By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
ZANU PF Chinhoyi Ward 11 councillor, Vorster Mashevedzanwa who contested and narrowly lost an election to choose a new mayor for the town last December, has lodged a High Court bid to stop the incumbent from exercising mayoral duties.
He argues MDC Alliance’s Garikai Dendera was illegally voted into office and should, therefore, vacate the job.
Dendera won the 11 December 2020 election after polling five votes against Mashevedzanwa’s four.
This has prompted Mashevedzanwa to file an urgent chamber application at the High Court to declare as null and void Dendera’s election and appointment as premier.
Anti-graft bodies swoop on city fathers
MOSES MATENGA
AT least four Harare City Council officials and 13 councillors are facing arrest over allegations of attempting to siphon millions of dollars in a dubious US$868 million Chinese loan deal.
The Special Anti-Corruption Unit in the Office of the President (Sacu) is probing suspended town clerk Hosea Chisango, acting chamber secretary, Charles Kandemiri, acting finance director Stanley Ndemera and acting Harare water director Mabhena Moyo.
Councillors under investigation include Kudzai Kadzombe, Stewart Mutizwa and Luckson Mukunguma.
Documents at hand show that councillors sat jointly as the Environment Management Committee and the Finance Committee to endorse an alleged fraudulent report from the town clerk’s office.
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