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Zimbabwe stuck in 1951 systems of governance
27 Feb 2016 at 08:41hrs | Views
Harare Residents Trust has claimed that the Senior Principal Director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, S. Mhlanga, says Zimbabwe is still stuck in the 1951 governance systems that is why it is failing to move forward in terms of economic progress.
"The Senior Principal Director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr S. Mhlanga told delegates to a stakeholders meeting by the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing that Zimbabwe's systems of Governance are stuck at 1951, meaning they are 65 years behind," the trust said.
He reportedly urged the local authorities to try as much as possible to cut down on the length of time taken to complete basic processing of documents, for example, approving of plans, and advertising in newspapers.
Mhlanga is said to have questioned the rationale of keeping on the council's regulations and by laws the requirement to advertise in newspapers when most people have no access to newspapers.
He also reportedly asked why it was necessary to wait for 28 days in some instances simply to have one process of signing a document done.
"Most of the requirements are archaic," the trust said.
"The Senior Principal Director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr S. Mhlanga told delegates to a stakeholders meeting by the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing that Zimbabwe's systems of Governance are stuck at 1951, meaning they are 65 years behind," the trust said.
He reportedly urged the local authorities to try as much as possible to cut down on the length of time taken to complete basic processing of documents, for example, approving of plans, and advertising in newspapers.
He also reportedly asked why it was necessary to wait for 28 days in some instances simply to have one process of signing a document done.
"Most of the requirements are archaic," the trust said.
Source - Byo24News
