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Frederick Shava
NEWLY-APPOINTED Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Frederick Shava refused to assume duty for over a month after taking oath of office, demanding payment of about US$100 000 he was owed by government in salaries and allowances which accrued from the time he was Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN), it has emerged.
Highly-placed government sources confided to the Zimbabwe Independent this week that Shava, who was sworn in as minister on March 2, only assumed duty on Tuesday last week after the government relented to his demands and cleared his ambassadorial salary arrears.
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By Staff Reporter
The Zimbabwean government is determined to revive the once vibrant motor industry as part of its efforts to promote the consumption of local products.
The move will also ensure value chain development, generate foreign currency and create employment.
Tom Sarimana, General Manager of Quest Motors, a vehicle manufacturing company, recently said that the firm has the capacity to meet local demand, the state-run broadcaster ZBC reported Sunday.
“We can produce in excess of 10,000 vehicles and we can employ at least 3,500 workers per day in three eight-hour shifts if the business is there.
“The facility is there and so is the infrastructure. We have also started to make our own jigs as opposed to what we did in the past,” he said.
By Staff Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Friday gazetted the nomination of top diplomat, Frederick Shava as Senator for Midlands province to pave his way for taking oath as the new Foreign Minister.
Most Zimbabweans were recently shocked when Shava, who is currently serving as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to the United Nations, was appointed Foreign Minister by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
He replaced the late Sibusiso Moyo who succumbed to Covid-19 last month.
However, Shava could not take oath of office as minister as his new appointment had to be regularised first in terms of the Constitution.
ZEC also notified the nomination of Dorothy Mabika as a Zanu PF Senator for Manicaland province. She replaces the Ellen Gwaradzimba who also died after testing Covid-19 positive last month.