There are reports that the base is part of a covert US regional monitoring operation and Nathan Shamuyarira Publicity Secretary of Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front apparently told a rally in Bulawayo that the USA was planning to use Botswana to effect 'regime change' in Zimbabwe...
Another Mandaza friend is former Trade Minister Nathan Shamuyarira who is said to back Defence Minister Sidney Sekeramayi...
Moven Mahachi was demoted from Commissariat to Transport and Welfare; Nathan Shamuyarira remains Secretary for Information where his deputy Jonathan Moyo has soared since February rising from spindoctor to minister to Central Committee member and now into the Politbureau...
At present the Politbureau is dominated by Mugabe's lieutenants from the liberation struggle of the 1970s: Robert Mugabe (President and First Secretary) Simon Muzenda (Second Secretary and Vice- President) Joseph Msika (Second Secretary and Vice-President) John Nkomo (Chairman) Didymus Mutasa (Administration) Emmerson Mnangagwa (Finance) Moven Mahachi (Commissariat and Culture) Stephen Nkomo (External Affairs) Sydney Sekeramayi (Security) Nathan Shamuyarira (Information and Publicity) Welshman Mabhena (Transport and Welfare) Tenjiwe Lesabe (Women's Affairs) Josiah Tungamirai (Youth) Naison Ndlovu (Economic Affairs) Eddison Zvobgo (Legal) Joyce Mujuru (Education) Oppah Rushesha Muchinguri (Health) Vacant (Production and Labour)...
As a rising star in ZANU-PF and respected by Mugabe his progress was hampered by antipathy from old-guard politicians such as former Trade Minister Nathan Shamuyarira...
The former Foreign Minister historian Stanley Mudenge is slated to take over Industry and Commerce from Nathan Shamuyarira who retired from politics at the election...
Indeed the ministerial team Mugabe sent to London certainly Minister of Local Government John Nkomo and retiring Trade Minister Nathan Shamuyarira appeared keen to maintain a dialogue with Whitehall and say they are happy to accept international monitoring of the elections...
' On the national scene Zvobgo' s main rival seemed until recently to be Nathan Shamuyarira the party Information Secretary and Minister of Industry and Commerce...
The Industry and Commerce Minister Nathan Shamuyarira challenges the ZCTU to declare itself an opposition party and fight elections...
He has tried to rectify this by ensuring the province has at least five ministers in the cabinet apart from himself: Industry and Commerce Minister Nathan Shamuyarira; Higher Education Minister Ignatius Chombo (head of the organising committee for Mugabe' s lavish wedding to Grace Marufu); Mines Minister Swithun Mombeshora; and Minister of Public Construction and National Housing Enos Chikowore...