The delicate balance between change and continuity, women
and men and the country’s 10 provinces saw young people like Chikomba West
Member of Parliament, Tatenda Mavetera, a former actress, being appointed into
the new Cabinet while tested old hands were retained as the President lived to
his word of hitting the ground running.
Addressing journalists at State House in Harare yesterday,
President Mnangagwa, who was flanked by his deputies, Vice President
Constantino Chiwenga and Vice President Kembo Mohadi, said he will be making
further appointments today.
New faces were blended in with the old with Cde Barbara
Rwodzi taking charge of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry that
now stands alone from the Climate Change, Wildlife and Environment Ministry.
Tourism is the third largest economic sector in the country after mining and
agriculture.
Cde Edgar Moyo assumes the reins at the Ministry of Energy
and Power Development, with Cde Lovemore Matuke now the Minister of Provincial
Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet.
Other new appointments include Cde T Moyo who will lead the
Ministry of Primary and Secondary
Education while Cde Mavetera is now the Minister of Information Communication Technology.
Zanu-PF secretary for Youth Affairs, Cde Tino Machakaire,
is another new face in Cabinet as he leads the Ministry of Youth Empowerment
and Vocational Training Centres.
Dr Douglas Mombeshora also bounces back into Cabinet as the
Minister of Health and Child Care, with Cde Chris Mutsvangwa taking over the
new Ministry of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs.
Professor Paul Mavhima, formerly the Minister of Public
Service, Labour and Social Welfare now heads the newly created Skills Audit and
Development Ministry and is succeeded by Cde July Moyo.
Cde Winston Chitando moves from the Ministry of Mines and
Mining Development to the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works with
his former position going to Cde Soda Zhemu.
Senator Monica Mutsvangwa is now the Minister of Women
Affairs, Community and Small to Medium Enterprises with former Minister of ICT,
Cde Jenfan Muswere replacing her at the Ministry of Information, Publicity and
Broadcasting Services.
Cde Sithembiso Nyoni, the former Minister of Women Affairs,
Community and Small to Medium Enterprises, is now the Minister of Industry and
Commerce.
The new Cabinet speaks to President Mnangagwa’s thrust of
consolidation with agencies such as the vital Zimbabwe Investment Development
Agency being housed under the Ministry of Finance and Investment Promotion.
The Ministry of War Veterans, that will be headed by Cde
Chris Mutsvangwa, is another new standalone Ministry that is also in harmony
with the critical War Veterans League of the ruling party Zanu PF and is
expected to attend to the needs of former liberation fighters and enhance their
welfare.
Crucially, the new Ministry of Skills Audit and Development
responds to the industrial parks and innovative hubs that have been set up by
President Mnangagwa across the country’s universities.
Among other things, the new ministry will enhance skills
development and ensure that innovative hubs are turned into real employment
propositions and anchor start-ups around the country.
With President Mnangagwa’s focus on consolidation and
enhancement critical, Ministries such as Agriculture, Transport and
Infrastructure Development remain in the same hands for continuity.
Mashonaland Central Province was seemingly rewarded for steadfastly voting for and standing by the ruling party Zanu PF with several new ministers and deputies hailing from the province where the ruling party won all the parliamentary seats.Herald
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