Council elects chairs of committees
The newly elected Bulawayo City Council councillors have elected heads of various committees to steer service delivery in the city.
Ward 23 councillor Ntombizodwa Khumalo will chair the Health and Housing Committee and will be deputised ward 17 councillor Sikhululekile Moyo.
The Finance Committe will be chaired by ward 26 councillor Mpumelelo Moyo who will be deputised by ward 5 councillor Dumisani Nkomo.
Aleck Ndlovu, the ward 25 councillor will chair the Audit Committee and has proportional representation councillor, Melissa Mabeza as his deputy.
Roy Sekete was elected chair of the Engineering Committee and will be deputised by ward 6 councillor Nkosilathi Hove Mpofu.
Dumisani Netha of ward 14 will chair the Town Lands Committee. He will be deputised by ward 3 councillor, Mxolisi Mahlangu.
The election of the committee chairpersons and their deputies followed the election of David Coltart unopposed as mayor. His deputy is Donaldson Mabutho.
Coltart has hit the ground running as he led councillors on a familiarisation tour of the Municipal facilities and projects. The tour included visits to the Deep Section, Aisleby Plant 1 and 2, Richmond Landfill site, Bulawayo Home Industries, Luveve Road and Egodini Project.
Residents are hopeful that the the new council will help turn around the fortunes of the city in terms of service delivery.
“The new team is a breath of fresh air. Even though its early days, they seem to have the zeal to work and be agents of change in the city. I have faith in the mayor and his new team. Some people did not want him to be mayor because they knew that Coltart does not tolerate corruption. He is actually who we needed as mayor,” said Methuseli Ndlovu of Mpopoma.
Another resident from Hillside, Esther Masuku said the new council has its work cut out.
“As residents, we expect them to do better than the previous council. The TTI deal and all the other anti-people deals must be revisited. We expect to see the vendors issue resolved and a cleaner central business district, timely refuse collection, water issues, among other basic services,” she said.
