Source: Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA)
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) welcomes the decision by the MDC-T (the Party in Government in Harare) to direct its councilors who dominate the Harare City Council to cancel the contracts of Wellcash Debt Collectors who of late have been wreaking havoc in residential areas.
Despite the fact that there is no Act of Parliament in Zimbabwe which empowers debt collectors to attach property or issue threats on behalf of creditors, Wellcash Debt Collectors have been terrorizing residents, some of whom lost their hard earned cash as the debt collectors were charging an extra 10 percent of what residents owed council.
Moved by the development, CHRA held a series of engagements with councilors and community meetings to educate residents on the illegality of debt collection in Harare.
As CHRA, we are on record urging residents to resist debt collectors and therefore the recent directive to cancel their contracts is a huge relief for residents who were living in fear of losing their property following numerous threats by Wellcash Debt Collectors.
Cancellation of Wellcash Debt Collectors’ contracts implies an end to terror and extortion and we urge the Harare City Council to move with speed in implementing this directive.
As CHRA, we further urge residents with outstanding debts to approach the Harare City Council and make payment plans.
Source: Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA)