BCC boss vows to stamp out corruption

Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) newly-appointed town clerk, Christopher Dube, has declared zero tolerance on corruption, saying the local authority must revert to its core values that frown against graft.

Dube's remarks follow the recent suspension of five Bulawayo councillors, including deputy mayor, Gift Banda on graft allegations. Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who recently dispatched a probe team to investigate BCC, has warned that the axe will fall on the remaining councillors over the same charges, revealing that only less than five city councillors were "clean".

Dube said he had gone through Kasukuwere's audit report, and said council will not want to repeat the same "underhand-dealings" that led to the minister suspending councillors over graft.