Open Council Bulawayo

Covering local government and services delivery issues in the City of Kings. This is an @OpenParlyZw sister project.

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🔴Commissions of Inquiry in the country have almost always preceded a complete removal of Mayors and Cllrs going back to the time of Solomon Tavengwa in 1998.
🔴Already soiled by stories of massive corruption Mayor Mafume and his team face a bleak future.
https://t.co/bCe2xz1mWM

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🔴A sudden surge in the number of roaming dogs on Masvingo City streets has resulted in the launch of an operation to kill them and enforce licensing by-laws for dog owners.
https://t.co/TApLu0NoAV

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🔴Mayor Mafume has been cited as a suspicious player in the controversies around the acquisition of an ERP system for Harare.
🔴Controversial former soldier& Executive Ass to Town Clerk Matthew Marara made the allegations this week. @JMafume @crimewatchzw
https://t.co/6UsclrbcRM

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Harare says its water is clean for consumption. However, here are results from some water points that we tested in the capital.

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Harare Noise By-Laws, SI 195 of 1973.
Beware of breaking the law while mowing your grass or playing your radio!!
#HarareByLaws @ChraHarare @byopra @ZimMediaReview @OpenResidents @cmatewu @rabisonshumba @JMafume

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#KnowYourCouncillor
#KnowYourCouncil
Harare City Council Female Councillors @WomenEmpow @RuralYoungWomen @WalpeAcademy @wesewomen @boellza @ceechimbiri2 @MUSASAZIM @gcezimbabwe @femalestudents @nickmangwana @ZNOART1

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How have been 11 years of opposition Mayors for Zimbabwe's capital city? @JMafume @accountlabzw @ceechimbiri2 @mawarirej @ChraHarare @DenfordNgadzio1 @MachemedzeT1

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🔴Council approved 10 bodyguards and 6 vehicles for Joburg Mayor Dada Morero in response to perceived threat levels.
🔴However, the Joburg High Court has ruled the resolution by the Council as invalid. @DadaMorero @dailymaverick @CityofJoburgZA
https://t.co/YXr6BeWEk1

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🔴Another resident has dragged Council to court compelling it to rehabilitate dilapidated Mbare flats and hostels.
🔴The landmark ruling provides a test for the Local Authority's sincerity to renovate the poor facilities. @ChraHarare @ZLHRLawyers
https://t.co/ssyPQ4841e

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🔴Combined Harare Residents Association (@ChraHarare ) and Harare Residents Trust (@HarareResidents ) statement on the Lake Chivero sewage crisis.

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🔴Since 2022 Bulawayo Council kept basically the same budget with minor variations. The reasons were noble.
🔴Until it was discovered that there was no benevolence to the act; BCC was milking ratepayers. @byopra @ChraHarare @MPRRA2021 @Katazamhondoro
https://t.co/RanUmmMTfS

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🔴This week former CCC leader @nelsonchamisa appeared before the Harare Commission of Inquiry.
🔴The reasons are obvious with the first being to clear his name after mudslinging from his former allies. @JMafume @ceechimbiri2 @begottensun
https://t.co/ScraUuxblA

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🔴The entire scam to swindle Ridgeview residents dates back to 2002 when Council approved a layout plan then ignored it for the next 20 years.
🔴Victims of the scam have lost over US$1.5 million in value while Council has promised more demolitions.
https://t.co/KuNPkVSILJ

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🔴The US has Hollywood in Los Angeles, California and equally Zimbabwe has Chitungwiza to celebrate a historically strong output of artistic talent.
🔴Here are more things to know about the famous dormitory town.
https://t.co/P3dyNC0ZG7

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🔴Are you operating on a tight budget but need comfortable and affordable housing? Here are the places to target to find your ultimate place to rent.
https://t.co/5oPmbhH00f

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Harare City Council is under scrutiny for failing to justify the proliferation of fuel stations in the capital raising suspicions of corruption and underhanded activities at the Town House.

https://t.co/H027FwoKXK

@MunyaBloggo @ChraHarare @JMafume @HarareResidents

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🔴Harare Quarry has failed to turn around operations despite getting a US$4.5m loan. It now wants another US$1m loan.
🔴However, Harare Council prefers handing over the entire entity to City Parking. @ceechimbiri2 @DenfordNgadzio1 @KudzieKadzombe
https://t.co/WShwro4WVR

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🔴The Local Government Ministry's new circular outlining the new pay structure for Councillors.
- One residential stand for each Cllr
-No exit package for Cllrs
-$90 salary for Mayors
-Council workshops to be approved by Minister.
Read more here:
https://t.co/zQGonSrYOR

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🔴In SA the highest paid Mayor gets an annual salary of R1.5M (US$85 000) while the lowest paid gets R836 000 (US$47 000) according to 2023 gazetted figures. Read here for the comparison.
https://t.co/BI9SPwZpvf

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🔴In a bid to force through relocation plans for victims in the flood-prone Budiriro 5B Extension area Harare has cancelled all the 213 stands.
🔴Plans are afoot to reallocate, the resisting residents, stands in areas which include in Mabvuku-Tafara.
https://t.co/LWlG9wktbJ