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Zimbabwe: Govt Challenges Court Decision Barring Naming Streets After ED
Zimbabwe: Govt Challenges Court Decision Barring Naming Streets After ED
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Government says it will appeal last week’s High Court judgment which ordered it to stop renaming Bulawayo streets after President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other prominent figures.
Last year, the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) through their lawyer Job Sibanda and Associates challenged the government’s decision to change some of the city’s street names after Local Government Minister July Moyo had gazetted the renaming of some major roads cities and towns.
In his founding affidavit, BPRA chairperson Ambrose Sibindi argued the changes were a nullity as they violated the Urban Councils Act.
By Bulawayo Correspondent
THE Bulawayo High Court has ordered government to stop renaming some street names in the city, saying the move was illegal.
This follows a challenge filed against the unpopular decision by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) last year.
Local Government and Public Works Minister, July Moyo had gazetted the renaming of some streets in major cities and towns.
In his founding affidavit, BPRA executive chairperson Ambrose Sibindi argued that the name changes were a nullity since they violated some provisions of the Urban Councils Act.
“The first respondent (Minister Moyo)’s attempt to alter the names of the concerned streets runs afoul the very law that allows to alter such names.