Claim: Previous court rulings suggest that Presidents no longer have constitutional powers to remove a city Mayor from office
Fact-check: Previous court rulings suggest that Presidents no longer have constitutional powers to remove a city Mayor from office - FactCheckZW
Verdict: the claim that president mnangagwa has no power to fire a mayor from another political party has been rated as accurate. he can not even fire a mayor from his own party, either. while theurban councils act gives him that power, the constitution sets out a different procedure for the dismissal of a sitting mayor. previous court rulings have made it clear that mayors can only be dismissed by a tribunal set up for that purpose by an act of parliament.
Organisation: FactCheckZW
Author: Lifaqane Nare
Date published: 2023-02-23T12:40:55