Published: 03 August 2017

MDC-T-led Harare City Council has finally terminated the contract of former NMBZ Bank chief executive James Mushore and the former banker will smile all the way to the bank as the municipality owes him over $165 000 in salary arrears and benefits.

Mushore could have pocketed a cool $251 400 if council had continued with him as town clerk.

The city is now expected to appoint a new town clerk. Mushore signed a two-year contract with Harare City Council on April 1 last year before being sent on forced leave a week later after Government rescinded the appointment.

Government argued his appointment was unprocedural and violated the Urban Councils Act. According to the law in question, council was supposed to submit the names of three candidates to the Local Government Board for approval.

Harare has not been decisive on the matter, hiding under the pretext that Mushore had a pending matter at the Labour Court against council. The Human Resources and General Purposes Committee met yesterday evening and decided to terminate the contract.
- the herald