{"id":858292,"date":"2025-06-26T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/this-is-tomfoolery-chaos-breaks-out-after-councillors-clash-over-refusal-to-wear-traditional-attire\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T19:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:12:24","slug":"this-is-tomfoolery-chaos-breaks-out-after-councillors-clash-over-refusal-to-wear-traditional-attire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/this-is-tomfoolery-chaos-breaks-out-after-councillors-clash-over-refusal-to-wear-traditional-attire\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis Is Tomfoolery\u201d \u2013 Chaos Breaks Out After Councillors Clash Over Refusal To Wear Traditional Attire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Chaos breaks out after councillors clash over refusal to wear traditional attire<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chaos erupted at a Bulawayo council meeting this week as councillors clashed over three colleagues\u2019 refusal to wear traditional attire. The heated debate led to a walkout, a cut live feed, and accusations of \u201ctomfoolery.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iharare.com\/20-000-motorists-caught-on-camera-violating-traffic-lights-zrp\/\">20 000 Motorists Caught on Camera Violating Traffic Light Regulations by ETMS: ZRP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThis is tomfoolery\u201d \u2013 Councillor storms out in protest<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ward 26 councillor Mpumelelo Moyo walked out in anger after the council refused to eject three councillors who ignored a 2024 resolution requiring traditional dress.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have a standing resolution on what we should wear, but because you lost after voting in support of ignoring the resolution, now you are changing the game rules. This is tomfoolery \u2014 we can\u2019t have this,\u201d<\/em> Moyo fumed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldonline.co.zw\/councillors-face-off-over-traditional-wear-at-bulawayo-full-council-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chronicle<\/a> reports that the dispute began when Tinevimbo Maphosa (Ward 21), Nkosilathi Hove (Ward 6), and Donaldson Mabuto (Ward 9) arrived in regular clothing. A vote was held\u201412 councillors supported letting them stay, while 18 opposed. Despite the majority vote, Mayor David Coltart allowed them to remain, sparking further uproar.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iharare.com\/chief-ndube-of-insiza-one-of-zimbabwes-few-female-chiefs-dies-young-at-40\/\">Chief Ndube of Insiza, One of Zimbabwe\u2019s Few Female Chiefs, Dies Young at 40<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Council reminded of dress code ahead of meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Before the meeting, Chamber Secretary Sikhangele Zhou issued a memo reminding councillors of the June 2024 resolution.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cIt shall be recalled that Council resolved that councillors and staff dress in traditional and African attire for every Bulawayo Day and Bulawayo Arts Festival commemorations,\u201d<\/em> Zhou stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The memo emphasised that the dress code was symbolic, showcasing Bulawayo\u2019s cultural pride. Yet, the three councillors defied the rule, leading to an hour-long debate.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Not the first dress code drama<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time clothing has caused controversy. Last month, councillors debated Mayor Coltart\u2019s decision to wear a coat instead of a full suit.<\/p>\n<p>With tensions still high, the council cut the live feed to avoid further public spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiEC-6fnvdO-saQK6Qy6bTGHgqFAgKIhAvun573TvrGkCukMum0xh4?ceid=IN:en&#038;oc=3\">Follow Us on Google News for Immediate Updates<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Timothy Ndoro\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/05d22725402af8774c78a7f5a2fa43a4221ab371aea8c152bcc671c494ae8cdb?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iharare.com\/author\/primus\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tTimothy Ndoro\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tTimothy Ndoro is a content creator, aspiring author, and photographer with a passion for storytelling and lifelong learning. At iHarare.com, he combines curiosity with creativity to produce engaging multimedia content.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"http:\/\/iharare.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" data-cfemail=\"483c2125262c273a27323f082f25292124662b2725\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Timothy Ndoro<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/iharare.com\/chaos-breaks-out-after-councillors-clash-over-traditional-attire\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos breaks out after councillors clash over refusal to wear traditional attire Chaos erupted at a Bulawayo council meeting this week as councillors clashed over three colleagues\u2019 refusal to wear traditional attire. The heated debate led to a walkout, a cut live feed, and accusations of \u201ctomfoolery.\u201d Also Read:\u00a020 000 Motorists Caught on Camera Violating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079,144913],"tags":[5146,144912],"class_list":{"0":"post-858292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-this","8":"category-tomfoolery","9":"tag-this","10":"tag-tomfoolery"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}