Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) director Pedzisayi Ruhanya

ZIMBABWE must streamline its cabinet and in particular abolish the deputy ministerial position because “it is largely ceremonial and a drag on the fiscus”, an NGO official has said. Contributing to debate on the importance of the several economic blue-prints that have been published by opposition parties, the ruling party and civic society, Crisis Coalition’s Thulani Mswelantu said his organization’s ZimStart document advocates for a lean executive. “Zimbabwe needs to trim the size of its…