Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has condemned an attack on municipal police officers and city vehicles during a cleanup operation in the city center.
The incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday, leaving one staff member injured and requiring brief hospitalization after losing a tooth.
Bulawayo Council Vehicle Vandalized
Four city vehicles were damaged, with windows broken and bodywork dented after being pelted with rocks.
Mayor Coltart described the attack as “unacceptable” and urged the Zimbabwe Republic Police to conduct a thorough investigation and hold those responsible accountable. He emphasized that such behavior undermines efforts to restore law and order in the city.
“The vision is to establish a clean, orderly, world-class city that attracts investment and creates jobs for the unemployed,” Coltart said, calling on residents to cooperate with municipal authorities in achieving this goal.
Here is the Statement by David Coltart
I am deeply concerned about the assault on our municipal police and vehicles in the early hours of yesterday. They were involved in clean up operations in the center of @CityofBulawayo when they were set upon by a lawless mob.
One of our staff members was badly hurt, had to be briefly hospitalized and lost a tooth. Four of our vehicles were damaged after rocks were thrown at them breaking windows and denting them.
This is unacceptable behaviour as we seek to clean up Bulawayo and restore order to it. I hope that @PoliZimbabwe will urgently and thoroughly investigate the matter and if possible bring the culprits to book.
If we are to restore law and order to our City this conduct cannot be allowed. Our vision is to establish a clean, orderly, world class City which will create an attractive environment for investors which in turn will provide jobs for those who are currently unemployed.
I call on all residents to work with us so that we can achieve this vision.
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