Harare City Council has resolved to engage 450 general workers on a three-month contract basis to assist in repairing damaged roads under the Government-supported Emergency Roads Rehabilitation programme.

The general labourers will be paid a gross salary of $244,48 per month each.

According to the Human Resources and General Purposes Committee minutes, council noted that the city’s roads were declared a national disaster by Government.

The committee said director of works Engineer Phillip Pfukwa reported that general labourers had previously been engaged for drain-clearing and that their re-engagement had been prompted by the need to urgently repair rain-damaged roads.