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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
Beitbridge East legislator Cde Albert Nguluvhe has urged political leaders here to desist from partisan politics and redirect their energy towards promoting development.

He said it was critical for politicians to work together and pull in one direction with a shared vision.

He said the area had bigger problems and had no room for political egos.

Beitbridge East has seven zanu-pf councillors under the rural district council and six others from the MDC-Alliance under the Beitbridge Municipality.

Cde Nguluvhe made the call during a familiarisation tour of Beitbridge Hospital on Friday morning, where he was told of a number of challenges affecting the smooth operations at the institution.

“The people of Beitbridge should benefit from all what we do.

“It’s high time as community leaders to put aside our political differences and work towards uplifting the livelihoods of people,” he said.

“Yes we come from different political backgrounds, but our ultimate goal is to serve the community regardless of their political affiliation. We have heard of some of the challenges here which call for integrated efforts. We should learn to work as a team and involve the people,” he said.

He said it was very critical for leaders and developmental partners to involve and consult members of the community before rolling out any projects.

Cde Nguluvhe also urged corporates operating in Beitbridge to prioritise infrastructural development in the area as party of their social responsibility initiatives.

“I have started engaging stakeholders in different socio and economic sectors to ensure that we put heads and resources together to confront our developmental issues.

“You will note that President Mnangagwa has already set the tone for us to embrace a culture of political tolerance and inclusivity and hence we must start from the lowest level of leadership,” said Cde Nguluvhe.

He said he was engaging different partners to promote irrigation and improvement of water and sanitation issues for both the constituency’s urban and rural population.

The newly-appointed mayor of Beitbridge Councillor Morgan Ncube recently urged residents and stakeholders to embrace each other and create an environment ideal for investment to boost the town’s economic and infrastructure growth.

“I take this office at a time when we are confronted with a plethora of challenges that I do not need to overstress.

“It is against that background that I will immediately lead the council into a speed process of getting things done, I assure you that it is no longer going to be business as usual.

“Firstly, we want to develop a shared strategic plan that outlines and inclusive vision for the municipality, whose crafting must be deeply entrenched in the contributions of all stakeholders.

“In the interest of fighting all forms of corruption in our community, we are going to create several platforms where residents participate to enhance transparency,” said Clr Ncube.