Covid-19 Task Force Read Riot Act on Rusape

-
GOVERNMENT has read the riot act at the Rusape Town Council for failing to upgrade informal traders’ market stalls, saying the facilities are a breeding ground for Covid-19 and other communicable diseases.
Ramshackle market stalls at the Hotdogs Bus Terminus and Evergreen courted the wrath of the Covid-19 inter-ministerial taskforce that toured the town last weekend to assess its state of preparedness in light of the global pandemic.
Although the market stalls are a major source of income for the local authority, they have not been renovated for decades.
Vice chairperson of the inter-ministerial taskforce on Covid-19, who is also Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister, Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri did not mince her words while talking to Town Secretary, Mr Solomon Gabaza.
The inter-ministerial taskforce was also not happy with the state of affairs at the council clinic in Vengere and recommended that it be renovated.
Said Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri, “This is totally unacceptable. What I am seeing is unacceptable 40 years after independence. These market stalls are too old and disorganised. Why can’t you construct proper structures for informal traders to operate from?
“No, we cannot allow this. And look, there is a restaurant close to the public toilet’s entrance. Are you serious? Surely we can’t allow this kind of disorder. This is embarrassing to say the least.”
The minister advised the council bosses to respect the people they serve, adding that they should emulate what other towns are doing.
“Research and emulate what other towns in neighbouring countries are doing for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). We have bright young people who can assist in designing and constructing proper structures.
Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs, Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba, also expressed concern over the SMEs’ operating environment.
“We are not happy with the state of Rusape’s vending markets. The inter-ministerial team has agreed that the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works should intervene and assist council in constructing better structures in line with our call for mordenisation,” said Dr Gwaradzimba.
SMEs play a crucial role in driving the country’s economy.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Rusape Town Council Secretary, Solomon Gabaza, trying to Evade justice

-
Image
A Town Secretary's position - CEO demands traits that influence others to behave well in society or organizations, he or she must be a role model and must lead by example. Organizational leadership is nothing without ethics and for a leader to be successful in an organization he or she must have an appreciation of morality, social order and modernity. On Monday 11 May 2020, the Rusape Town Council, through its Council Chairperson Cllr Sithole, suspended the Town Secretary Mr Solomon Ga baza on litany of allegations chief among them being maladministration, poor service delivery, insubordination to mention a few. On whether these and some other allegations will come true, it's left to the investigations committee but residents of Rusape are eagerly waiting and are confident if Gabaza didn't interfere with investigations he will be truly roasted only time will tell. Because of severity of allegations, this publication finds it difficult to talk to the Town Secretary, neither ...
Read more

SUSPENDED RUSAPE TOWN SECRETARY ENGAGE LAWYER TO FIGHT FOR REINSTATEMENT

-
Image
  This is another episode of the events that unfolds since the day the Rusape Town Secretary, Solomon Gabaza, was sent on forced leave by council Chairperson Cllr Sithole. Word has spread the whole of Rusape town from Monday the 8 th of June that the Town Secretary wrote to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and National Housing ordering him to quash or set aside the ongoing investigations of the Town Secretary. It is now on record the Town Secretary is taking the Chairperson’s 11 th May action as gesture of animosity, acrimony and bad faith. Through a copy of a letter by his lawyer, Messrs Sengwe of Sengwe Law Chambers, Gabaza is declaring the composition of the investigative committee a legal nullity. This is despite the fact that he is on forced leave with all his benefits hence no prejudice. It is within public knowledge that the Rusape Town Secretary was temporarily suspended pending legal procedures and protocols. So far he has not served the ...
Read more

The much-hyped City of Mutare Director of Engineering and Technical Services Corruption case a Monumental Flop

-
Image
By Thomas Wadharwa                  Eng. M Kerith  After spending close to two years under prosecution on charges of Criminal Abuse of duty as a public officer, City of Mutare Director of Engineering and Technical Services (DETS) Eng. Maxwell Kerith and Patrick Magwegwe, Acting Workshop Manager are now free as State withdrew charges against them on the 9th of February 2023. The prosecutor struggled with dead case when it kicked off despite several celebrations from a handful of alleged city Cartels who wanted to see the D.E.T.S arrested. The DETS who is turn 40 this year and his subordinate Patrick Magwegwe (36) were arrested on 14th of April 2021 and appeared in Court on 15th of April 2021 for criminal abuse of office. They were granted Zwl 2000 bail as ZACC promised to conclude the docket in 2 weeks’ time. It only took two years for a false trial to start. There were very few common people who continuously generated whatsapp message to...
Read more