political will and commitment, financial challenges, lack of inter-agency coordination. The study concludes that provision of low-income housing remains a big challenge in Harare, which calls for a multi-sectoral approach to address. The study relied on qualitative methodology. Research participants were drawn from Harare City Council, the private sector non-governmental organisations (NGOs), government officials, and residents.

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Feasibility Study for Waste Incinerator Plant for the Production of Electricity in Harare,Zimbabwe

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.18-19.509 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 18-19 ◽

pp. 509-518 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

C. Mbohwa ◽

B. Zvigumbu

Keyword(s):

Feasibility Study ◽

City Council ◽

Waste Reduction ◽

Municipal Waste ◽

Health Impacts ◽

Primary Data ◽

Waste Incinerator ◽

Initial Volume ◽

Harare City

Estimates of weight of general refuse generated in this country’s major cities vary, but in Harare it is estimated at above 823 000 tonnes, which is mostly land-filled. This paper proposes the incineration of combustible municipal waste to produce 40 MW of electricity and considers its feasibility. This can give a waste reduction to as low as one tenth of the initial volume and is quite effective in killing pathogens. The work involved use of questionnaires, interviews and access to primary data at the Harare City Council. The positive and negative environmental and health impacts, particularly relating to dioxins are discussed and solutions to pollution proposed.

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Medical Staff Attrition in Local Authorities: Experiences from Harare City Council Maternity Clinics (2007-2008)

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v2i2.1614 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Alois Madhekeni ◽

Hope Taderera

Keyword(s):

Medical Staff ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

City Council ◽

Service Delivery System ◽

Local Authorities ◽

The Public ◽

State Of The Economy ◽

History Of ◽

Maternity Clinics ◽

Harare City

The years 2007 and 2008 are of special reckoned in the history of Zimbabwe as the economy plunged into a meltdown and professionalism suddenly became an irrelevant status. Institutions in the public sector struggled for relevance as they frantically sought to retain skilled and qualified medical personnel. The maternity service delivery system in local authorities could not escape from the crisis hence the study sought to explore the degree of staff attrition in the sector, major causes, effects and measures of reducing staff attrition. The study involved the collection and analysis of data from 12 council clinics providing maternity services for the period 2007 – 2008. The authors argue that, the state of the economy has got a strong bearing on the level of staff attrition in organisations. Since medical staff are skilled professionals they can easily leave for greener “pastures” hence the need for Councils to improve working conditions.

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Participatory Budgeting in Local Authorities: Is E-governance the Missing Link? The Case of Harare City Council

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v2i2.1988 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 74

Author(s):

Tawanda Zinyama

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Good Governance ◽

City Council ◽

Cultural Backgrounds ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Red Tape ◽

Research Findings ◽

Harare City

Harare City Council has both “processes” and “outputs” crises. The processes crisis includes waste, red tape, delay, mismanagement and corruption within the local authority. The outputs crisis involves failure to deliver what it should. Quality of service delivery is poor. E-governance contributes to poverty reduction through making communication easier and more affordable by enabling speedy and secure economic transactions. Participation is central to good governance and an important factor for sustainable development. Local authorities are closest to residents and thus in a better post to effectively drive participation. E-governance therefore means e-participation hence connecting residents of different social, academic, political and cultural backgrounds. The research explores the questions: how does e-governance improve service delivery and good governance such as responsiveness, transparency, accountability, effectiveness governance, improved participation, effectiveness and efficiency. The research findings indicate that the relationship between e-governance and participation is positive and strong. The findings are based on Harare City Council activities, analysis of key documents, views of key informant and content analysis. Recommendations proffered include the coming up with a shared e-governance strategy for Harare City Council by the Ministry of Local Government, Urban and Rural Development and Harare City Council. This must result in website creation. Residents’ awareness must be conducted through workshops, seminars and conferences in order to explain the benefits of e-governance. Human development designed to empower residents with basic ICT skills must be embarked upon.

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An Analysis of the Potential Use of Public-Private Partnerships in Water Infrastructural Development in Zimbabwe: The Case of Harare City Council

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v5i1.7366 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 110 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hudson Mutandwa ◽

Tawanda Zinyama

Keyword(s):

Legal Framework ◽

City Council ◽

Public Private Partnerships ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Political Will ◽

Infrastructural Development ◽

The Government ◽

The Right ◽

Potential Use ◽

Harare City

The study was carried out to analyse the potential use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in water infrastructural development in Harare City Council, Zimbabwe. PPPs play a pivotal role in water infrastructural development if fully implemented. Zimbabwe’s rate of uptake is low. There are preconditions that are necessary for successful implementation of PPPs inter alia political will (commitment) legal, institutional and political frameworks. Key informant interviews and documentary search were employed to gather data. The study established that Zimbabwe does not have the preconditions necessary for successful implementation of PPPs and this confirms the thesis. The main challenges include lack of legal and institutional framework, lack of political will, unconducive socio-economic environment. Zimbabwe’s water infrastructure is ramshackle. This is compounded by lack of fiscal space on the part of government to rehabilitate the infrastructure. PPPs could be a viable alternative to infrastructural development with the right environmental conditions. The study recommends that the government should quickly enact a PPP legal framework that enables the establishment of a PPP unit within the Ministry of Finance and this should be followed by an Act of Parliament which should institutionalize PPPs. The Government should promote a conducive investment climate.

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Urban local government finance in Zimbabwe: The case of Harare City Council

Public Administration and Development ◽

10.1002/pad.4230120108 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 97-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kadmiel Wekwete

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

City Council ◽

Government Finance ◽

Local Government Finance ◽

Urban Local Government ◽

Harare City

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A mini-review on household solid waste management systems in low-income developing countries: A case study of urban Harare City, Zimbabwe

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x21991645 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0734242X2199164

Author(s):

Phyllis Rumbidzai Kwenda ◽

Gareth Lagerwall ◽

Sibel Eker ◽

Bas Van Ruijven

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Low Income ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Collection Efficiency ◽

City Council ◽

Waste Generation ◽

Household Solid Waste ◽

The Individual ◽

Harare City

Among other African cities, in terms of solid waste management (SWM), Harare has been ranked as one of the poorest. The municipality struggles to efficiently provide SWM services to its residents. Considering that SWM systems are complex, the individual behaviour of its components (waste generation, collection, and disposal) determines the overall performance of the system. This mini-review thus aims to understand the management system of the urban city’s biggest source of solid waste which is household solid waste (HSW). The systematic literature review methodology using NVIVO was used to analyse the literature. Out of a selected sample size of 500 journal articles, 26 were selected based on their relevance to the study. The uncertainty of the data provided by the Harare City Council (HCC) and of HSW generation data harvested in the literature was calculated. According to the HCC data records, Harare has an average daily waste generation per capita of on average 0.38±0.1 kg producing about 207, 635, 294±56, 027, 040 kg of HSW generated annually. With the waste collection efficiency in Harare at about 72.4%±7.5%, the city collects approximately 170, 385, 600±33 384 209 kg of HSW annually. All the collected HSW is disposed of in the city’s major MSW dumpsite called Pomona and only about 23, 498, 400±3, 988, 817 kg MSW is recovered annually with the average recovery efficiency at around 9.5%±2.8%, where most of the waste recovery is done by the waste pickers.

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