Finance
Director
Tennyson
Mpunzi
told
journalists
that
with
delays
from
the
Zimbabwe
National
Roads
Administration
(ZINARA),
the
council
has
had
no
choice
but
to
rely
on
TTI
funds
to
pay
suppliers
and
keep
projects
on
track.
“We
have
spoken
about
how
funds
from
ZINARA
are
being
disbursed.
Sometimes
they
delay
and
we
struggle
to
pay
our
suppliers.
TTI
funds
come
in
handy
there
and
we
use
those
funds
to
settle
some
of
the
debts,”
he
said.
“Remember
if
you
delay
in
settling
debts
you
incur
some
interests,
so
those
funds
are
utilized
in
terms
of
covering
that
gap
before
we
receive
monies
from
ZINARA.”
According
to
the
council’s
proposed
2026
budget
report,
from
January
to
31
August
2025,
a
total
of
US$558,336,
R140,398,
Pula
8,107
and
ZWG$5,267,286
was
received
from
the
parking
management
partnership.
So
far,
6,978
parking
bays
have
been
marked
across
the
city.
City
engineer
Mondo
added
that
the
money
has
also
allowed
the
council
to
continue
work
on
parking
bays
and
road
repairs.
“We
have
been
able
to
resuscitate
some
work
on
our
parking
bays
and
pothole
patching.
We
have
also
topped
some
funds
that
have
been
applied
along
George
Silundika,”
he
said.
Mayor
David
Coltart
clarified
that
under
the
agreement
with
TTI,
the
council
can
only
use
proceeds
from
the
parking
company
in
areas
where
the
firm
operates.
“In
terms
of
the
agreement
with
TTI,
we
can
only
utilise
those
funds
in
the
areas
that
TTI
is
operating
or
may
operate
in.
For
example,
we
cannot
take
those
funds
and
use
them
in
Luveve;
we
can
only
utilise
them
where
TTI
operates,”
Coltart
said.