{"id":2022,"date":"2023-11-13T17:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sp2dev.aws.co.bw\/psj\/?page_id=2022"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:01:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:01:30","slug":"chief-whip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sp2dev.aws.co.bw\/psj\/the-council\/chief-whip\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Whip"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2022\" class=\"elementor elementor-2022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17c019ea team_membars full_page elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c019ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4371af95\" data-id=\"4371af95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cf5ea3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cf5ea3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e6eff21\" data-id=\"4e6eff21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d0b6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-TeamBanner\" data-id=\"14d0b6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"TeamBanner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member_image\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sp2dev.aws.co.bw\/psj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mazuza-whip-1000x400-1.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"img\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"team_member_details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upper_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Mazuza Cebisa S.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chief Whip<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lower_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box_in \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Cell : <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>079 874 1344 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box_in \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Tel: <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>047 564 1208 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box_in \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Fax: <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>047 564 1206 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762b48c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"762b48c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d70fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-service_heading\" data-id=\"3d70fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"service_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"service-header-padding services-section-three\">\n\t<div class=\"auto-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sec-title with-separator centered\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Role of Chief Whip's Office<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><span class=\"cir c-1\"><\/span><span class=\"cir c-2\"><\/span><span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"cir c-3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lower-text\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a40af0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a40af0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a4c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96a4c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Whip is elected by Council and is a full-time councillor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338f826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338f826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following functions are delegated by Council to the Whip of Council, in terms of national conventions on the duties and functions of the Whippery. The Whip of Council is required to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2df06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d2df06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89285a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d89285a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b66ea elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"97b66ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" 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