{"id":97519,"date":"2024-08-12T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zim-needs-political-stability-to-prosper-mabutho"},"modified":"2024-08-13T01:16:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T23:16:53","slug":"zim-needs-political-stability-to-prosper-mabutho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zim-needs-political-stability-to-prosper-mabutho","title":{"rendered":"Zim needs political stability to prosper: Mabutho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZIMBABWE needs stability in all its spheres for the country to grow to the levels it used to be immediately after independence so that citizens enjoy the benefits of its resources, Bulawayo ward 19 (Mpopoma) councillor Donaldson Mabutho has said.<\/p>\n

In a wide-ranging interview with NewsDay recently, Mabutho recounted how development in Zimbabwe has been affected by political challenges affecting the country.<\/p>\n

Mabutho, who represents the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the Bulawayo City Council, has survived four recalls was once appointed deputy mayor, but has soldiered on to represent and develop his ward.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical stability in a community or in a country is very important, because if our politics is stable, if there is a general consensus in a community or in a nation, you see the economy falling into shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what we actually pray for as leaders, as we lead in our various spheres from local government going up there.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, the key thing there is employment, people are crying for jobs, people are affected, people are jobless and they don\u2019t have any source of income.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said Zimbabwe\u2019s industry could be resuscitated through investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see all these residents you see basking in the sunshine there, they will find something to do in the industry like what we used to see in the 1990s,\u201d Mabutho said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we pray and we hope that at some point our nation will be stable and it will give joy to these residents we lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are aiming for a good living, but a good living also comes from a country with a stable political environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mabutho, whose ward covers Mabuthweni, part of Old Square, Total, Vumela, Congo and part of Matshobane, committed his tenure to developing the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must say that during my term in office, we managed to do quite a number of projects. Those were derailed by recalls, where you get elected and you are recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m the only councillor in the City of Bulawayo who has taken oath of office four times in two terms. And that has actually derailed some city development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mabutho, working with a development committee, spent about ZWL$3m to rehabilitate sewer lines in Matshobane after the area had gone for three decades with perennial sewers problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have done new main roads, bigger pipes because we discovered that the pipes which were there had passed their heyday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were designed for a small population. But now the demand, with the thing of rural to urban migration, the population has ballooned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The ward has grown to a population of approximately 28 000 residents.<\/p>\n

Among the projects completed in the ward is the Mpopoma Pharmacy, two nutrition gardens for the elderly and people with special needs, and boreholes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, in our community engagement, when we employ people like sweepers, community sweepers, which are paid by council, we identify 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe normally pick senior citizens. Those people with special needs, we cannot just employ someone who is able for drain clearing, grass cutting, all those things, road patching,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mabutho said the they would also want to rehabilitate and revamp the Mpopoma Park train to bring back the memories of yesteryear.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere that park, that train used to move around in Mpopoma, which they call Nketha Park. So investors or donors have come. We have met, they’ve assisted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what is needed is to make sure that things come into shape. And we look forward that in the next three or so months, you will see some activity happening there at Mpopoma Park. Also, we need to rehabilitate our Inyathi Youth Centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cInyathi Youth Centre, as you know, that youth will come in there to learn welding, mechanics, carpentry, some to do arts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mabutho bemoaned the challenge of drug and substance abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe youth, you know, their future is being destroyed by drugs, you see, because the rate of unemployment is way above 80% in our nation, the economic situation is bad.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we need to move these youths from the streets and we make sure that we find them something to do. This is where my passion is now, to make sure that the dream of Inyathi Centre is back to its heyday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. ZIMBABWE needs stability in all its spheres for the country to grow to the levels it used to be immediately after independence so that citizens enjoy the benefits of its resources, Bulawayo ward 19 (Mpopoma) councillor Donaldson Mabutho has said. 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