Council fails to deliver Mayor’s Cheer Fund

WHAT was expected to bring festive cheer to the elderly, orphans and new mothers in Chinhoyi failed to materialise this Christmas after council delayed the distribution of the Mayor’s Cheer Fund, citing internal system failure. 

The cheer fund, launched in November and traditionally disbursed on Christmas Day, did not reach intended beneficiaries at old people’s homes, orphanages and the Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital maternity ward. 

Mayor Owen Charuza confirmed the delay, attributing it to what he described as a “failure of the system” within council. 

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