Two leaders in Bulawayo can go back to work even though they face charges about taking money wrongly. These leaders are Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance chair Mpumelelo Moyo.
The Local Government Ministry first told them to stop working. Then they changed their minds. Mayor David Coltart explained that this rule only stops regular workers, not elected leaders like Ndlovu and Moyo. These two can keep doing their jobs as their court case goes on.
The court let both leaders out on bail after they spent two weeks in jail. People say they asked for US$20,000 from someone who wanted to build a cement factory. They each paid US$100 for bail. The court told Moyo to give up his passport and house papers. They must go back to court on December 13.
In another city called Victoria Falls, something different happened. The mayor stopped the town clerk, Mr Ronnie Dube, from working. They think Mr Dube did bad things with his power. He cannot go to his office for 14 days as people look into what happened.
The government wants to make sure city leaders do good things. They check when people say leaders did something wrong. This helps people trust their local government more.
The Local Government Ministry first told them to stop working. Then they changed their minds. Mayor David Coltart explained that this rule only stops regular workers, not elected leaders like Ndlovu and Moyo. These two can keep doing their jobs as their court case goes on.
The court let both leaders out on bail after they spent two weeks in jail. People say they asked for US$20,000 from someone who wanted to build a cement factory. They each paid US$100 for bail. The court told Moyo to give up his passport and house papers. They must go back to court on December 13.
In another city called Victoria Falls, something different happened. The mayor stopped the town clerk, Mr Ronnie Dube, from working. They think Mr Dube did bad things with his power. He cannot go to his office for 14 days as people look into what happened.
The government wants to make sure city leaders do good things. They check when people say leaders did something wrong. This helps people trust their local government more.
