By Own Correspondent- Harare City Council is set to blacklist churches and Muslim Centres that owe the local authority at least $10 million in rentals and lease fees, Harare Mayor Councillor Herbert Gomba has said.

The list of 200 include established churches among them Traditional, Pentecostal, Apostolic and Muslim Sects.

Speaking at the churches and council interface in the capital last week, Councillor Gomba said the debt is contributing to derailing the local authority’s efforts of attaining a world class city status by 2025.

He added that failure by the faith based organisations to meet their financial obligations disqualify them from being considered to purchase stands in the future.

He said:

“Churches owe the council US$10 million in rentals and lease fees, we will soon name and shame them and these churches will be blacklisted because something definitely need to be done.”-StateMedia