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The City of Harare has suspended eight municipal police officers and two (2) Water Department officials over allegations of conducting themselves in a manner inconsistent with their prescribed duties.
Corporate Communications Manager Stanley Gama confirmed the suspensions adding that the City is taking the fight against corruption seriously.
He emphasised that the City of Harare does not condone corruption at all and urged residents to report any suspicious transgressions by council officials.
On 21 October 2024 at Reliance Mall, Harare CBD Patrol women Takudzwa Majachani and Sipiwe Matavire who are under the Environmental Patrolwomen Unit masqueraded as police officers who are mandated to carry out shop licensing duties when in fact they were not mandated to carry out such duties. In furthering their purported duty they demanded shop licenses from a shop owner at the Mall. Their actions were inconsistent with their duties.
On 21 October 2024 and at Superbrite Soap Manufacturing Company, Workington, Harare Patrolmen Taurai Guregure, Hebert Mukumba, Tonderai Nyikadzino and Douglas Nyemba masqueraded as police officers mandated to carry out shop licensing duties when in fact they were not mandated to carry such duties.
They were intercepted by a team of investigators and found in possession of 4×12 bars of soap they had already allegedly extorted from Superbrite Soap Manufacturing Company. Their actions were inconsistent with their duties.
On 24 October 2024 and at number 80 Lorraine Drive, Mabelreign, Council employees Ignatius Pesvani and Newman Mhereyenyoka who are under the Harare Water Department masqueraded as police officers who were on licensing duties and demanded shop licenses from Kartoque company in furtherance of their purported licensing duty. They were arrested by members of the public and handed over to ZRP Mabelreign Police Station. Their actions were inconsistent to their duties.
On 26 October 2024 and in Julius Nyerere Street Parking Supervisors Mapfumo and Muringisi arrested a motorist for parking over the lines. They allegedly demanded a bribe of USD 20 from the motorist in exchange for letting him go. When they were handed the demanded money, they disembarked from the car they had earlier boarded with the intention of taking it to Central Stores for impounding.
The two parking supervisors acted in a manner inconsistent with their duties in that they demanded a bribe in exchange of letting a car they had impounded be driven away. The actions of the two caused irreparable damage to the institution as their actions were captured by the complainant who later shared the incident on social media.
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