The plan,
adopted last Friday during a full council meeting and now on public exhibition
until October 2025, contains aerial photos, illustrations, maps, reports and
statistical information to support the planning vision.
According to
the draft master plan, traffic lights are often not working.
“The condition
of traffic lights in the Harare Municipality indicates that 59 percent of the
traffic lights are functional and 41 percent are not functional,” reads part of
the report.
It also reveals
that 53 000 streetlights are not working.
“Street
lighting is poor. The condition of street lighting established is that there is
a total of 85,000 streetlights, and most tower lights are in the planning area.
Currently, only 32,000 (37.6 percent) are functional.”
This comes amid
calls for motorists to be held accountable for damage to Harare’s
infrastructure, with many residents blaming reckless and drunken driving for
the city’s damaged road signs and traffic lights.
The Master Plan
is envisaged to run for a period of 20 years, spanning 2025 to 2045.
The plan covers
all areas within the administrative boundaries of the City of Harare (covering
960.6 km² in extent).
It consists of
a Report of Study and a Written Statement with accompanying plans.
The Master Plan
focuses on an analysis of past, present, and future conditions of the study and
planning area and has specific proposals for land use, environmental
management, economic development, traffic and transportation plans, bulk
infrastructure, and community and social facilities.
In 2023,
President Mnangagwa launched a blueprint titled; “A Call to Action-No
Compromise to Service Delivery: First Stage of Interventions to Modernise the
Operations of Local Authorities Towards a 2030 Vision.”
The blueprint
directed all 92 local authorities to submit masterplans as part of efforts to
enhance service delivery.
Three out of
the four local authorities within the Harare Metropolitan Province have
completed their master plans.
Harare City
Council is the only local authority yet to finalise its own master plan, with
Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume attributing the delay to the size and complexity
of the capital city, which requires more extensive consultation and stakeholder
engagement. Herald
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