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Chombo orders change of names in Masvingo
The Standard (Zimbabwe)
October 10, 2004

http://www.thestandard.co.zw/read.php?st_id=717

MASVINGO - DR Ignatious Chombo, the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, has ordered the city of Masvingo to change all schools, buildings and street names that the ministry believes are colonial, council officials have told The Standard.

Chombo gave August 27, 2004 as the deadline to assume names of post independence, revolutionary and indigenous features and characters. The city is yet to implement the directive.

"We failed to meet the deadline simply because we felt that we should first consult the local residents," said the Masvingo executive mayor, Engineer Alois Chaimiti, in an interview with The Standard.

Acting Masvingo city council chamber secretary, Lovemore Tanyanyiwa, said the residents were yet to finalise suggestions of new names for schools, streets and buildings.

"We are a democratic council and we have since consulted with our residents in this issue in order to help us find new names. As council, we comply with the government laws, so we will do that," said Tanyanyiwa.

Schools likely to change names include Hellen McGhie Primary School, Victoria Junior School and Victoria High School. Streets like Hofmeyer and Hughes, among others could be in line for new names.

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