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Patricia Simba stated, the challenges of informal traders at the Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Fiscal Policies. Taxes shouldn't be a barrier to survival, especially for women who dominate the informal trade. It’s time for: Gender-sensitive tax reforms & Real social protection✊🇿🇼

What a meeting! @ZIMCODD1 & @GRRA054 concluded a stakeholder meeting on fiscal policies & social protection. With public debt exceeding 80% of GDP, tax reforms & debt management must prioritize health & women rights. From gender-blind policies to a framework supporting 52%.📈

Recap to our 2019 Leadership Training where ward leaders & councillors leveled up their skills in 🤝Community Engagement 🎯Goal Setting 📢Accountable Governance It wasn’t just a workshop, but a movement to unlock the potential of local leaders & ensure residents voice is heard.🗣️

New Era for Gweru Streets!🐾 No more shooting, @GweruC is switching to humane capture in partnership with the SPCA!🐕 PR Officer Vimbai Chingwaramusee states how the new approach balances public safety with animal rights. A big win for a more civilized city!🙌 Watch now!🎥

Happy Birthday to the man at the helm of the @GRRA054, Cornilia Selipiwe!🎂 Cornilia’s heart for Gweru shines through in everything he does. We celebrate his passion for governance & his relentless pursuit of a better city👏 Wishing you a day filled with joy and laughter!🎁

Should a House of Prayer be billed like a House of Profit? Bishop challenged the city's billing system. Churches provide social services, yet they are charged commercial rates for water and refuse. Is it time for a "Service-Based" billing model for non-profits?🧐 Watch now!🎥

From Shooting to Safeguarding!🐾 In a significant move toward modern & ethical city management, @GweruC has officially moved away from shooting stray dogs.🚫🔫 Through a new partnership with the SPCA, the City of Gweru will now be capturing stray animals instead. Watch now!🎥

Who you talk to matters!📢 To get things fixed quickly, you need to reach the right department. @GweruC PR Officer, Vimbai Chingwaramusee, explains how knowing the correct reporting channels ensures your grievances are handled with the urgency they deserve.⚡🙌 Watch now!🎥👇

🌟 Who is GRRA and why does it matter? 🌍 We believe strong communities build a stronger nation.🏛️ This drives us to empower citizens, strengthen local governance, and promote transparency and accountability.🤝 The result? Stronger voices, informed citizens. 🎥 Watch video

🏛️Devolution matters! Amendment No.20 returns power to local communities — more accountability, fairer resources, stronger local voices. ✅📣 Find out more: grra.org.zw 🇿🇼 #Devolution #LocalGov

🍻Gweru is Brewing Success!🇿🇼 What happens when community advocacy, municipal vision, and industrial innovation collide? You get a revitalized GoBeer Breweries. and economic transformation! 🚀 @GRRA054, alongside @GweruC Councillors and touring the modernised Go Beer plant.

Pleased to have World Bank Lead Economist Victor Steenbergen National Open Policy Dialogue on Informal Sector Taxation as a discussant, where he welcomes the @mpslswzim led formalisation strategy expressing hope it would ease licensing processes and fees.

🌱🚜Big win for our city! @GRRA054 proudly applauds @GweruC for strategic investments that will benefit everyone in Gweru: • Two new tractors with mowers to power the “reGreening Gweru” initiative🌳. • Cash-in-Transit vehicle for safer, professional revenue collection💼🔒.

@CityofMutare clinics will now be serviced by a Doctor, as provided in the 2026 budget, following advocacy by @visetinfo and @UmrrtMutare in budget consultation meetings. This was revealed at a community interface by the city’s Finance Manager. @AbelChikomo @UKinZimbabwe

Stakeholders in Gweru have urged authorities to ensure that taxes collected from the informal economy translate into visible improvements in public health services, warning that compliance hinges on tangible service delivery. @AbelChikomo @UKinZimbabwe midweekwatch.com/taxes-must-del…

@Zimra_11 has undertaken to incorporate informal traders and persons with disabilities into their outreach campaigns, this was revealed at our Open Policy Dialogue for the Informal Sector in Masvingo. @UKinZimbabwe @AbelChikomo @FCDOGovUK @nangozimbabwe @wlsazw @TellZimbabwe

During Plenary of our Open Policy Dialogue on Informal Sector Taxation calls for sign language interpreters and braille at @Zimra_11 offices and points of entry, and for elimination of tax on car importation rebate. @mpslswzim @mwacsmed @FCDOGovUK @UKinZimbabwe @AbelChikomo

📢Gweru leads the way!🇿🇼 @GRRA054 & @visetinfo hosted a dynamic Open Policy Discourse: ✅GCC presented health priorities for this year (2026) ✅ZIMRA unpacked tax benefits for informal traders ✅Residents shared vital perspectives Together, we’re ensuring transparency🏢💪

🎉CONGRATS, MR. L. CHURU!🎉 @GRRA054 congratulates Mr. Churu on his confirmation as the substantive Town Clerk of @GweruC🏛️ The appointment brings much-needed leadership stability & renewed hope for improved service delivery, accountability, good governance in our city🌆

Meet our Graduates! Huge congratulations to our 19 Gweru Councillors who graduated in 2025 through our MSU partnership! This is what happens when we invest in our leaders. #GweruPride #BetterService