The Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promoted 119 senior army officers with seven
colonels elevated to the rank of brigadier generals.
The 7 newly promoted brigadier generals are Nyaradzai
Javani, Chisichenyu Singizi, Solomon Siziba, Milton Vudzijenya, Francis
Chakauuya, George Chitsva and Mpulaeng Siziba.
Conferring the ranks, Commander ZNA Lieutenant-General
Edzai Chimonyo called on the newly promoted senior officers to brace up for
more responsibilities and diligently execute the tasks thrust upon them.
“Every rise comes with a corresponding surge in
responsibilities, your promotion marks a transition from the conventional
experiences of a senior officer to those of a general officer in the ZDF,” said
Lieutenant-General Chimonyo.
Forty-six lieutenant colonels were also promoted to the
rank of colonels while 66 majors who were at the same investiture ceremony got
elevated to the rank of lieutenant colonels, bringing the number of all the
promoted senior army officers to 119.
The promotions are with effect from the 8th of December
2018 and have been done in terms of Section 15 (1) (b) of the Zimbabwe Defence
Act (chapter 11:02).
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