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By Matabeleland North Correspondent
VICTORIA FALLS: The local city mayor, Somveli Dlamini has come out guns blazing accusing some social media platforms of mudslinging and publishing falsehoods about his council’s operations, and suggested he would muzzle his colleagues from speaking to the media.
Dlamini said there were intentions from a section of the city to tarnish the policymakers’ referring to a recent news article that was circulated on a WhatsApp platform, which accused the local council of corruption.
The mayor urged residents and other stakeholders to shun any information about the council from unauthorised council spokespersons.
“Victoria Falls City Council wishes to advise its residents and stakeholders to take note that there are numerous articles that have come to our attention misrepresenting facts on the official position of council on various matters,” he said.
By Matabeleland North Correspondent
Victoria Falls: Tension between city council and residents continues after the parties have failed to find common ground on what the latter finds as exorbitant water charges imposed for this year by the local authority.
Council last month effected a 400 percent increase in water and service charges resulting in residents petitioning councillors for engagement.
Victoria Falls City Council’s 2021 budget is close to US$5 million.
Residents said they had received water bills of about $4 000 last month and feared they will not be able to meet the payments.
Residents complained the rates were too high especially at a time the tourism town was on its knees because of the hardships brought by the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant closure of the lucrative industry.
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