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Chombo endorses MDC mayor
13 Feb 2015 at 06:39hrs | Views
In a surprising development Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has endorsed Bulawayo's opposition MDC mayor Martin Moyo to be the new Zimbabwe Local Government Association chairman, a move that has courted the ire of the association's Zanu PF members.
There were suggestions within Zilga's Zanu PF caucus that the move was playing out along the ruling party's ugly factional and succession wars of the past few months, with other sources saying that it may be a desperate bid by government to attract donor support to the country.
Zilga is an association of mayors and other local government leaders whose mission includes promoting local government development and service provision.
There were suggestions within Zilga's Zanu PF caucus that the move was playing out along the ruling party's ugly factional and succession wars of the past few months, with other sources saying that it may be a desperate bid by government to attract donor support to the country.
Zilga is an association of mayors and other local government leaders whose mission includes promoting local government development and service provision.
Source - Dailynews
