First female mayor for Masvingo

George Maponga 

Masvingo Bureau

Masvingo City yesterday got its first female mayor after Councillor Shantiel Chiwara was elected to lead the country’s oldest town.

Clr Chiwara, a banker by profession and a member of CCC, got 11 votes to two received by Zanu PF’s women’s quota Councillor Sharon Marombedze.

Masvingo District Development Coordinator Mr Roy Hove duly declared the Ward 2 councillor as the new mayoress for Masvingo.

Long-serving Ward 5 Councillor Daniel Mberikunashe was elected deputy mayor after garnering 9 votes to defeat Zanu PF’s Ward 10 Councillor Sengerai Manyanga who got 2 votes, while 2 votes were spoilt.

The new mayoress takes over from former Ward Councillor, Collen Maboke, who was voted into office in 2018.

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