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By Matebeleland North Correspondent
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has suspended Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube who faces corruption charges which are before the courts.
Moyo, who has been accused by councillors of overbearing control on the affairs of the local authority, had written to council a few days ago seeking clarification on a raging conflict between city fathers and residents regarding budget issues.
He then flew into the resort city Thursday to suspend Dube, saying this was meant to restore sanity within council.
Dube faces charges of criminal abuse of office and is out on $50 000 bail after appearing before a Hwange magistrate recently.
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By Matabeleland North Correspondent
HWANGE: Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office will spend the weekend in remand prison after Hwange magistrate Gladmore Mushove postponed bail ruling to Monday.
Dube (54) was arrested by officers from the joint police Anti-Corruption Unit and Special Anti-Corruption Unit in the President’s Office Wednesday in Victoria Falls before being taken to court in Hwange.
He applied for bail through his lawyer Matshobana Ncube assisted by Nomusa Khumalo challenging unlawful arrest and detention Thursday before the magistrate ruled that he had a case to answer.
Ncube said his client was a good candidate for bail and accused the state of failing to give concrete reasons on why Dube should not be granted bail.
By Matabeleland North Correspondent
HWANGE: The tag-of-war between Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somvelo Dlamini and Town Clerk Ronnie Dube has escalated with the latter being arrested for alleged abuse of office.
Dlamini suspended Dube without pay and benefits last week Wednesday accusing him of “corruption, gross incompetence, abuse of office and causing the local authority to lose revenue” before councillors convened a special meeting on Monday and reversed the suspension.
However, councilors resolved to revoke the suspension saying it was null-and-void after the mayor who they accused of making solo decisions, had failed to give them concrete reasons for suspending the town clerk.