The conference, which will be attended by two thousand residents’ leaders from all of Bulawayo’s twenty-nine wards, will give residents a platform to engage with representatives from Telone, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). At the same time, it will give the service providers an opportunity to update the residents of Bulawayo on what efforts their organisations are making to improve service delivery and the livelihood of the people of Bulawayo.
The conference, which will take place at the International Trade Fair (ZITF) Hall 2 from 0830 hrs to 1630hrs, will place emphasis on plenary sessions that will allow residents to put the service providers to task in line with BPRA’s belief in promoting accountability and participatory local governance. This will be the first time that ordinary residents of Bulawayo will get an opportunity to critically engage with service providers on such a scale.