Mayor of Mutare
Mayor of Mutare | |
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since September 2013 | |
Style | His Worship |
Inaugural holder | G. F. Dawson |
Formation | 1914 |
Website | Official webpage |
The Mayor of Mutare is the executive of the government of Mutare, Zimbabwe (known as Umtali until 1983). The Mayor is a member of the Mutare City Council, and is assisted by a deputy mayor. The Mayor uses the style "His Worship".[1] The current mayor is Tatenda Nhamarare.
History
The Town of Umtali became a municipality, in the form of a town, on 11 June 1914.[2] Its first mayor, elected in August 1914, was G. F. Dawson. The mayor and new municipal council replaced the Sanitary Board which had previously governed the settlement.[2]
In 1980, following Zimbabwe's independence, Davidson Jahwi was elected the first black Mayor of Umtali.[1]
Umtali's name was changed to Mutare in 1983.
In 2005, Mayor Misheck Kagurabadza (MDC–T) was suspended from his position by the Minister of Local Government, Ignatius Chombo.[3] Mutare, along with other major cities that had seen their democratically-elected MDC–T mayors suspended, was governed by a ZANU–PF-dominated special commission until 2008.[3]
In 2008, Brian James, a white MDC–T member, was elected mayor.[4] He was suspended and then fired in 2008 by Ignatius Chombo, who accused James of mismanagement, misconduct, and insubordination.[5] However, the firing was, in reality, thought to be politically motivated.[5]
Deputy mayors
Notable former deputy mayors
- Leslie Herbert Morris, future mayor
- John Constantinos Kircos, future mayor
- E. M. Phillips, future mayor
List of mayors
The following is a list of past mayors of Mutare (previously known as Umtali until 1983).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Minute of His Worship the Mayor. City of Umtali. 1980. p. 5.
- ^ a b Shoebridge, Clyde L. (December 1969). "The Umtali Tramways Limited" (PDF). Rhodesiana. 21: 7.
- ^ a b Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. Government Printing Office. 2008. p. 642. ISBN 9780160813993.
- ^ a b Rogers, Douglas (2010-04-14). "Zimbabwe's Accidental Triumph". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
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(help) - ^ a b c Sibanda, Tichaona (2013-04-20). "Zimbabwe: Suspended Mutare Mayor Brian James Speaks Out On Dismissal". SW Radio Africa (London). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Thatcher, Gary (1980-01-15). "Rhodesia city skeptical as border opens". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
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(help) - ^ Meldrum, Andrew (1984-01-25). "Council tumbles to Zanu radical". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
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(help) - ^ Olukoshi, Adebayo O. (1998). The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 105. ISBN 9789171064196.
- ^ "Zim suspends MDC mayor". News24. 2005-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
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(help) - ^ Chiketo, Bernard (2013-09-17). "Nhamarare elected Mutare mayor". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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