By Vanessa Gonye, HARARE
Zimbabwe
President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday announced his new Cabinet, retaining several ministers who served under him for the past five years.
Announcing the new Cabinet at
State House in Harare, a week after he was sworn in for his second term,
Mnangagwa retained Mthuli Ncube, who will lead the re-named Finance and
Investment Promotion ministry.
Most notable of the old guard
were Oppah Muchinguri (Defence), who previously led the Defence and War
Veterans ministry; July Moyo (Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare), who
was shuttled from the Local Government and Public Works portfolio; Sithembiso
Nyoni (Industry and Commerce), who previously led the Women’s Affairs,
Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development portfolio.
Christopher Mutsvangwa was
brought back into Cabinet to lead the Veterans of Liberation Struggle Affairs
ministry, while his wife Monica was moved from the Information, Publicity and
Broadcasting Services ministry to head the Women’s Affairs ministry, where she
will be deputised by Jennifer Mhlanga, who previously deputised July Moyo at
Local Government.
Frederick Shava retained the
Foreign Affairs and International Trade portfolio), Kazembe Kazembe was not
moved from the Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage ministry, so was Amon Murwira
(Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development),
Daniel Garwe (National Housing and Social Amenities) and Felix Mhona (Transport
and Infrastructural Development).
Garwe will be deputised by
Yeukai Simbanegavi, who held a similar position in the previous Cabinet.
Zanu PF secretary for security
Lovemore Matuke was appointed Minister of State responsible for Provincial
Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet.
Chikomba West legislator
Tatenda Mavetera, who led Mnangagwa’s campaign through the Young Business Women
for ED, was rewarded with the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
ministry.
Some Cabinet ministers
retained their positions, while others had their portfolios re-configured.
Kirsty Coventry was retained
in Cabinet, but her ministry was reconfigured from Youth, Sport, Arts and
Recreation to Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture.
Nqobizita Mangaliso Ndlovu’s
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry ministry was reconfigured to
Environment, Climate and Wildlife, while Tourism and Hospitality was given to
Barbara Rwodzi, who was Ndlovu’s deputy in the previous Cabinet.
Mnangagwa retained the team at
the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development ministry led by
Anxious Masuka and his deputies Vangelis Haritatos and Davis Marapira.
Besides Monica, the others who
were reassigned were Winston Chitando, who was moved from Mines and Mining
Development to Local Government and Public Works; Jenfan Muswere was shuttled
from ICT to Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services; Soda Zhemu who
was moved from Energy and Power Development to Mines and Mining Development,
whereas Paul Mavima was moved from Public Service, Labour and Social welfare to
an altogether new ministry, Skills Audit and Development.
New members of the Cabinet
include Tino Machakaire, who was promoted from being Youth, Sport, Arts and
Recreation deputy minister to head the Youth Empowerment, Development and
Vocational Training ministry; Rwodzi who was also promoted to head the Tourism
and Hospitality portfolio; Torerai Moyo who is the new Primary and Secondary
Education minister and replaces Evelyn Ndlovu, who was moved to be Matabeleland
South Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister; Edgar Moyo who takes over
from Zhemu at the Energy and Power Development ministry and former Lands
minister Douglas Mombeshora, who has taken over the Health and Child Care
ministry from Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga.
However, Mnangagwa caused
controversy after announcing two of his blood relatives, David Kudakwashe
Mnangagwa (his son) and Tongai Mnangagwa (his nephew), as deputy ministers for
Finance and Tourism, respectively.
He promoted Zanu PF deputy
national secretary for youth affairs John Paradza to the Environment ministry,
where he will deputise Ndlovu.
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