Zimbabwe: Councillors Persuade Mutare Mayor to Stay On

Mutare city councillors on Wednesday refused to accept a written request by Mayor Brian James to 'temporarily' step down from his job. James was prepared to step aside if the councillors continued to resist an audit of city finances.

Speaking to SW Radio Africa's Question Time programme James said: "We have just come out of a think tank (meeting) with the bulk of the councillors and they haven't accepted my letter and with further discussion, I have actually in the last hour or so withdrawn the request."

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