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Beitbridge Town Council’s finance and administration committee chairperson Cde Max Chikova has mobilised his own resources to clear bushes in most crime hotspots in the border town. In an interview yesterday, Cde Chikova, who is also the Ward One councillor, said the main objective was to contribute towards the reduction of violent crimes including robberies, murder and rape.
He said the move was part of the promises he made to the electorate during campaigns for the harmonised elections in 2013. Cde Chikova said so far, workers had managed to clear bushes near Beitbridge Government Primary School, Caravan Park, St Mary’s High School and along Hagelthorn road.
Beitbridge is grappling with an upsurge in crime such as robberies and murder, which usually occur along footpaths dotted around the border town. A few weeks ago, a man was murdered and had his car stolen after he was waylaid in bushes near a school where he had parked the vehicle.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Online Reporter