{"id":62097,"date":"2022-07-03T17:09:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/gweru-council-decline-request-to-construct-mall"},"modified":"2022-07-03T20:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T18:03:49","slug":"gweru-council-decline-request-to-construct-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/gweru-council-decline-request-to-construct-mall","title":{"rendered":"Gweru Council Decline Request To Construct Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Gweru City Council has turned down a request by a private construction company to construct a shopping mall at council works yard in the Central Business District (CBD).<\/p>\n

The local authority said it was not ready for such a development.<\/p>\n

Bentach Resources, which recently renovated Kudzanai Bus Terminus, had requested to partner with the local authority to build the mall but councillors said no.<\/p>\n

According to the latest council minutes, Ward 16 councillor, Tawanda Magidi explained that the shopping mall will not only lead to more revenue but also beautify the city. He said:<\/p>\n

I would like to urge the council to consider the request by Bentach which I think is a good move and a good project for our city.<\/p>\n

A shopping mall can create more revenue for us and it can beautify the city.<\/p>\n

But the deputy Mayor Councillor Cleopas Shiri, who was chairing the meeting, and the majority of councillors said the council was not ready.<\/p>\n

A councillor who declined to be identified told The Sunday News that the request was rejected so that the contractor Bentach Resources), will not have a monopoly on infrastructure renovation services in the Midlands provincial capital. Said the councillor:<\/p>\n

The request was already pre-discussed and completely rejected by councillors who preferred to play defence games at the expense of development and progress.<\/p>\n

They just want to get rid of the monopolisation of renovation services by one company.<\/p>\n

The reaction shown by the councillors is a display of what was predetermined.<\/p>\n

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