Chiefs locked out of hotels

TRADITIONAL leaders and other delegates attending the national annual chiefs’ conference in Bulawayo were locked out of hotels on Monday as hoteliers demanded that government first clears its outstanding arrears.

This was revealed by Local Government minister July Moyo when the conference started in Bulawayo yesterday.

“First, I want to apologise for the inconvenience, on behalf of the government, about what happened yesterday (Monday).

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