Abstract:
The article deploys a desktop approach to examine the Pomona Waste to Energy Project in Harare, demonstrating
how corruption within urban governments disproportionately affects public service delivery. The principal
secondary sources of data used are policy documents, academic literature and newspaper articles. The key problem
relates to the presence of unfettered central government interference in local governance through the Minister
responsible for Local Government. The article demonstrates that through the project, privatisation and subsequent
forms of public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been sanctioned. Based on the study findings, the article
concludes that the design of a city-level management system, that includes democratic structures with checks and
balances between the executive and legislature and between state agencies and civil society, must be supplemented
by broader citizen participation to ensure that decisions are made in the best interests of the public.
Description:
The journal is a forum for the discussion of ideas, scholarly opinions and case studies of leadership,
development and governance at local, national and supranational levels and also coming from across
various sectors of the economy. It is premised on the idea that leadership is meant to create anticipated
futures by leaders. Development is a revelationist endeavour that must be governed well for the sake of
intergenerational equity. The journal is produced bi-annually.
