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The Mayor of Mutare is the executive of the government of Mutare, Zimbabwe (known as Umtali until 1983). The Mayor is a member of the Mutare City Council, and is assisted by a deputy mayor. The Mayor uses the style "His Worship". The current mayor is Simon Chabuka.

History

The Town of Umtali became a municipality, in the form of a town, on 11 June 1914. Its first mayor, elected in August 1914, was G. F. Dawson. The mayor and new municipal council replaced the Sanitary Board which had previously governed the settlement.

In 1980, following Zimbabwe's independence, Davidson Jahwi was elected the first black Mayor of Umtali.

Umtali's name was changed to Mutare in 1983.

In 2005, Mayor Misheck Kagurabadza (MDC–T) was suspended from his position by the Minister of Local Government, Ignatius Chombo. Mutare, along with other major cities that had seen their democratically elected MDC–T mayors suspended, was governed by a ZANU–PF-dominated special commission until 2008.

In 2008, Brian James, a white MDC–T member, was elected mayor. He was suspended and then fired in 2008 by Ignatius Chombo, who accused James of mismanagement, misconduct, and insubordination. However, the firing was, in reality, thought to be politically motivated.

List of mayors

The following is a list of past mayors of Mutare (previously known as Umtali until 1983).

Deputy mayors

Notable former deputy mayors

• Leslie Herbert Morris, future mayor
• John Constantinos Kircos, future mayor
• E. M. Phillips, future mayor

References

1. ^ Minute of His Worship the Mayor. Umtali: City of Umtali. 1980. p. 5.
2. ^ Muleya, Martin (2 December 2023). "Chabuka bounces back as Mutare Mayor". Chipinge Times. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
3. ^ Shoebridge, Clyde L. (December 1969). "The Umtali Tramways Limited" (PDF). Rhodesiana. 21: 7.
4. ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. Government Printing Office. 2008. p. 642. ISBN 9780160813993.
5. ^ Rogers, Douglas (14 April 2010). "Zimbabwe's Accidental Triumph". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
6. ^ Sibanda, Tichaona (20 April 2013). "Suspended Mutare Mayor Brian James speaks out on dismissal". SW Radio Africa. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
7. Minute of His Worship the Mayor. Umtali: City of Umtali. 1978. p. 11.
8. Thatcher, Gary (15 January 1980). "Rhodesia city skeptical as border opens". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
9. Cleary, Frederick (4 December 1980). "Black rule comes to town councils". The Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
10. Meldrum, Andrew (25 January 1984). "Council tumbles to Zanu radical". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
11. Olukoshi, Adebayo O. (1998). The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 105. ISBN 9789171064196.
12. "Zim suspends MDC mayor". News24. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
13. "Mayor suspended in clean-up retribution drive". ZimOnline. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via ReliefWeb Mobile.
14. Chiketo, Bernard (17 September 2013). "Nhamarare elected Mutare mayor". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
15. Nyangani, Kenneth (8 September 2018). "New councillors warned against taking politics into chambers". NewsDay. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
16. ^ Nyangani, Kenneth (18 February 2022). "Councillor faints after losing mayoral election". NewsDay. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
17. ^ "NEW: Chabuka elected Mutare's new mayor". The Manica Post. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
18. Shamu, Brent; Makosi, Ropafadzo; Moyo, Nizbert (12 September 2023). "Mutare elects Zim's second female mayor... as Makone, Coltart land Hre, Byo posts". NewsDay. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
19. "Tshabangu Recalls Over 50 More CCC Councillors". The Zimbabwean. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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