This book is focuses on urban councils human resources development. Academics and practitioners in local governance should not miss it.The researcher identified a problem that many of the elected councillors in Zimbabwe urban councils were semi-literate or illiterate. Their professional qualifications are very low. Qualifications are not adequate for institutions operating in a rapidly changing environment. The problems of Zimbabwes urban councils are huge and need highly qualified officers or officials to deal with them. The problems range from shortage of clean water, electricity,...