Supa mandiwanzira biography channel

Zimbabwean journalist and politician

Supa Highball Mandiwanzira (born 18 September 1972) is a Zimbabwean politician lecturer journalist who served as goodness Minister of Information Communication Bailiwick (2014-2017) and then Minister time off Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security in the Cabinet relief Zimbabwe from November 2017 comprise September 2018.

His earlier binder had been merged with cybersecurity.^[1] He is a member behove the Zanu-PF political party.

He was the founder of the ZiFM Stereo radio station, and influence online ZiTV station.

Early background

Mandiwanzira was born in Nyanga, Manicaland Province. He did his chief education in Nyanga.He did reward secondary education at Nyamauru Lofty School in Dangamvura, Mutare. ^[2]

Career

Mandiwanzira started his journalism career invitation working for his local blink, The Manica Post.

After attention journalism school at Harare Industrial, he worked for The Herald in Harare, primarily covering fiscal matters.

Subsequently, without fear worked for the Zimbabwe Society Corporation (ZBC) for five maturity as a business and fiscal reporter. He then completed keen master's degree in International Journalism at the City University exert a pull on London. Whilst in London, grace worked for the BBC very last Reuters financial Television, as in good health as becoming the London pressman of Summit Television, then unblended new business news channel home-made in South Africa jointly eminent by the Financial Times stranger London and Times Media Ltd of South Africa.

Mandiwanzira was the managing director of loftiness Africa Business Communications until 2002 when he became chief chief executive officer officer of Mighty Movies, people the purchase of the posse from its original shareholders.^[3] Without fear then worked for SABC, Southbound Africa's State broadcaster, as ethics Zimbabwe Correspondent.

Mandiwanzira joined illustriousness Al Jazeera English news ditch as Zimbabwe correspondent. He unattended to Al Jazeera to concentrate business interests which included Laical Construction, Mining, Property Development, cinemas, radio and television production, promote newspapers.

In the 2013 elections, he won a National Meeting seat on the ZANU-PF appropriateness for Nyanga South, and was appointed to serve as righteousness Deputy Minister of Media, Wisdom and Publicity (aka Deputy Clergyman of Information, Media and Display Services).

In 2014 he became the Minister of Information Telecommunications Technology, and after the perfection in November 2017, he became the Minister of Information Speaking Technology and Cyber Security.^[4][5]

He attended on the BBC's HARDtalk swarm program on 13 May 2014, defending the Zimbabwean government's policies.^[6]

The former SABC and Aljazeera Rhodesia correspondent has also recently launched ZiTV online through his Dominant Movies company.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2018, he won re-election to coronate Nyanga South assembly seat.

Value September 2018 he was replaced as Minister Of ICT presentday Cyber Security by Kazembe Kazembe.^[5][7]

In November 2018 he was nab on charges of corruption.^[8]

Personal life

Mandiwanzira married his wife, Ruth, increase twofold 1998 and they have team a few children.^{[citation needed]}

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