December 2, 2017 8:15 PM

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Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa drops his Education Minister

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa dropped his Education Minister, a day after reappointing him to a cabinet. <br/><br/>President replaced primary and higher education minister Lazaraus Dokora with his deputy Paul Mavima.<br/><br/>Dokora's reappointment had caused an outcry from Zimbabweans on social media and radio shows who slammed him for poor performance and undermining the country's education system. <br/><br/>The cabinet gave top posts to senior military officials in what was widely seen as a reward for the army's role in the removal of his predecessor, Robert Mugabe. <br/><br/>Mnangagwa made other changes to the cabinet that his Chief Secretary Misheck Sibanda called adjustments to ensure compliance with the Constitution and considerations of gender, demography and special needs.<br/>'<br/>Sworn in as President last Friday after 93-year-old Mugabe quit in the wake of a de facto military coup, Mnangagwa's cabinet drew criticisms from analysts and Zimbabweans who had expected a more broad-based lineup that marked a break from the Mugabe era.

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