Harare City apologizes after clamping mother in medical emergency

The City of Harare apologized and ordered the immediate removal of a clamp after parking marshals immobilized a woman’s vehicle while she rushed her sick baby to hospital. The incident, which ignited public outrage, exposes the municipality’s aggressive revenue collection tactics clashing with basic humanitarian norms. Harare Mayor confirmed the council had contacted the mother, but the episode deepens the trust deficit between residents and a local authority seen as predatory.