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🔴The Harare Commission of Inquiry concluded its 9-months long business on Tuesday with a final shocking revelation that over US$1 million was abused in the acquisition of the latest vehicles by Harare Council executive members.
https://t.co/FBwL5CoiId

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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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🔴Bulawayo's impeccable record in terms of timeously presenting its annual budget has been tainted after a massive 2017 error, picked up by residents, forced an 83% climb down from the initial 2025 budget.
https://t.co/hl8kdjTZWi

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🔴Harare City Council is facing a crisis which is a product of years of unbridled financial mismanagement and corruption.
🔴We list here some notable pores through which money has been lost through individual schemes and management errors.
https://t.co/UApum5VLn8

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🔴After previously working together in 2022 Edmund Kudzayi and property mogul Ken Sharpe have experienced a nasty fallout.
🔴A payment of US$24K has become the centre of controversy with differing versions whether it was hush money or a delayed payment.
https://t.co/JQnnUUjGvg

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🔴A bid by Bulawayo Council to acquire vehicles& equipment for US$7,5 million from Belarus' AFTRADE DMCC is all fair and fine until one realises who owns the company.
🔴The deal may be a handshake for one of President Mnangagwa's Belarussian allies.
https://t.co/1Ipl2DnNme

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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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🔴Devolution remains a rhetorical initiative with minimal movement towards full implementation both in terms of the law& practice.
🔴The disbursement of a mere 1% of allocated revenue to Marondera in 2024 is the latest example of that. @ChraHarare
https://t.co/L4nmUXw0lv

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🔴Can Helcraw Electrical win this time around nearly 20 years after being jettisoned from another shady deal?
🔴A PSL Chairman, ZANU PF and a Chinese company converge in the latest multi-million dollar deal laden with suspicious movements and names.
https://t.co/I9YtpgMHeF

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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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#KnowYourCouncillor
#KnowYourCouncil
Harare Deputy Mayor and Ward 7 Councillor Rosemary Muronda.

Areas covered:
Gunhill, New Alex Park, Highlands, Colne Valley, Rolf Valley, Lewisam, Chisipite and Greendale.

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🔴Here is an inside perspective on the World Class City Status ambition for Harare by former Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni.
🔴Manyenyeni traces failure back in time& reveals how even the future remains bleak. @JMafume @mawarirej @begottensun @KudzieKadzombe
https://t.co/edoWlTDKIp

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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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🔴The @Harare_Wetlands has given Harare 48 hours to sort out the Lake Chivero sewage crisis before it is dragged to court.
🔴The discharge of raw sewage into Harare's primary water source has resulted in the death of wildlife and livestock recently.
https://t.co/mWRog3I4OX

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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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🔴Who carries the blame for demolitions in Harare?
🔴Should we blame Residents, Harare City Council, Land Barons or ZANU PF?

Click the link below to join us at 14:00 today for a hot discussion on the matter!
https://t.co/CyuAxFcsF6

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🔴Land barons are known and the law is clear about what should be done, but people are fleeced and few arrested.
🔴Join us at 14:00 on the Open Council Twitter Space and speak your mind while getting the facts about this issue. @ZNOART1 @chitrest2020 @ChraHarare @MasvingoMurra

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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