Tsvangirai admits MDC-T councillors, particularly in Harare, are corrupt and is considering firing them if the scourge continues

Tsvangirai admits MDC-T  councillors, particularly in Harare, are corrupt and is considering firing them if the scourge continues

MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has admitted that his councillors, particularly in Harare, are corrupt and is considering firing them if the scourge does not stop. Delivering a Christmas message to the opposition party structures in Harare yesterday, Mr Tsvangirai warned the councillors that he would expel them the same way he did the Chitungwiza municipality where the entire council was fired for corruption. “I want to warn Harare City Council, that they must decisively deal…

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Town clerk suspended by Harare Mayor Manyenyeni after audit reveals city’s executives earned between US$12 000 and US$21 000 a month from October 2014 to June 2015

Town clerk suspended by Harare Mayor Manyenyeni  after audit reveals city’s executives earned between US$12 000 and US$21 000  a month from October 2014 to June 2015

  Harare Mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni has suspended acting town clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube with immediate effect after an audit by the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and Housing revealed that council officials continued to earn obscene salaries after the Government directive to cut salaries was apparently ignored. According to the audit report, the city’s executives continued to earn between $12 000 and $21 000 from October 2014 to June 2015 as opposed to…

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Harare City Councillors Accuse MPs Of Causing Confusion And Usurping Their Powers

HARARE City councillors have accused MPs of causing confusion and usurping their powers, tasking acting mayor Chris Mbanga to engage Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda over the “errant” legislators. Angry councillors, debating during a full council meeting on Thursday, accused some MPs in Harare of being ignorant of their mandate. Budiriro councillor Panganai Charumbira said MPs should know their jurisdiction and called for unity of purpose among stakeholders to deal with issues affecting…

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