Bwititi set for Chronicle clean-up

Bwititi set for Chronicle clean-up

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By Staff Reporter

MAKUWERERE Bwititi has bounced back at the Chronicle, becoming the paper's new editor.

Bwititi, 38, was the paper's news editor until 2001 when he was posted to the Manica Post in Mutare.

Paul Mambo who has been acting editor has reversed roles with Bwititi, taking over at the Post.

Bwititi's appointment to the Chronicle helm ends weeks of speculation and backbiting that has caused serious divisions at the state-owned paper.

Bwititi's immediate task will be to re-establish unity in the newsroom and make new appointments. The Chronicle has also seen a dramatic decline in sales, presenting Bwititi with a major task of lifting sales.

An insider said: "The newsroom is buzzing. People are excited about Bwititi because he has worked here before and is a guy who generally knows the journalists at the paper. Many would have preferred Tumeliso Makhurane (Assistant Editor), but Bwititi is not a bad choice."

Journalists at the paper were furious after a string of appointments by former editor Stephen Ndlovu which have been heavily criticised. The journalists were mainly angered by the appointments of Daisy Jeremani (Entertainemtn Editor) and Kama Phiri (Features Editor). Jeremani is Ndlovu's relative, brought to the paper from a Harare nightclub where she was working while Phiri is a former vendor in Kwekwe where Ndlovu cut his teeth in journalism.

"The only way for Bwititi to get the unity in the newsroom back is to make sure the deserving peope are in top positions and that cannot be said of the current situation at this paper," one journalist said.
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