Correspondent MDC Alliance Councilors recalled by the MDC-T have received a ray of hope in their quest to return to Town House following Parliamentary Speaker Jacob Mudenda’s ruling on the suspension of elections. In Parliament on Thursday, Mudenda said statutory instruments can only be acted upon after the Parliamentary Legal Committee has issued a non-adverse…
By Wisdom Mumera The Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T was supposed to be the righteous political outfit maligned by populists but following the chaste dictates of the law. It was supposed to operate at a level above the moral and legal atrophy of Chamisa’s supposedly wayward and reckless mob. Alas Khupe’s party has itself decayed into a…
By Correspondent Residents and local governance experts have called for a change to the system allowing the recalling of Councilors by other politicians. Instead they say referendums, involving the voters, should be used to decide whether a Councilor can be recalled. Residents Orgs Are Shocked at the Abuse of Power The sentiments were expressed during…
By Correspondent Masvingo Mayor Collin Maboke, who is the third speaker at this year’s Mayor’s Forum, is most famous for his defying of party leader Nelson Chamisa. Defying Chamisa The Mayor allegedly threw his hat in the ring to challenge preferred mayoral candidate Godfrey Kurauone and went on to win the post. Maboke vowed to…