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Statement by MDC Alliance Secretary for Local Government and Rural Development Sesel Zvidzai on the appointment of the Local Government Board by Local Government minister July Moyo.
The Minister of Local Government, Mr July Moyo, has purported to appoint a Local Government Board whose stated purpose is to appoint, regulate the conditions of service and terminate the employment of senior council staff including town clerks and directors who implement key decisions within local authorities.
In the statement effecting the appointment, the Minister purported to assign the illegal Local Government Board wide powers in the running of local authorities outside the parameters of the law.
As repeatedly stated in our Reform Agenda, the Local Government Board is an unconstitutional structure whose existence serves no purpose except to enable the central government to interfere with the administrative matters in councils. It must be abolished.
In terms of the Constitution, local authorities must enjoy political, fiscal and administrative autonomy so that citizens can enjoy prime service delivery. This is the essence of devolution.
We are on record as observing that the use of the Local Government Board to employ council staff has in the past led to the appointment of incompetent party functionaries who are corrupt and have a toxic obsession with obstructing the smooth functioning of local authorities. This is at the centre of the disharmony and poor performance of most councils.
Our consistent position has been that local authorities should employ their own staff so that accountability and authority are left to the local authorities as opposed to the current situation where the senior staff members employed by local authorities account to ZANU PF.
We condemn the refusal by Minister July Moyo and ZANU PF to respect the Constitution, particularly Chapter 14 which provides for devolution of governmental powers to local authorities.
Such disrespect for the Constitution enables ZANU PF to interfere with local authorities’ work thus affecting service delivery adversely.
We call upon Minister July Moyo to respect the constitution and immediately dismantle the illegal Local Government Board.
We reiterate that the constitutional ideal of devolution must be implemented in accordance with our Local Government Agenda to improve service delivery and the performance of local authorities for the benefit of the people.

Pindula News

FULL TEXT: Appointment Of Local Government Board Illegal - MDC-A

July Moyo, the Local Government and Public Works Minister, has urged police to enlist the services of the army in operations meant to clamp down on the activities of unregistered private transport operators (Mushikashika).
In March last year, the government banned all independent public transport operators, with only the state-controlled Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) allowed to carry commuters and members of the public.
However, ZUPCO buses are woefully inadequate and unreliable thus living a huge gap that has been filled by the unregistered transporters.
Addressing a meeting of various sub-committees of the Bulawayo Provincial COVID-19 task force, which he chairs, on Tuesday, Moyo said:
<blockquote>I would like to talk to you (police) before I leave because this is very important. If we don’t enforce, people will relax, maybe there are difficulties but it is better to know if there are difficulties but that does not mean we allow non-public transport to take place.
We operate under pieces of legislation, so if enforcement requires you to command the municipal police, please do so. If the law, as it does, allows you to say if you are overwhelmed, please bring the army, please do it.</blockquote>
Moyo said the banning of private sector players in the transport sector helped the country contain the spread of the coronavirus.
He urged police to “become ruthless” if private transport operators continue to defy the coronavirus restrictions.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/july-moyo-urges-police-to-engage-army-in-getting-rid-of-pirate-taxis/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

July Moyo Urges Police To Enlist Army To Combat 'Mushikashika'

July Moyo and Owen Ncube have been accused of trying to get rid of President Mnangagwa. Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa who was arrested for violating COVID-19 restrictions yesterday made a few sensational claims before he was arrested, New Zimbabwe reports.
According to the publication, Mliswa accused 2 ministers July Moyo the local government minister, and state minister Owen “Mudha” Ncube of trying to unseat President Mnangagwa using unorthodox means.
Mliswa during the press conference reportedly said:
<blockquote>….He was being used as a scapegoat by Ncube and Moyo who were behind a bigger plot to destroy Mnangagwa politically.
He (Moyo) loses a parliamentary election and is on the job at the mercy of the President. Why would you even think that I would even want to talk about July Moyo when I win elections, where I beat his party and he fails to win elections?”
July Moyo is well-known for being ambitious. The president knows he convened a meeting with Varozvi (traditional) chiefs so that he could be in power. It is well-known that July Moyo has failed dismally to run the Local Government ministry to the point that people regret where (Ignatius) Chombo went. July Moyo who we all know acts like a de-facto Prime Minister
They could not stand with the president when Mugabe was in power. Mark my words. As someone who is openly and actively supportive of his Excellency, President E.D Mnangagwa, Mudha and Moyo believed they could come together to turn the Presidium against me through their CIO operative (Mutami).
July Moyo has failed dismally. He does not have capital power to support the President. Mudha is just a gossip. July Moyo is the Chombo of Mugabe. Mugabe was destroyed by Chombo. Mark my words. Mnangagwa will be destroyed by Moyo and Mudha
This was the information that was used against me and crafted in a manner to discredit me in a deliberate and targeted smear campaign. Unfortunately, for them, the serial name dropping has worked both for and against my detractors and I will have my day in court</blockquote>
Mliswa who is entangled in a nasty breakup with his former lover Susan Mutami is accused of being in a homosexual affair with his colleague by Mutami who made these claims that <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/temba-mliswa-is-performing-rituals-against-july-moyo-report/">Mliswa was out to get July Moyo</a> before.
Source: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/july-moyo-owen-ncube-plot-to-destroy-mnangagwa-mliswa/">New Zimbabwe </a>

July Moyo, Owen Ncube Out To Get ED - Temba Mliswa Sensationally Claims

The Zimbabwe National Army has dismissed as false reports which suggest that its members were deployed and severely assaulted members of the public in Humani area in Mberengwa West where minister July Moyo comes from. In a statement, the ZNA said:
<blockquote>The Zimbabwe National Army would like to dispel allegations that its members severely assaulted villagers in Humbani area, Mberengwa West, following a break-in at the homestead of Local Government Minister July Moyo last month.
The false article was published by NewZimbabwe.com whose reporters never sought to verify the facts from the army authorities or the police but quoted some anonymous sources for their story. The fact of the matter is that the Army does not have any of its soldiers deployed in Mberengwa. The Army does not in any way investigate cases of theft and burglary.
The theft and burglary at the Minister’s homestead some two weeks ago and the Zimbabwe Republic Police reacted accordingly. Investigations are underway to apprehend the culprits.
The local residents who supposedly spoke to NewZimbabwe.com on condition of anonymity are also suspects who merely want to divert the attention of CID investigators from the case and in the process are soiling the good name of the Zimbabwe National Army.
As for the Beitbridge news story which was published by the NewsDay on 01 February 2021 wherein it is alleged that army Commandos beat up police, the NewsDay newspaper story is also a complete fabrication based on the reporter’s imagination.
Members of the Army and Zimbabwe Republic Police are carrying out joint operations together with personnel from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the Immigration Department.
As clearlypointed out by the Officer Commanding Beitbridge District, no such incident ever occured. Equally so, the army has not received any reports pertaining to such an incident.
The Army would like to warn members of the pubic, especially some of those criminal elecments who ply their illegal activities in an around Beitbridge that the law will soon catch up with them. The security forces authorities re well aware of some malcontents who are trying to besmirch the operation in particular and the good image of the security forces, general. Their futile and criminal machinations to discredit the operation will not succeed.
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"Villagers Assaulted After Theft At July Moyo's Mberengwa Homestead" - Army Dispel Reports

Well-known philanthropist Susan Mutami who recently <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/02/02/he-is-sleeping-with-one-of-his-male-associates-temba-mliswas-alleged-pregnant-ex-lover/">accused Temba Mliswa of being in a homosexual relationship</a> with one of his close associates Goodwell Chinyama has said Temba is trying to get rid of his political opponent July Moyo and he is reportedly performing rituals against the Local Government Minister. ZimMorning Post reports.
Mutami was speaking during a tell-all interview with the publication when she dropped the bombshell and said:
<blockquote>I can tell you that Temba has so far travelled across all provinces dropping snuff (bute) as part of a ritual for him to gain political power. He says ndinosvikirwa, ndinesvikiro (I am a spirit medium).
That is one of the reasons I want nothing to do with him.
He told me one of his sangomas said he will be president but first, Temba had to clear one political hurdle and that is July Moyo.
At his farm (Springfarm, Karoi) he has a room that he does his rituals naming July Moyo.</blockquote>
The exact reason why July Moyo is allegedly on Mliswa’s radar was not established. Mutami also said Mliswa was not related to President and further claimed President Mnangagwa probably just tolerates Mliswa’s name-dropping because of his good heart:
<blockquote>Temba is not related to the president (as he claims) and neither am I. Its just that the president is a man with a good heart that is probably why he continues to tolerate Temba.</blockquote>
Apart from the July Moyo bombshell, Mutami also made several claims against the outspoken MP and even said Temba makes money through extortion and he is broke and is struggling to take care of some of his 18 children.
Mliswa is yet to respond to Susan’s claims. Meanwhile, Mliswa is engaged in a twar (Twitter war) with former Chivi South Legislator Killer Zivhu, a twar that has seen the 2 men airing each other’s dirty laundry in public.
More: <a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/a-three-months-relationship-made-in-hell-philanthropist-in-messy-break-up-with-temba-mliswa/amp/?__twitter_impression=true">ZimMorning </a>

Temba Mliswa Is Performing Rituals Against July Moyo - Report

Villagers from Humbani area, Mberengwa West, Midlands province, were reportedly sjamboked by armed soldiers last week after thieves broke into Local Government Minister July Moyo’s rural home and stole groceries.
One of Moyo’s neighbours told NewZimbabwe.com that the minister’s sister and a caretaker stay at the homestead. Villagers speaking on condition of anonymity said:
<blockquote>There was a break-in at Minister July Moyo’s homestead. The thieves stole groceries, which had just been delivered. I think the thieves or thief must have seen them being delivered.
… The police first attended the crime scene and then soldiers came and assaulted the villagers accusing them of stealing the groceries. One old man who was assaulted severely was caught cycling his bicycle.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Moyo told NewZimbabwe.com that he was yet to be informed about the incident.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/soldiers-assault-villagers-after-break-in-at-minister-july-moyos-rural-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

Soldiers Sjambok Villagers After Break-in At Minister July Moyo's Homestead

The Minister of Local Government, July Moyo recently appointed a six-member team mandated to investigate reports of land allocation irregularities in Mashonaland West province.
The team was directed to establish if proper procedures for the allocation of land and estate management existed in the three municipalities, Chitungwiza, Norton and Zvimba.
Among other things, the investigators were also mandated with finding out how beneficiaries of residential and commercial stands paid for the land.
The team is also expected to establish if councillors and their families did not corruptly benefit from land transaction processes.
The development comes when reports of corruption in local government authorities have been on the rise lately with more than a dozen Harare councillors having been already arrested for corrupt allocation of land.
More: <a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/july-moyo-appoints-six-member-team-to-investigate-stands-allocations-in-mash-central/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zim Morning Post</a>

Probe Team Deployed After Land Allocation Irregularities Reports

Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has reiterated Government stance on <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/passengers-association-welcomes-return-of-kombis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the return of privately-owned kombis in urban areas.</a>
Responding to parliamentarians during last Wednesday’s National Assembly’s Question and Answer session, Moyo said the door is still shut for privately-owned urban Kombi operators.
He said Government was remodelling the urban transport sector to make it more organised and Kombi operators who want to have their Kombis on the road should register their vehicles under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) franchise. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>It is indeed Government policy to rationalise the urban transport system and the choice of Zupco is not to create a monopoly at the exclusion of other operators.
That is why every operator has been given an opportunity with their vehicles, buses or commuter omnibus to register with Zupco so that we can make sure that the routes are well marked and we can rationalise everywhere in the urban centres.
When it comes to the inter-city which is the responsibility of the Minister of Transport, he can answer that part of it. We are clear what we want to achieve is a rationalised urban transport system in this country.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/government-shuts-door-on-non-zupco-kombis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

Kombis Remain Banned In Urban Areas

Zimbabwe’s minister of Local government, July Moyo has reinstated the ZANU OF councillor for Chinhoyi Ward 11 Voster Mashevedzanwa, who was early this year convicted of assaulting a police officer on duty and resisting arrest.
The 41-year-old Mashevedzanwa was sentenced to four years in jail by Chinhoyi magistrate Tapiwa Banda for the charges.
He spent only a month in jail, made an appeal at the High Court and was granted bail. Minister Moyo then wrote to the Chinhoyi Municipality instructing the immediate lifting of the suspension.
Speaking to <a class="vglnk" href="http://newzimbabwe.com/" rel="nofollow">NewZimbabwe.com</a> Mashevedzanwa said he was happy to have resumed work after almost a year in the political wilderness. He said:
<blockquote>Yes, the ministerial communication came and was recently read in council chambers notifying fellow councillors that l have returned to continue with my duties.</blockquote>
Minister Moyo’s actions are supported by the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15) which was established for purposes such as the provision for the establishment of municipalities and towns and the administration of municipalities and towns by local boards, municipal and town councils.
Mashevedzanwa is reinstated when scores of MDC Alliance councillors and legislators have been recalled by the MDC-T interim leadership.
More: <a href="http://newzimbabwe.com/minister-reinstates-convicted-zanu-pf-councillor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Zimbabwe</a>

Local Govt Minister Reinstates Convicted ZANU PF Cllr

The government has revealed that it is crafting a plan for urban transport systems and it will unveil it soon, The Sunday Mail reports. This was revealed by Local Governmenet Minister July Moyo who said:
<blockquote>We remain committed to the urban transport system and for now we want to remain with one transport system. We have a transport plan for urban commuters that we will soon unveil.</blockquote>
This might exaplain why the government has delayed letting commuters omnibuses popularly known as Kombies resume operations. However kombi operators have indicated that they will speak to the government this week to ask the government to let them resume operations.
The government allowed inter city travel and domestic and international flights to resume but it is yet to let kombies resume operations since they were banned in March 2020. ZUPCO is for now providing all intra city transportation for all urban commuters in all urban areas.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/govt-kombi-operators-in-crunch-talks/">The Sunday News </a>

For Now We Want To Remain With One Transport System - Govt On Crafting A Plan For Urban Commuters

The government is considering appointing commissions to run the affairs of local authorities, mainly urban councils which are dominated by the opposition MDC Alliance.
This follows the recall of 84 councillors in Harare, Bulawayo, Marondera, Gwanda, Beitbridge and Victoria Falls and also Mayors Chengetai Murowa (Marondera), Jastone Mazhale (Gwanda) and Herbert Gomba (Harare) by the judicially-created MDC-T.
The recalls of the MDC Alliance councillors have paralysed local authorities and the Local Government minister July Moyo told Business Times that the government will engage the affected councils on how best it can assist them. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>We are yet to reach a decision of appointing commissioners as we need to study the situation on the ground in the affected councils.
We know that some of the councillors are challenging their recall in courts and we have to consider that as well.</blockquote>
Recalled Harare deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde together with 10 councillors have engaged their lawyers to challenge the decision by MDC-T to recall them.
Khupe has been using the March 2020 Supreme Court ruling which made her acting MDC-T president for three months pending an extraordinary congress to decimate the MDC Alliance.
However, Khupe’s three-month mandate has since elapsed.
<h4>More: <a href="https://businesstimes.co.zw/govt-mulls-local-authority-commissions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Business Times</a></h4>

Govt Considering Commissions For Local Authorities

The government has responded to the diarrhoea outbreak in Bulawayo by setting up a  technical and a health surveillance team to conduct door to door campaigns to treat and test severe cases after 9 people reportedly died from the outbreak, ZBC News reports.
Luveve has been recording diarrhoea cases for 2 weeks now and residents are blaming the council for the cases saying the water they are receiving from the council is contaminated.
This was revealed by Minister of Local government and Public works, July Moyo after touring Luveve Clinic yesterday. Moyo said:
<blockquote>The health and surveillance team has been sent out to treat severe diarrhoea cases from home. We have also tasked the city with testing those affected with diarrhoea for COVID-19</blockquote>
The Bulawayo City council has started treating all diarrhoea cases for free and has also started a door to door treatment campaign and referring all serious cases to Mpilo and exempting them from paying ambulance fees.
Residents yesterday<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/06/19/luveve-residents-dump-mock-coffins-at-the-council-house-protesting-dirty-council-water/"> staged a demo by dumping mock coffins at the Luveve housing office</a> protesting the contaminated water which reportedly led to the 9 deaths.
More:<a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/govt-reacts-to-diarrhoea-outbreak-in-bulawayo/"> ZBC</a>

Govt Sets Up A Health Surveillance Team To Embark On A Door To Door Campaign Treating & Testing Severe Diarrhoea Cases In Bulawayo

The MDC-Alliance has dragged July Moyo, the Minister of Local Government, following his reinstatement of Victoria Falls Mayor Somvelo Dlamini.
The party had replaced Dlamini with Rich Mguni on Thursday last week on the understanding that he was relinquishing his position effective July 1.
Moyo reinstated Dlamini after reinstated MDC Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora wrote him a letter instructing the Minister to reinstate him.
MDC Alliance Matabeleland North provincial chairperson and Binga South legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda on Thursday said that the party is seeking the court’s opinion over Moyo’s decision. He said:
<blockquote>We are seeking the opinion of the court on whether the minister’s actions are within the law. The former mayor was reinstated to be councillor and not mayor. Mayorship is acquired through election by councillors. The duly-elected mayor of Victoria Falls Municipality is Rich Mguni.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Dlamini who has since resumed work told NewsDay that his removal from office was illegal adding that all the confusion was now gone following the minister’s intervention.
The developments are inspired by power dynamics in the MDC. The new party leadership reinstated by the Supreme Court ruling is reportedly reinstalling its allies who had been removed by Nelson Chamisa.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/05/mdc-alliance-takes-govt-to-court-over-vic-falls-mayor/">NewsDay</a>

Local Govt Minister Dragged To Court Over Vic Falls Mayor

Local Government Minister July Moyo following recommendations made by the Nelson Chamisa led MDC has officially fired Somvelo Dlamini as the Victoria Falls Mayor and declared his council ward 9 vacant, Newsday reports.
In a letter directed to the Vic Falls Municipality seen by the Souther Eye, Moyo reportedly wrote:
<blockquote>I wish to inform you that I am in receipt of a letter from the Movement of Democratic Change that councillor S Dhlamini has been expelled from the party. In terms of section 278(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, as read with section 129(1)(k), ward 9 of Victoria Falls Municipality is now vacant.
In terms of section 121 of the Electoral Act, please inform the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission of the casual vacancy. Please ensure a new mayor is elected as soon as possible and any assets of council recovered from Clr Dhlamini.</blockquote>
<a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/mdc-alliance-fires-vic-falls-mayor-for-defying-party-directive/">Dlamini was recalled by his party</a> after he ignored a directive by the party’s leadership not to context as the town’s mayor.
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/03/govt-fires-vic-falls-mayor/">Newsday </a>

July Moyo Officially Fires Victoria Falls Mayor

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_United_Passenger_Company">ZUPCO</a> yesterday received a new fleet of brand new busses from China, The Herald reports. The busses, which were shipped via Durban will be used for urban and intercity routes to help provide affordable transport to the general populace.
Speaking after the post-cabinet briefing the local governance Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/July_Moyo">July Moyo</a> said:
<blockquote>The President is determined to change the nature of transportation in urban areas and as he has promised, we will continue to have new buses and these buses that have come are just one other tranche that is   coming.
We will arrange for the President Mnangagwa to commission the buses as he has done before. The numbers (of the new buses) I haven’t counted yet, but we are expecting 65 and above and I will check if 65 are the ones which have arrived</blockquote>
The Zupco subsidy was introduced last year after the fuel price hike protests in January.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/65-more-zupco-buses-delivered/">The Herald </a>

65 New ZUPCO Buses Delivered

Norton legislator Temba Mliswa fumed in parly and called out Ministers who abscond parly and said some of them where the worst ministers appointed since independence, Open Parly reports.
According to the publication:
<blockquote>Some of the Ministers who are known for absconding question and answer session include Mines Minister<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winston_Chitando"> Winston Chitando</a>, Youth Minister Kirsty Coventry, Local Government Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/July_Moyo">July Moyo</a>, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, Energy Minister Fortune Chasi, Environment and Tourism Minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mangaliso_Ndlovu">Mangaliso Ndlovu</a> among many others.</blockquote>
Temba addressing the August house expressed his displeasure about ministers who avoid parly and said:
<blockquote>Most of the questions which will be asked here relate to specific ministries. There is no way the Leader of Government business can be so intelligent to annunciate whatever is going on in these ministries….
How honestly can we go back and make progress in this country when the very same appointed Cabinet Ministers are not here. Not only that, some of them are probably the worst bunch of Cabinet Ministers ever appointed since 1980. We always had the respect of Ministers who would respect this institution.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ziyambi_Ziyambi">Ziyambi Ziyambi</a> the leader of the leaser of house and government business is usually the one to answer all questions on behalf of absent ministers.
More: <a href="https://www.openparly.co.zw/this-is-the-worst-bunch-of-ministers-mliswa-tells-parliament/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=this-is-the-worst-bunch-of-ministers-mliswa-tells-parliament">OpenParly </a>

These Are Probably The Worst Bunch Of Cabinet Ministers Ever Appointed Since 1980 - Mliswa

MDC Mashonaland West has posted on Twitter some pictures purported to be the “neglected” Karoi Urban Park. The picture shows some structures which look like ruins due to lack of maintenance.
Parks, if maintained, can be a major source of revenue for local government authorities which are always crying over the inadequacy of resources to fund their operations.
See pictures below.
 
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More: <a href="https://twitter.com/mdcmashwest/status/1199913785328357376">MDC Mashonaland West</a>

PICTURES: Karoi Urban Park Neglected

The Minister of Local Government, July Moyo has warned “unregistered” survivors of the Tropical Cyclone Idai against trying to benefit residential stands in the expected resettlement programme.
Speaking on Wednesday after talking to the majority of the survivors, Moyo said that they expressed the desire to be relocated from their current location. He added that only registered survivors will get residential stands. He said:
<blockquote>I have heard that there are at least 32 tents which are currently being occupied by unregistered survivors. They should not attempt to be given residential stands, they won’t stand a chance.</blockquote>
The survivors had earlier rejected the government’s offer to have them relocated to Nedziwa with some citing unfavourable farming conditions.
The cyclone destroyed houses and other properties and killed livestock in Manicaland whilst scores of residents, including popular traditional healer, Sekuru Ndunge, lost their lives.
More: <a href="https://www.zbc.co.zw/cyclone-idai-survivors-welcome-plans-for-relocation/">ZBC News</a>

"Unregistered" Cyclone Idai Survivors Warned Against Attempting To Get Residential Stands

The High Court has ordered the Minister Local Government, Public Works and National Housing <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/July_Moyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">July Moyo</a> to pay $306 793 to ZESA Holdings’ subsidiary, the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Energy_Distribution_and_Transmission_Company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)</a>.
The payment is for electricity supplied at Moyo’s Mavesere Farm in Kwekwe. Justice <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mary_Zimba-Dube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Zimba-Dube</a> ruled:
<blockquote>The defendant (Moyo) shall pay the sum of $306 793 to the plaintiff (ZETDC) together with interest thereon at the prescribed rate of interest calculated from May 13, 2019, to date of payment, both dates inclusive.
The amount shall be paid in terms of the deed of settlement made and entered by and between the parties. The defendant shall pay the plaintiff’s cost of suit.</blockquote>
ZETDC sued Minister Moyo at the High Court over a US$414 775,79 debt, which he denied owing.
The power utility, however, vowed to prove that it was owed the amount it was claiming. Minister Moyo reportedly acknowledged the debt and made periodic payments towards its settlement.
<h3>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/high-court-orders-minister-to-pay-300k-zesa-debt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h3>

Minister Moyo Ordered To Pay $300 000 ZESA Debt

Bulawayo City Council has extended water-shedding hours from 48 to 72 hours due to depletion of water at the local government’s water sources, power cuts and increased consumption.
Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni, told reporters during an emergency water situation press conference at Council Chambers that the periodic emergency shedding seeks to stabilise water supply. He said:
<blockquote>Council has made the decision to introduce a 72-hour water-shedding programme per week due to a number of challenges which have been experienced over the past weeks. The city’s water demand over the last three weeks has increased from an average of 135 megalitres per day to 150 megalitres per day in comparison to the raw water production figures of 110 megalitres per day, resulting in a deficit of 45 -60 megalitres per day.</blockquote>
Bulawayo started water rationing in February to save water. The situation in Bulawayo is not unique considering that almost every large city, including the capital, Harare, are struggling to constantly provide potable water to residents.
Some local government authorities are contemplating introducing prepaid water meters as a revenue mobilisation strategy. The strategy has for a long time now been opposed by residents who argue that water, as per section 77 of the Constitution is a fundamental human right which has to be enjoyed by everyone, poor or rich.
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/updated-council-extends-water-shedding-period-72-hour-water-cuts/">The Chronicle</a>

Bulawayo Extends Water Shedding Hours

Tsholotsho Rural District Council acting chief executive officer, Nkululeko Sibanda, has appeared before Tsholotsho magistrate over criminal abuse of office, corruption and fraud allegations.
The State alleges that Sibanda corruptly reduced the initial hunting bidding price in favour of Matupula Hunters thereby prejudicing the local authority of a total of US$4 179 900.
Sibanda is also alleged to have unlawfully and intentionally tendered the Tsholotsho North hunting concession without seeking the necessary Cabinet authority.
The bid for the hunting concession had attracted four bidders with Matupula Hunters wining the bid on 16 April as they had the highest bid.
Another bidder, Lodzi Hunters, however, challenged the tender process to the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ).
Lodzi Hunters alleged that the process had gross irregularities leading to PRAZ embarking on a review process which exposed the alleged criminal offences resulting in Sibanda’s arrest.
The magistrate did not ask Sibanda to plead to the charges but remanded him out of custody to 15 October on $400 bail.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/tsholotsho-acting-ceo-arrested-on-graft-charges/">The Sunday News</a>

Tsholotsho Acting CEO,  Nkululeko Sibanda, Arrested Over Corruption

The Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing July Moyo has challenged claims by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited that he owes over US$400 000 in unpaid electricity bills.
ZETDC dragged the Minister to court over the debt several weeks ago. With the matter set for a pre-trial conference before the High Court on Thursday, Minister Moyo denies owing ZETDC US$414 775,79. In his defendant plea, Minister Moyo said:
<blockquote>Defendant specifically avers that the customer information printout does not correctly reflect the electricity consumed by the defendant.
Defendant denies utilising the electricity reflected in Annexure A. Plaintiff is accordingly put to the strict proof of the fact that they consumed the said electricity.
… Defendant further avers that the figures inserted in Annexure A are fictitious, as evidenced by the claim of US$155 414,27 which appears on invoice number 356572323 dated July 23, 2014, and the claim for US$11 566,33 which appears on invoice number 536872434 dated November 14, 2017.</blockquote>
ZETDC has, however, vowed to prove that it is owed the amount it is claiming.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zesa-minister-tussle-over-us400k-debt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Minister Moyo Denies Owing ZESA US$400 000

Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, July Moyo, confirmed the United Nations availed a helicopter to Zimbabwe with a capacity to carry three tonnes to speed up the food distribution process in areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai.
Moyo said the World Food Programme would set up a tent at Mutare Aerodrome where the food would be carried from for distribution in Chimanimani and Chipinge. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>We have been briefed by the UN system that a helicopter is headed for Mutare. They will be working with Air Force of Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe National Army to reach out all areas that are still inaccessible. The food is there, but our major challenge is transport. Our helicopters can only carry up to a tonne of grain and this was quiet taxing to reach out to as many people as possible. By yesterday, we had reached out to 26 centres in Chimanimani.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/un-avails-helicopter-for-food-distribution/">Herald</a>

Cyclone Idai: UN Avails Helicopter For Food Distribution

Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo said Government is paying each bus $700 per day.
While addressing journalists after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Moyo said Government is fine turning the deal so that it pays for a bus that has done work. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>We charged a flat rate of $700 RTGS per day. We expected at that time that each bus will run nine trips but those have not been achieved because of congestion. So the subsidy in the first month was larger than normal but we think that in the next month it is going going to be lower. We are now fine-tuning with the bus owners for us to pay for a bus that has done work.</blockquote>

Govt Paying Each ZUPCO Bus $700 RTGS Per Day

Acting Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister July Moyo said Cabinet resolved to reactivate the inter-ministerial committee on price stabilisation to engage the business community and address challenges causing price hikes and shortages of basic commodities.
He ruled out that Government will adopt price controls. Moyo added that Cabinet resolved that the security arms of Government should carry out investigations to foreign currency parallel market activities and ensure that the culprits are brought to book. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>In addition to the measures announced by Vice President Kembo Mohadi last night, Cabinet resolved as follows; (a) that the inter-ministerial committee on price stabilisation be re-activated and engage with the business sector in order to address the challenges at hand and build consensus on measures to grow the economy as provided under Vision 2030; (b) that the security arms of Government should carry out thorough investigations into foreign currency parallel market activities and ensure that the culprits are brought to book; (c) that concrete measures to restore confidence in the formal banking system be implemented in consultation with the key stakeholders; (d) that the committee previously set up to combat the smuggling of commodities and precious minerals along the country’s borders be reactivated to address the leakages.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/government-re-activates-taskforce-on-price-stabilisation/">Chronicle</a>

Cabinet Reactivates Prices Committee, Security Arms Of Govt To Investigate Forex Parallel Market Activities

Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, July Moyo have given local authorities permission to take legal action against government departments in order to recover unpaid debts. The Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (Ucaz) and the Zimbabwe Local Government Association (Zilga) are owed over $1 billion by various government departments. The Minister also said that there will be no debt write-offs and urged people to pay for what they consume. Speaking to the Sunday News, Moyo said,
<blockquote>The Government like every debtor has to be looked at by the council and they know what to do. Both in the Urban Councils Act and Rural District Councils Act, how to make a person pay is elaborated and the councils know it. They can garnish, they can do all kinds of things and if Government was garnished by local authorities because it is their right, I can’t say no as long as it is to recover what councils are owed…“In this new dispensation there has never been a pronouncement of debt cancellations, we are urging our citizens that these are your towns and cities, and any area can only be made good by taxpayers doing what they ought to be doing and we are urging that everybody has to play their part. We as Zimbabweans must have a culture of paying for what we consume, whether we are consuming it physically or we are consuming it because we are owning it.</blockquote>
More: <a href="http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/councils-given-go-ahead-to-garnish-govt-departments/#.W7myLHvc3-E.twitter" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sunday News</a>

Councils Free To Garnish Govt Accounts, There Will Be No Debt Cancellations In New Dispensation - Minister Moyo

Minister of Local Government July Moyo has called on the government to review its tax policy in order to attract investors. Moyo said that Zimbabwe cannot be open for business if the government is heavily taxing investors. Speaking in Bulawayo last week, Moyo said,
<blockquote>So my call to Zimra as the lead tax authority and the Ministry of Finance is that the taxing authorities must talk to each other if Zimbabwe is going to remain permanently open for business….Zimbabwe cannot be open for business if the Minister of Finance is taxing heavily those who want to invest in Zimbabwe be it domestic and international. Equally, Zimbabwe cannot be open for business if local authorities are heavily taxing the people of Zimbabwe, local and foreign investors.
…You are the first port of call who can actually start chasing away business both domestic and international because of how you tax them.
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More: <a href="http://www.chronicle.co.zw/minister-calls-for-tax-regime-review/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Chronicle</a>

Zimbabwe Needs To Review Its Taxes If It Is To Be Open For Business: Minister Moyo

Minister of Local Government July Moyo told the Senate that Harare was losing 60 percent of its treated water due to obsolete pipes estimated to be 5 000 km long. Answering a question on Harare’s never-ending water problems, Moyo said,
<blockquote>The problem with the reticulation system in Harare is that 5 000km of water pipes are as good as dead. 
They lose 60% of that water which is pumped, and so there is no way that the water can reach every home.
The waterworks at Morton Jaffray has not been pumping very well. However, we got some support of $72 million, which we have put in Morton Jaffray Waterworks to upgrade it so that it can pump more water to Harare.
…we have had serious problems with water reticulation in most of our urban centres, partly because investments or planning by the local authorities has not been consistent with the expansion that has taken place in those urban areas.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2018/03/5-000km-of-harares-water-pipes-as-good-as-dead/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NewsDay</a>

5 000km Of Harare's Water Pipes Obsolete, Causing Loss of 60% Of Water

Addressing a workshop for district administrators here recently, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo said construction of the new Parliament building in Mount Hampden will begin in two months’ time, and Government will create a new local authority to supervise the development of a modern city in the area.
Moyo said the new city will be a product of joint venture between three councils namely; Harare, Zvimba and Mazowe. Said Moyo:
<blockquote>The new city will be formed by Harare City Council, Zvimba and Mazowe rural district councils. We are going to pursue Government’s plan of creating a separate local authority for the new Parliament as its construction kick-starts in two months’ time. We are not going to follow all the steps of attaining a city status, but we will start with a highly integrated modern city. A city in that manner is determined by infrastructure, not the population per se.</blockquote>
The 650 seater Parliament building is expected to cost more than $140 million.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/new-parly-construction-begins/">Herald</a>

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