Own Correspondent|Local Government Minister July Moyo has reinstated the opposition MDC Mayor for Victoria Falls Councillor Somvelo Dlamini, ZimEye.com can reveal.

Sources within the Municipality at Victoria Falls said that, Minister Moyo reinstated Dlamini on the bases of a letter written by Douglas Mwonzora who is the Secretary General of the MDC-T of 2014 which was recently established by the Supreme Court.

The court “reverted” the country’s main opposition party to its 2014 structures declaring Thokozani Khupe the Acting President of the party and Mwonzora assuming his Secretary General position.

The MDC led by Nelson Chamisa expelled the Mayor early this year on allegations of violating party rules and undermining protocol.

The party’s secretary-general Charlton Hwende wrote to Clr Dlamini in a letter dated February 24, advising him of the national council’s decision to terminate his membership and remove him as a councillor in Victoria Falls.

It was the third time that the Nelson Chamisa-led party had fired Clr Dlamini after expelling him from the party twice in 2018 for standing for election as Victoria Falls mayor to pave way for a candidate of their choice Clr Margaret Valley of Ward 1.

Clr Dlamini was reinstated on both the previous occasions he was fired.

The party alleged that Clr Dlamini defied the party directives when he stood as a candidate for mayor where he beat Clr Valley by eight votes to three.