Going beyond the broom

Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Ezra Chadzamira on Friday the 3^rd of July 2022 led the Masvingo community in cleaning up the environment at Garikai Market where he planted the Kenan Cropon tree from Kenya and reiterated the need to keep a clean environment in line with the Government’s Vision 2030.

Minister Chadzamira, who addressed people after the clean-up exercise, commented the City of Masvingo for being one of the few local authorities to have a landfill which is a well-engineered and managed facility for the disposal of solid waste.

‘I would like to appreciate the efforts by the City of Masvingo for coming up with a landfill for proper waste management.

The raising anti-littering awareness in Masvingo by conducting a physical clean up exercise and involving various stakeholders such as government agencies, regulatory authorities, residents and businesses has been a success in Masvingo since the inception of the programme in 2018.

Hon Chadzamira went on to applaud the Government’s efforts on infrastructure development especially road construction and maintenance under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme.

District heads, Provincial heads, Masvingo City Councillors, His Worship, The Mayor, Cllr. C. Maboke, JOC members, Commissioners, ZANU PF Provincial Chairman, Hon Robson Mavhenyengwa and other dignitaries participated during the clean up exercise.