Econet boss Strive Masiyiwa at one time came up with a plan to ease President Robert Mugabe out by proposing the appointment of an executive Prime Minister, who had to be a technocrat, to run the country. The Prime Minister, however, was not supposed to have any presidential ambitions. Masiyiwa discussed the plan with other
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Engaging and sumptuously illustrated travel writing was an important part of Weekend Post’s reader offering every Saturday. Former Weekend Post features editor Brett Adkins remembers the Explorer series of travel features with much fondness. “The Explorer series came about as a result of brainstorming sessions when Weekend Post was being totally revamped and now published on a Saturday morning as opposed to afternoon and evening in 2003,” Adkins said.
Zimbabweans across the globe seem to have a fascination with local journalists. There were record visits to The Insider website when we published Wikileaks cables citing the name of former journalist Sydney Masamvu two weeks ago. Today, there was a flood of visitors. We only had three cables mentioning two journalists: Andrisson Manyere and Jethro
Econet boss Strive Masiyiwa, Eton Capital executive and former Barclays Bank managing director Isaac Takawira, Triumph Venture Capital chief executive Wellington Chadehumbe and Johnnic Communications executive Jethro Goko have now been identified as the four exiled Zimbabwean businessmen who floated the idea of trying to ease President Robert Mugabe out way back in 2007 and