Zimbabwe Local Government

  The Vicissitudes of Running From to the Same Leopold Bhoroma (Local Governance and Policy Analyst) 1. Introduction In our daily lives and engagements, we often encounter the paradoxical nature of systemic and personal escape. The phenomenon where efforts to flee entrenched dysfunctions often lead back to their reconfigured manifestations. The notion of “running from to the same” captures the circular trajectory wherein efforts at reform or escape deliver us back into the arms of the very structures or behaviours we sought to evade. This phenomenon is especially pronounced in governance systems, where political change, administrative reform, or leadership renewal often yields little substantive transformation. This article unpacks the underlying causes of this pattern and offers pathways to break the cycle. Through a conceptual analysis of structural inertia, individual cognition, and policy failure, it calls for a transformative approach that prioritises self-awarene...

  🔍 Polemic Disjunction and the Advancement of Local Government in Zimbabwe By Leopold Bhoroma   As Zimbabwe moves towards the development of the National Development Strategy 2, the final step towards achieving Vision 2030, the advancement of the local government system holds the key to inclusive development and responsive service delivery. Local government is the government closest to the people, providing essential services and local development that shields people from the vagaries and failures of central government. It’s a fact that developed countries have stronger local governments than central governments. However, in Zimbabwe, the potential of this tier of government has been persistently hampered by I term polemic disjunction , a state of deep ideological, political, and institutional fragmentation between actors and approaches to governance reform. This condition manifests as conflicting visions, policies, and practices that undermine the coherent and sustai...