Zimbabwe: Chombo Under Pressure to Axe Fired MDC-T Councillors

LOCAL Government Minister Ignatius Chombo is under pressure to rid councils of 12 councillors fired by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) for corruption.

The MDC-T axed Harare deputy mayor and Hatcliffe councilor Emmanuel Chiroto, mayor of Gweru Tedius Chimombe, and Bindura deputy mayor Ivory Matanhire along with nine other councillors on corruption charges after carrying out an internal investigation in 10 local authorities.

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