This is the
second time in seven months that Mnangagwa is meeting the councillors.
Councillors blew millions again last November when they held another indaba
with Mnangagwa
Most of
Zimbabwe’s local authorities are heavily indebted to a point where they have
several months backlogs in workers’ salaries. Roads, sewer, water supply and
other services have collapsed and in Harare there are suburbs that have gone
for 10 years without water.
Most local
authorities are booking their councillors in hotels and they are provided with
transport and food allowances.
City
councillors last year received US$90 bed, US$22.50 breakfast, US$30 lunch,
US$37.30 dinner and US$30 supplementary per day bringing the total to US$209.8.
Assuming that all councillors are paid the allowances, it means the local
authorities would have paid US$1,088 million.
Ministry of
Local Government and Public Works Spokesperson, Gabriel Masvora confirmed the
annual indaba to Masvingo Mirror. Last year’s indaba was held in Harare.
The indaba is
organised by the Zimbabwe Local Government Association (Zilga) which brings
together all councils in the country.
Efforts to get
a comment from Zilga chairperson, Aaron Golden Shamu were futile. Masvingo
Mirror
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