adminNqobile Tshili Chronicle Correspondent
ZIMPAPERS Bulawayo branch held a farewell dinner for Chronicle’s outgoing editor Mduduzi Mathuthu on Monday night.
Mathuthu was last week reassigned to lead the Southern Times in Namibia, leaving Innocent Madonko as the acting editor.
Zimpaper’s group editorial executive William Chikoto, the group human resources manager Herbert Simemeza; the group internal audit manager, Kennedy Mutimudye; Zimpapers Bulawayo branch general manager Marks Shayamano as well as senior editorial staffers from Zimpapers Bulawayo branch attended the dinner.
Chikoto praised Mathuthu for his sterling work in transforming Chronicle.
He said the publication should strive to maintain the standards set by Mathuthu as his style of writing brought excitement into news reading.
Mathuthu said he was leaving a friendly newsroom and was glad that he was leaving a branch that was profitable.
“I want to pay a special tribute to my comrade Shayamano, the most approachable comrade. He always said at The Chronicle, we’ll succeed together or else fail together,” Mathuthu said.
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