via Gweru mulls debt collection unit New Zimbabwe 14/10/2014
THE Gweru City Council plans to establish a debt collection unit to recover close to $26 million the municipality is owed by defaulting ratepayers, a senior official has said.
Mayor Hamutendi Kombayi told NewZimbabwe.com in an interview Monday that council intends to put in place mechanisms that enable it to effectively collect money owed to the local authority.
“We have plans in place to establish a debt collection department so that we recover $26 million owed by defaulting ratepayers,” Kombayi said.
The envisaged plan comes at a time council is struggling to pay its workers on time and is two months behind in salary arrears.
Council has been disconnecting defaulters in a bid to force them to pay outstanding rates and other bills but the move has yielded little results.
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