The Hwange Rural District Council (HRDC) recently swore in 20 newly elected
councillors in Victoria Falls.
The swearing in ceremony was presided by HRDC chief Executive Officer, Phindile
Ncube and the Acting Hwange District Development Coordinator Shamiso Masocha.
Six Women’s quota representatives were also sworn in during the same event. The
swearing in comes after Hwange Local Board did the same to their councillors last
week.
Villagers from Chilanga community under the Hwange Rural Council appealed to the
newly elected councillors to improve the rural infrastructures.
“These councillors should fulfil what they promised us during the campaigns, we
need good roads, which will take us easily to the clinics,” said Hardly Moyo.
Another villager from Jambezi congratulated the newly elected councillors, but
encouraged them to put the people’s needs first.
“The problems with most politicians is that they forget the people’s needs when they
are elected and in Hwange rural we have serious problems of human –wildlife
conflict. We need the councillors to think and act using the lense of a community
member instead of thinking like politicians,” said Alfred Mudimba a Jambezi Villager.
Meanwhile, the HRDC councillors were joined by Hwange Local Board councillors
for the training workshop which meant to induct them into local government
regulations and requirements. Hwange Local Board councillors were sworn in last
Monday.
The new HRDC councillors that were sworn in comprise nine from Zanu PF, nine
from Citizens Coalition for Change, one from MDC-T and an independent. The
proportional representation councillors are three from Zanu PF and three from CCC.
These are Cllr Vulindlela Mhlanga of ward 1, Bongonkosi Moyo of ward 2,all of Zanu
PF, Givemeagain Moyo of ward 3 (MDC-T), Paul Kapanda (Ward 4 Zanu PF), Africa
Peggy Ncube (Ward 5 Zanu PF), Namo Chuma (Ward 6 independent), Fanuel
Mudimba (Ward 7 Zanu PF), Morven Mumpande (Ward 8 Zanu PF), Pasca Mpofu
(Ward 9 CCC), Lethukuthula Ngwenya (ward 10 Zanu PF), Joshua Tshuma (ward 11
Zanu PF).
The others are Jowani Tshuma (ward 12 CCC), Morris Sibanda (ward 13 CCC),
Valleta Moyo (Ward 14 CCC), Olpha Mujele Lisutu (Ward 15 CCC), Eugen Mafa
Dube (Ward 16 CCC), Eugene Sibanda (Ward 17 CCC), Stanely Torima (Ward 18
CCC), Mathew Muleya (Ward 19 Zanu PF), Wonder Ncube (Ward 20 CCC).
Women’s Quota councillors are Melina Gwebu, Sikatele Moyo, Caroline Siankope
(all Zanu PF), Sipho Virginia Ncube, Sikhanyiso Moyo, and Nolia Gumede (all CCC).
