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Kumbirai Christine Alfayi , Chronicle Reporter
MVUMA councillors recently elected Cllr Tremendous Musara of ward 13 as the first town board chairperson.
Government upgraded Mvuma to a town in July this year.
The expansion of the gold mining town is expected to be accelerated when the US$1 billion Tsingshan Holdings Steel Plant on the outskirts of the town starts production.
Cllr Musara was elected during a special full council meeting chaired by Chirumhanzu Assistant District Development Coordinator, Mr Chalton Murove.
Cllr Musara said he was going to focus on developing the new town and appealed to fellow councillors to support him.
“I appeal to my fellow councillors to stop bickering in the chambers and focus on service delivery. I am happy to become Mvuma’s first town board chair and will work together with my fellow councillors regardless of their political affiliation”, he said.
Mr Murove urged councillors to respect their offices and shun corruption.
“I urge the newly elected town board chair to shun corruption. There is a need to improve service delivery and improve the town’s infrastructure,” said Mr Murove.
The local authority has 25 elected councillors and two that were coopted who include Mr Tendai Mandiopera representing the business community.
Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Larry Mavima said the steel plant will employ more than 6 000 people mostly locals.
“We are happy that the Government granted Mvuma the town board status to enable it to service big companies such as this Steel production company which is expected to start production next year,” he said.
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