Zimbabwe: Councillors Blow US$1 Million on ED One Day Meeting – Africa Links 24

While hospitals across Zimbabwe are running out of basic medication like paracetamol — a tablet that costs as little as 5 US cents but remains out of reach for many — local councillors are preparing to splurge over US$1 million in ratepayers’ money on hotel stays, food allowances, and travel for a one-day meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The staggering figure, enough to buy 20 million paracetamol…