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throughout the country in a bid to strengthen the performance of the group’s operating units.
Announcing the changes yesterday, Mr Mutasa said long-serving Harare branch general manager Mr Walter Chipwaya will now be heading the Bulawayo branch, which publishes The Chronicle, Sunday News, B-Metro and the vernacular Umthunywa.
Mr Chipwaya, a seasoned printer with experience in advertising, is expected to turnaround the fortunes of the Bulawayo branch that has been experiencing several operational challenges.
“With his vast experience at Harare branch, which is the flagship of Zimpapers, I have no doubt that Walter will be able to improve the fortunes of the branch,” Mr Mutasa said.
Bulawayo branch general manager Mrs Sithembile Ncube has been re-deployed in a similar capacity to the Mutare branch that publishes the Manica Post. The Mutare branch is expected to reopen its printing department to serve the Mutare business community and create new revenue streams for the group.
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Mutare general manager Mrs Daisy Sakara moves to Harare branch as assistant general manager responsible for circulation and administration.
She will be deputising Mr Samuel Bepe, who takes over as Harare branch general manager.
The Harare branch is Zimpapers biggest unit, which publishes two dailies, The Herald and H-Metro, two Sunday papers, The Sunday Mail and Southern Times, a weekly vernacular Kwayedza and a monthly travel magazine, Zimtravel.
Mr Bepe is an experienced printer and before his re-deployment he was the Group Technical and Projects Manager. He once worked as the general manager for Natprint, the country’s biggest printing and packaging plant owned by Zimpapers.
Mr Mutasa said the changes were with effect from November 1.
“We are excited about the opportunities in our economy and we are poising Zimpapers for anticipated growth and contribution to the national economy,” he said.
Zimpapers is the country’s only public-listed media company and has dominated the media industry for over 120 years.
It is now actively pursuing new markets in the electronic, mobile and Internet media platforms to become a full-fledged media house in-line with international trends.
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