The majority of local councils in Zimbabwe have been captured by cartels of highly corrupt senior council officials who are aided in their illicit deals by elected councillors, Zanu PF MP, Pupurai Togarepi has said.
He said individuals in at least 98% of the country's local authorities were diverting rates for personal use adding that senior council officials had become the worst enemies of the people.
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