{"id":26466,"date":"2020-08-14T19:56:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=26466"},"modified":"2020-08-14T19:56:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:56:06","slug":"zimbabwean-president-sacks-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwean-president-sacks-minister","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwean President sacks minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday fired a minister over alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sibanda said Fortune Chasi had been fired as Minister of Energy and Power Development and replaced by Soda Zhemu, a member of Parliament for Muzarabani North.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Chasi was fired according to law as his conduct of government business had become incompatible with the president\u2019s expectations, Mr Sibanda said.<\/p>\n<p>He becomes the third minister to be fired since the new government took office in 2018, after ex-tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira in August<br \/>\n2019 and ex-health minister Obadiah Moyo in July this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday fired a minister over alleged misconduct. 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