His deputy mayor, Sekesai Makwavarara, was appointed as acting mayor by the central government.
During her tenure of service for the Mabvuku city council she served under deputy mayor Elias Mudzuri until she was appointed as acting mayor following the forced deposition of Mudzuri by the national government.After the MDC party launched a probe which identified her as being corrupt she rejoined the ZANU-PF.
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Sekesai Makwavarara is the former deputy mayor and acting mayor of Harare.
The Harare Commission led by Sekesai Makwavarara is currently running the affairs of the City of Harare despite the fact that there is a pending application to the High Court questioning its authority to do so.