The state-owned mobile operator has mobilised volunteers across Harare and five other cities in a coordinated effort aligned with the government’s National CleanUp Campaign ,with plans to install outdoor bins and expand community outreach nationwide.
Zimbabwe’s largest state owned mobile operator, NetOne, has joined the national push for a cleaner country, dispatching volunteers to schools, business districts, and residential areas across Harare while simultaneously rolling out cleanup activity in Mutare, Chinhoyi, Gweru, and Bulawayo.
The campaign, conducted under the banner of the government’s National CleanUp Campaign, saw NetOne teams and community members descend on the Harare Central Business District, David Livingstone School, Warren Park 1 High School, and a school in Chitungwiza collecting litter, clearing drainage channels, and distributing awareness materials on responsible waste disposal.
The National Cleanup Campaign, launched by the government as a standing monthly initiative, calls on public and private institutions to participate in organised environmental action. According to NetOne’s communications, the company views active participation as both a civic obligation and a component of its broader sustainability mandate.
NetOne has framed this drive not as a one-off event but as a recurring commitment part of a larger environmental, social, and governance (ESG) posture that the operator says it intends to deepen in the coming months.
In Harare, volunteers worked in organised teams, targeting pavements, open drains, and informal trading areas that have historically accumulated waste. At David Livingstone School primary school and Warren Park 1 High School, the focus shifted to educating students about the environmental impact of littering.
Activities in Chitungwiza followed a similar pattern, with community engagement forming a central component alongside the physical cleanup work.
“At NetOne we believe that a connected Zimbabwe must also be a clean Zimbabwe. These clean-ups are not just about picking up litter ,they are about building the kind of community pride that sustains long-term environmental change.” a NetOne representative said.
Simultaneous activities were reported in Mutare, Chinhoyi, Gweru, and Bulawayo, making the campaign genuinely nationwide in scope. Local NetOne branch teams coordinated with municipal authorities in each city.
“We commend NetOne for stepping up. The National CleanUp Campaign can only achieve its goals when the private sector takes ownership alongside government and communities. This is exactly the kind of partnership we want to replicate.” Mary Moyo a local resident of warren park said.
Beyond the immediate cleanup activities, NetOne has signalled plans to install outdoor waste bins at selected high-traffic community locations as a longer-term infrastructure contribution. The company also intends to scale its awareness campaigns, targeting schools and residential communities with educational programming on waste management and environmental conservation.
