The Local Government Board has confirmed the extension of Bulawayo Town Clerk Christopher Dube’s contract until 2030, bringing closure to a long period of uncertainty that had fuelled divisions within the city’s leadership.
Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, along with several councillors, openly opposed the extension, arguing that the local authority needed a different administrative direction.
However, in correspondence sent to Mayor Coltart, the Local Government Board said it had approved the extension after considering the city’s submission.
“Reference is made to council correspondences dated 15 December 2025 and 14 January 2026,” reads the letter.
“The Local Government Board, through resolution number LGB 01126 approved the resolution of council, which states that; the… Town Clerk’s existing contract, which terminates on the 30th November, 2025, be extended for one year to 30th November, 2026, on existing conditions and that the Town Clerk’s contract be extended by a further four years from 1 December 2026. Please be guided accordingly.”
Dube has served as Bulawayo’s Town Clerk since 1 October 2016, having moved from the Municipality of Victoria Falls, where he held the same position. He succeeded the late Middleton Nyoni.
