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Sengezo Tshabangu claims to have initiated Bulawayo mayor’s removal

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Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-proclaimed secretary general of the Citizens Coalition for Change, claims to have initiated the procedure to remove Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart. He says he acted after the elected official opposed Geo Pomona’s controversial waste-to-energy project, reports Zimeye.

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