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Ward 5 councillor Nkomo says he spent 80% of 2025 reacting to crises
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Ward 5 Bulawayo councillor Dumisani Nkomo says 2025 has been an "underwhelming" year in office, revealing that he spent most of his time reacting to problems instead of implementing planned development programmes.
With 2026 beginning on Thursday, Nkomo reflected on his performance and the city's progress, admitting that the year had not delivered the tangible results he had hoped for.
"The year is almost over and it feels like it was such an underwhelming year in terms of tangible results as a councillor and collectively as a city. It is always important to stay focused, harvest low‑hanging fruit and have a healthy work‑life balance," he said.
Nkomo said his original target when elected by more than 5,500 Ward 5 residents was to dedicate 80 percent of his time to planned activities and 20 percent to responding to residents' issues.
"The harsh reality is that I have found myself spending 80 percent of my time reacting and 20 percent on planned activities," he said.
He said he intends to reverse the ratio in 2026, aiming for what he called the "70‑30 principle", with 70 percent of his time dedicated to planned work and 30 percent to reactive duties.
Nkomo also praised Bulawayo mayor David Coltart for his focus on water and sanitation, cleanliness and creating alternative trading spaces for informal traders.
"I would like to applaud the mayor David Coltart for being very focused with his target being water and sanitation for the city, cleanliness and alternative spaces for informal traders. Personally, I have learnt a lot from his singular sense of purpose and focus," he said.
Nkomo said his biggest disappointment in 2025 was failing to achieve at least a 60 percent success rate in rehabilitating street lights under the Ward Retention Facility.
"I look forward to a more impactful year as a policy maker and the capacity to make a few strategic and impactful decisions instead of a plethora of small decisions and actions with little impact," he said.
With 2026 beginning on Thursday, Nkomo reflected on his performance and the city's progress, admitting that the year had not delivered the tangible results he had hoped for.
"The year is almost over and it feels like it was such an underwhelming year in terms of tangible results as a councillor and collectively as a city. It is always important to stay focused, harvest low‑hanging fruit and have a healthy work‑life balance," he said.
Nkomo said his original target when elected by more than 5,500 Ward 5 residents was to dedicate 80 percent of his time to planned activities and 20 percent to responding to residents' issues.
"The harsh reality is that I have found myself spending 80 percent of my time reacting and 20 percent on planned activities," he said.
He said he intends to reverse the ratio in 2026, aiming for what he called the "70‑30 principle", with 70 percent of his time dedicated to planned work and 30 percent to reactive duties.
Nkomo also praised Bulawayo mayor David Coltart for his focus on water and sanitation, cleanliness and creating alternative trading spaces for informal traders.
"I would like to applaud the mayor David Coltart for being very focused with his target being water and sanitation for the city, cleanliness and alternative spaces for informal traders. Personally, I have learnt a lot from his singular sense of purpose and focus," he said.
Nkomo said his biggest disappointment in 2025 was failing to achieve at least a 60 percent success rate in rehabilitating street lights under the Ward Retention Facility.
"I look forward to a more impactful year as a policy maker and the capacity to make a few strategic and impactful decisions instead of a plethora of small decisions and actions with little impact," he said.
Source - Byo24News
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