While most residential areas of Bulawayo are now relatively clean with the local authority removing refuse on a weekly basis, the same cannot be said of the Central Business District (CBD) which receives a daily influx of residents from all corners of the city and even beyond.
Read more: Residents Have a Responsibility to Keep the CBD Clean
Gone are the days when leaders would just lead people as they please, as communities, which are increasingly enlightened with the coming and passing of each day, now demand that their elected representatives come back to report to the people during their leadership tenure.
Read more: Report-back Meetings; a Key Element of Responsible Leadership
Councillor Earnest Rafamoyo, Ward 20, said ZDDT zone meetings are empowering him as a community leader.
While for most Zimbabweans, especially those in positions of authority, the term “democracy” has political connotations, this not so with Councillor Rodney Jele of Bulawayo’s, Ward 22.
Bulawayo - Touched by the plight of the elderly at Entembeni Old People’s Home, Ward 27
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