Recently appointed state run Herald Newspaper editor Joram Nyathi has been fired from his job.
Highly placed sources indicated that Nyathi was apparently dismissed for publishing the arrival of President Emmerson on page 2 of The Herald on Tuesday.
Instead of running Mnangagwa’s return on the front page as the lead story, the publication instead featured the return of ZUPCO buses.
Though Nyathi’s departure has yet to be confirmed by Zimpapers group, publishers of the Herald the veteran journalist hinted at his unceremonious ouster; simply saying on Twitter;
The remark suggests he has been fired from the state media.
Mnangagwa loyalist Mayor Justice Wadyajena had warned earlier Tuesday the ruling party’s unhappiness of relegating Mnangagwa To the back against ZUPCO buses.
Remarked the Zanu PF legislator on Twitter;
Nyathi was only appointed Herald editor on December 18 last year, taking over from Caesar Zvayi.