Monthly Archives: September 2013

Daily News By Bridget Mananavire  15 September 2013 HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s appointment of 10 provincial ministers has come under fire with critics saying he is subverting the Constitution by bringing in provincial governors disguised as ministers. Provincial governors were scrapped and replaced with elected chairpersons under a deal reached by President Robert Mugabe and […]

Southern Eye By Ronald Moyo 13 September 2013 VARIOUS national sports associations have welcomed the move for a separate sport ministry following the appointment of Andrew Langa as the Sport, Arts and Culture minister. Previously sport fell under the Education, Sport, Arts and Culture ministry, headed by David Coltart. Ringisai Mapondera, the Zimbabwe Volleyball Association […]

Southern Eye By Nduduzo Tshuma 13 September 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s failure to appoint a minister in charge of State Security has raised speculation that he wants full control of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), with legal experts saying the Zanu PF leader was in breach of the Constitution. The Security ministry has for long […]

Southern Eye Letter to the Editor by Engelmar Amon Sibanda 12 September 2013 DAVID Coltart was a Senator in Bulawayo and Education minister. It is amazing how people can fall in love with one person. The love many people have for Coltart is beyond description. He is a resident in Bulawayo, but people from Harare, […]

Southern Eye By Nqobile Bhebehe 12 September 2013 THE appointment of Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs by President Robert Mugabe has all but effectively suppressed devolution of power, a concept enshrined in the new Constitutions, the opposition MDCs have warned. On Tuesday, Mugabe picked 10 members of his party and appointed them ministers for […]

The Financial Gazette Maggie Mzumara 12 September 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s appointments to the new Cabinet reflect a “worrying’ deviation from the new Constitution which does not inspire confidence in some sections of society.
Topping the list of the deviations is the gender composition of the Cabinet as well as the issue of devolution.
In a Cabinet […]

Southern Eye By Southern Eye Reporter 11 September 2013 PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday announced a surprise Cabinet that saw the return of Jonathan Moyo to the Information ministry. Other notable names were moved to less fashionable ministries. Moyo, who headed the Information ministry between 2002 and 2005, was a polarising figure within media circles and […]

11 September 2013

SW Radio Africa By Nomalanga Moyo 11 September 2013 The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe says it hopes the new education minister will use the experience he gained during his time as deputy minister to improve the sector. Lazarus Dokora, who was deputy education minister in the last government, was elevated to the helm of […]

Zimbabwe Election 11 September 2013 President Robert Mugabe’s new cabinet includes hardliners accused of murdering opposition supporters and of destroying the economy over the last 14 years. But his choices indicate that he narrowly supports vice president Joyce Mujuru to succeed him when he retires or dies. Mr Mugabe, 89, flushed with success of a […]