Mutare elects Zim’s second female mayor… as Makone, Coltart land Hre, Byo posts

Ward 8 councillor Sophia Gwasira (Citizens Coalition for Change, CCC) became Zimbabwe’s second woman to be elected mayor after landing the post uncontested in Mutare yesterday.

She becomes the second female councillor to be appointed mayoress after Angeline Kasipo, who was elected ward 10 councillor and Kwekwe mayoress on an MDC Alliance ticket in 2018.

Her election also came after senior CCC leaders Ian Makone and David Coltart won mayoral elections in Harare and Bulawayo, respectively.

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