Govt threatens to take over council operations

THE government has threatened to take over the running of local authorities across the country if they fail to provide basic services in line with a recent Cabinet directive.

Deputy Local Government minister, Albert Tawanda Mavunga, said this while addressing a youth forum early this week.

Mavunga said local authorities were mandated to improve on service delivery in line with a recent Cabinet resolution on the
minimum service delivery standards.

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