{"id":84358,"date":"2023-10-07T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ict-permanent-secretary-ignores-mnangagwa-directive-barring-international-travel-spotted-in-saudi-arabia"},"modified":"2023-10-07T14:10:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T12:10:18","slug":"ict-permanent-secretary-ignores-mnangagwa-directive-barring-international-travel-spotted-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ict-permanent-secretary-ignores-mnangagwa-directive-barring-international-travel-spotted-in-saudi-arabia","title":{"rendered":"ICT Permanent Secretary ignores Mnangagwa directive barring international travel; spotted in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span><b>By Staff Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION and Communications Technology (ICT) Permanent Secretary Beaullar Chirume is expected to answer tough questions from President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s Office after defying a directive barring officials in her position from travelling with Ministers out of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Chirume travelled to Saudi Arabia with newly appointed ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera for a Universal Postal Union (UPU) Extraordinary Congress in Riyadh despite Mnangagwa\u2019s orders.<\/p>\n<p>The congress was hosted between October 1 and 5.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate Chirume is yet to return despite Mavetera having reported back.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told this publication Mnangagwa had made it explicitly clear no Permanent Secretary will be allowed to travel with their respective Minister as doing so would stall operations of Ministries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Minister and Permanent Secretary can both be out of the country at the same time, as this has negative implications on service delivery and general Government business,\u201d Mnangagwa said at his first Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravel outside the country will be strictly limited to those programmes which are of strategic importance and contribute to our country\u2019s national priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barring Ministers from travelling to foreign countries with their Permanent Secretaries is said to be another one of Mnangagwa\u2019s attempts at reducing state expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>Bloated entourages have been synonymous with Zimbabwe over the years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. By Staff Reporter INFORMATION and Communications Technology (ICT) Permanent Secretary Beaullar Chirume is expected to answer tough questions from President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s Office after defying a directive barring officials in her position from travelling with Ministers out of the country. 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