{"id":4979,"date":"2024-10-08T09:59:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4979"},"modified":"2024-10-08T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:59:38","slug":"masvingo-town-clerk-blocks-councilors-sa-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4979","title":{"rendered":"Masvingo Town Clerk Blocks Councilors SA Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Harare Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masvingo Town Clerk, Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa, has blocked two councilors from attending a workshop in South Africa, citing that the program is tailored for technical persons, not policy makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision will save the local authority an estimated $10,000 in airfares, accommodation, and allowances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop, scheduled for November 11-12, 2024, in Cape Town, is part of the Performance Achievement Workshop Series (PAWS) hosted by ROCKBlue, a South African-based Non-Governmental Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ROCKBlue will cover conference and accommodation costs for three participants, excluding councilors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mukaratirwa emphasized that the workshop is designed for experts, and policy makers would not benefit from attending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a conference for experts, and policy makers would be left out because everyone will be contributing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also noted that Cabinet would likely reject the trip, even if he sanctioned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councilor Richard Musekiwa countered,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t understand what you mean when you say too technical. We agreed as a council to send two councilors because it is important for us to attend.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of learning about non-revenue water and other engineering issues to make informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance Director Danister Jori clarified that local authorities will be represented by technocrats. He suggested engaging ROCKBlue to accommodate policy makers in future engagements, if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workshop Purpose: Improve performance of partner utilities in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Host Organization: ROCKBlue, a South African-based Non-Governmental Organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost Savings: Estimated $10,000 in airfares, accommodation, and allowances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representatives: Local authorities will be represented by technocrats, not policy makers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision reflects the importance of ensuring that resources are utilized efficiently and effectively, while also acknowledging the need for policy makers to stay informed about technical issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harare Correspondent Masvingo Town Clerk, Eng. Edward Mukaratirwa, has blocked two councilors from attending a workshop in South Africa, citing that the program is tailored for technical persons, not policy&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4982,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4979\/revisions\/4982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}