Harare City Council is working on a regulatory framework and possible bylaw to govern e-hailing services, including InDrive, as tensions grow between drivers and municipal police officers. Drivers say they are being penalised even though they operate as registered transport providers, while city authorities move to formalise rules for the sector.
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume says e-hailing operators should not oppose revenue sharing with the council. The Zimbabwean reports that Mafume links the policy to the council’s ability to collect revenue from e-hailing drivers, while New Zimbabwe describes the broader dispute and highlights that municipal police scrutiny is a key driver of the council’s action. Both outlets frame the proposal as part of a municipal attempt to regulate and raise revenue from app-based transport.
While the articles broadly agree on the council’s regulatory intent and the mayor’s stance on revenue sharing, they differ in emphasis: one focuses on the policy outcome of council revenue collection, while the other foregrounds the on-the-ground friction between drivers and municipal enforcement.
