February 2020

Urban local authorities in Zimbabwe and the new constitution

Urban areas have always attracted the attention of political parties due to their dense demographic compositions, hence their popularity as battle grounds among political parties. This has resulted in amendments and consolidation of local government legislation to ensure that urban local authorities enjoy only delegated powers and remain accountable to the central administration. Consequently local authorities remained...

Author(s): Mapuva Jephias and Takabika Tendai