Council minutes seen by NewsDay show that Harare City Council has written to Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere asking for permission to recruit 300 municipal police officers.
The minutes read:
The human capital director advised that the metropolitan police division was severely understaffed with about 70 officers in the central business district. Council has, however, written seeking ministerial authority to recruit 300 municipal police officers.
Acting town clerk Josephine Ncube told the chamber that council had partnered the police in a clean-up exercise which would see the bulk of vendors being driven away from the city centre.
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