adminMayor wants 6 councillors booted out
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
HARARE Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda has asked Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo to dismiss the six special interest councillors as “they were of no value to the city”.
Minister Chombo has however, said the councillors will not go anywhere.
The minister appointed the special interest councillors in accordance with the country’s laws.
In a letter to Minister Chombo, Mayor Masunda said: “I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the fact that the performance of some of the special
Travellers stranded at Mbare Musika
Herald Reporters
THERE was chaos at Mbare Musika yesterday as hordes of people intending to travel to various destinations for the Christmas and New Year holidays failed to get transport.
Such was the situation at all pick-up points on roads leading out of Harare.
Seven more people died in various accidents recorded countrywide yesterday, bringing the holiday death toll to 39 since Thursday last week.
The transport problems resulted in the few buses that were available cashing in on the situation by doubling fares.
There was also commotion at most banks in the city centre as people jostled to withdraw money.
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