Zimbabwe’s state-run daily, the Herald, has re-hired its former political editor Caesar Zvayi, who was recently deported from Botswana, writes our correspondent.
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Zvayi was booted out of his job at University of Botswana where he was on a P15 000 salary after protests were made to that country's President, Ian Khama.
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His deportation sparked an angry response from the Harare government which accused Gaborone of siding with the West and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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However, Zvayi's deportation appears to have been a blessing in disguise as he was rewarded with promotion to assistant editor and a house in one of Harare's expensive suburbs.
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The new position also comes with a brand new double-cab truck valued at R240 000.
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His appointment comes after he appeared on state television to explain what led to his deportation.
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Afterwards, George Charamba, President Robert Mugabe's spokesman, said Zvayi "would have his pen back".
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Zvayi was deported from Botswana on August 8, weeks after landing a job as a lecturer in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Botswana in Gaborone.
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He had been included on a sanctions list by the European Union, which accused him and The Sunday Mail Political Editor, Munyaradzi Huni, of aiding the Mugabe's government's repression through biased and untruthful reporting.
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The EU sanctions are targeted at Mugabe, members of his inner circle and relatives of his colleagues in the Zanu PF party.
