{"id":18166,"date":"2020-01-16T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=18166"},"modified":"2020-01-16T19:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:55:49","slug":"ed-explains-why-he-is-working-while-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-explains-why-he-is-working-while-on-leave","title":{"rendered":"ED Explains Why He Is Working While On Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/Emmerson_Mnangagwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmerson Mnangagwa<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday explained why he was performing some of his official duties while he is supposed to be on his three-week annual vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after a tour of a laptop assembling plant at Telone\u2019s Msasa factory in Harare on Thursday morning, Mnangagwa said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I did not want to come here because I am on leave. But, the Chief Secretary (Dr\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/Misheck_Sibanda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misheck Sibanda<\/a>) insisted that I should come and see this establishment saying it needs the support of the government. After touring the facility, I must say I am happy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"f8oXdDoG\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>I also informed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is the acting President now, that I wish (he) could accompany me to see this innovation. I don\u2019t think he is regretting, because as we were walking around we said this is what we should have done many years ago.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The plant is a culmination of a process which started back in 2018 and saw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pindula.co.zw\/TelOne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telone<\/a>\u00a0getting into partnerships with various local and international partners to form a company called Zimbabwe Information Technology Company (ZITCO).<\/p>\n<p>The plant currently produces 50 000 laptops per year. It also produces desktops and tablets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President\u00a0Emmerson Mnangagwa\u00a0on Thursday explained why he was performing some of his official duties while he is supposed to be on his three-week annual vacation. 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