Government tightens oversight on council recruitment processes

📅 Published: August 26, 2025

📰 Source: zimbabwesituation

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These guidelines are designed to strengthen transparency, fairness, and professionalism in recruitment, with the aim of building capable leadership that can deliver on development goals.

According to the ministry, achieving the country’s National Vision 2030 depends on placing the right individuals in the right roles to drive improvements in service delivery and uplift community livelihoods. “The National Vision 2030 can only be achieved when the right people are in the right positions to drive processes aimed at improving service delivery and the livelihoods of their communities. “To this end, it is imperative that we strive to ensure compliance with procedures and guidelines on selection and recruitment as outlined in Ministerial Circulars currently in force,” said Dr Bhasera. “All local authorities are expected to submit applicant lists for joint background checks and preliminary vetting prior to shortlisting candidates.

They must also avoid appointing any council official from another local authority as an interview panellist for more than one interview, as the pool of Local Government practitioners is sufficiently large. “Local authorities must ensure that the ministry, through the Department of Local Authorities and Inspectorate, actively participates in all interview processes until the selection is complete,” reads the circular.

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