Harare City Council will demolish a security wall built across a railway track in Willowvale Industrial area tomorrow after discovering it was constructed without approval, the Mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume, has said.
In a post on
his official X account, Mayor Mafume said the council’s development control
team had visited the owner and advised that all walls require council approval.
“Our
development control team has visited the owner. Apparently, they believed NRZ
had no objections,” he said.
“We advised
that all walls require council approval, and the wall or part thereof within
the required distance from the railways will have to be demolished. Demolition
will take place tomorrow. Thank you!”
The council’s
decision follows widespread public concern after images of a security wall
constructed on what appeared to be an active railway line went viral on social
media over the weekend.
The public
outcry also prompted the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to conduct a
fact-finding mission, which revealed that the wall was constructed over a
disused and privately owned railway siding that once serviced a now-defunct
factory at 44 Tilbury Road.
While the NRZ
indicated that it has no jurisdiction over the disused line, it noted that the
City of Harare was reviewing the matter. Herald
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