ED fires minister over tribal row

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday fired Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Simelisizwe Sibanda following a tribal row in which he ordered the dismissal of a teacher with a Shona name from a school in Bubi.

In a statement last night, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said the sacking was with immediate effect.

“His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Dr Emmerson D Mnangagwa has, in terms of section 108(1a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, removed Hon Simelisizwe Sibanda from the Office of Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development with immediate effect,” Rushwaya said.

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