Shyleen Mtandwa | MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai has fired deputy Mayor Chris Mbanga.

Mbanga has been booted out over longstanding allegations that he has been taking sides with Local Government minister Savior Kasukuwere against party directives.

Although Mbanga wrote a letter claiming he is resigning, ZimEye can reveal this was no resignation at all, but a jumping out of the hot pan.

Mbanga, was on Monday relieved of his duties as deputy Mayor after being found guilty of supporting Local government minister, Kasukuwere’s decision last year of barring James Mushore from assuming the duties of the Town Clerk. A senior MDC-T official who attended the meeting which fired Mbanga told ZimEye.com that the former deputy Mayor remains an MDC-T councilor.