Ward 13 Councillor, Lot Siziba, says the Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT) has taught him to become a councillor for the people in the true sense. Ward 13 covers the sprawling township of Iminyela, Mabuthweni and Pelandaba, west of the city centre.

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MaNcube, an elderly woman from Makokoba, who was part of the audience that watched a recent Amazing Stars Arts Academy (ASAA) show, said she was not only entertained, but also enlightened on issues pertaining to leadership and democracy.

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Concilia Mlalazi

Bulawayo Ward 18 Councillor, Concilia Mlalazi, has said she owes her position as a councillor to ZDDT’s leadership training while she was still a Community Action Team (CAT) member.

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Mataka Moyo

Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT)’s field correspondent, Mandla Tshuma (MT), met with Ward 2 Councillor, Sithabile Mataka-Moyo (SM),on her way to the first Full Council Meeting of 2018, outside the Bulawayo City Hall, and had a brief chat with her. Below are excerpts of the conversation.

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Bulawayo social credits

Five families,drawn from three townships of Bulawayo, New Magwegwe, Magwegwe North and Cowdray Park, received a surprise early Christmas present, when the Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT) recently donated US$50 to each of them, under the trust’s Business Social Credit Scheme (BSCS).

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