By Staff Reporter
In an effort to revamp Harare and retain its
Sunshine City status, Acting Mayor,
Councillor Womberaishe Nhende called on shop owners, Corporates and other stakeholders to ‘own their door steps’ as a initiative to keep the City clean speaking during the official launch of the Own Your Door Step initiative in Harare today
The initiative by the City of Harare in partnership with government and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) is aimed at rejuvenating Harare in a bid to retain its ‘sunshine city’ status.
Nhende emphasised that urban regeneration or urban redevelopment aims to revitalise the city by tackling urban decay and creating a space conducive for investment and calls for inter sectoral collaboration.
”This can be only achieved through collaborative efforts between Government, Businesses, Corporates, Residents and the City of Harare”,
Furthermore, “Collaborative efforts in the rejuvenation of our city will help mitigate urban decay and the associated social problems. Successful urban rejuvenation requires collaboration between the government, business, council, and community members.” Nhende said.
Nhende called upon stakeholders to adopt islands and beautify them as part of the vast initiatives that could be taken up to beautify Harare.
He called on all stakeholders to adopt and actively participate in beautifying their surroundings, especially ahead of the upcoming 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit.
“I would like to urge all stakeholders to take up the initiative to green and beautify their environs ahead of the SADC Summit and to take the necessary measures to ensure sustainability after the Summit,” Nhende said.
The own your door initiative is a council action strategy that aims at calling all stakeholders to own the intention of contributing to a more sustainable and beautiful Harare.