By Richard Mukwenya
Masvingo City Council is set to add two more refuse trucks to its fleet of service vehicles in order to improve refuse collection.
This was resolved in a full council meeting held on January 6, 2025 where it was noted that council will buy two 12 Cubic Metre Refuse Trucks at a cost of US$180 000.00 each.
“This would avoid over usage of one truck thereby prolonging the vehicles life span,” the minutes read.
Council has been for some time now collecting refuse in the wee hours of the morning until evening, risking breakdown of the available refuse trucks due to overworking.
Town Clerk Engineer Edward Mukaratirwa however noted that the trucks on break down were not old but the municipality workshop was failing to maintain them. Council resolved that the matter be put on abeyance and the Director of Engineering Services alongside workshop staff will work on maintaining and repairing the existing fleet and prepare a report to the Committee.
