By A Correspondent- Local government Minister, July Moyo has evicted the Victoria Falls Town Clerk, Ronnie Dube, from his council residence.

Minister Moyo this week flew to the resort town and evicted the council official.

Dube was recently suspended without pay and benefits on allegations of “corruption, gross incompetence, abuse of office and causing the local authority to lose revenue”.

Dube, who started his second five-year term last October, appeared before magistrate Gladmore Mushowe early this month charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.
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Allegations made by the state and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit are that Dube forced the council in 2017 to sell a commercial stand to a local tour operator, Shearwater Adventures without following procedures in terms of tender processes.

It is alleged that he engaged Backstone Properties to evaluate the land and a report from the valuator containing the price was availed on February 11, where he reported to the council that there was a buyer for the land.

Prosecutors allege Dube misrepresented during a Victoria Falls full council meeting that only Shearwater Adventures wanted commercial stand number 1782 yet other companies had also expressed interest, including Wild Horizons.

Council resolved to sell the stand to Shearwater Adventures without following tender procedures outlined in a council resolution passed on April 1, 2014, which required that commercial stands be sold on a tender.

Prosecutors allege Dube, in the exercise of his duties or function intentionally influenced the council through his report to sell the commercial stand which was contrary or inconsistent with his duty as a public officer.