Monthly Archives: August 2024
Signs of hope at high-profile SADC summit
Published on Legalbrief Despite local controversy such as the jailing of opposition activists and pressure to move it from Harare, Zimbabwe, the 44th SADC ordinary summit which wrapped up yesterday was of the best-attended by heads of state and government over the past nine years. Legalbrief reports that the Harare summit ran under the theme: Promoting Innovation […]
Coltart courts police over illegal mining
By Peter Dube Bulawayo mayor David Coltart has called on the police to intensify patrols and help to end illegal mining activities along rivers that feed into city’s supply dams. Coltart told Southern Eye yesterday that Bulawayo City Council had deployed municipal police which had its own limitations. He said illegal mining was causing siltation of […]
Coltart Challenges Government To Increase Councillors’ Pay
Published on Pindula News Bulawayo mayor, David Coltart, said that there is low morale among the city’s councillors, stating that they are poorly paid, forcing them to rely on allowances to make ends meet. During the “In Conversation with Trevor” series held in Bulawayo on Tuesday, Coltart revealed that the councillors are compelled to take […]