President Mnangagwa's First Cabinet Underwhelms: How Zimbabweans Reacted

6 years agoFri, 01 Dec 2017 07:39:13 GMT

President Mnangagwa's First Cabinet Underwhelms: How Zimbabweans Reacted

After President Emmerson Mnangagwa First Cabinet was announced, the consensus of the majority seems to be that they were expecting so much more from Mnangagwa after he promised to usher in a new dispensation. However, there is a minority which also believes that Mnangagwa should be given time to prove himself, regardless of the fact that people may have been disappointed with the new cabinet.

Here is how people responded.

Journalists

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https://twitter.com/Mathuthu/status/936493254119514113

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— Zenzele (@zenzele) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/GNyambabvu/status/936416778728755204

President Mnangagwa’s Cabinet is very disappointing. Largely the same people that caused this crisis have been recycled. The honey moon comes to an end and reality dawns. His concern seems to have been rewarding those who brought him to power and Zanu-PF unity. #Zimbabwe 👇🏿 pic.twitter.com/pGDz5t9EAH
— Trevor Ncube (@TrevorNcube) December 1, 2017

Old Bob must be laughing his lungs out this morning. Asante sana!
— Brezh Malaba (@BrezhMalaba) December 1, 2017

I have told myself Pres Mnangagwa has appointed this #ZimNewCabinet to appease those who helped him get to where he is & will reshuffle it if & when he wins the 2018 elections
— C.E Mambo 🇿🇼 (@cemambo) December 1, 2017

ZANU-PF had it easy when they were sorting their succession issues. Opposition foolishly joined the circus and are only realizing now what it means with the “new” cabinet https://t.co/OPLltHcv47
— Nqaba Matshazi (@nqabamatshazi) December 1, 2017

My reaction to the new cabinet: ED you STOP IT!!
— mawarire jealousy (@mawarirej) December 1, 2017

ED simply rewarded his cdes with cabinet posts. So how is this a new era.Or its a new error. #Asakhe.
— Zenzele (@zenzele) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/deltandou/status/936423302033264642

Politicians

Up until now , we had given the putsch the benefit of the doubt . We did so in the genuine , perhaps naive view that the country could actually move foward.We craved for change , peace & stability in our country . How wrong we were.
— TENDAI BITI (@BitiTendai) November 30, 2017

So General SB Moyo who announced the "intervention" on ZTV & misled the world by claiming it wasn't a coup, is one of the commanders in the #CoupCabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Trade. Even #Nigeria didn't have so many commanders in Cabinet in its coup days! pic.twitter.com/7daEBnRcVH
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) December 1, 2017

This is a distinction without a difference.Old wine in new bottles.Reverse side of the same coin.More of the same.
— Obert Gutu (@GutuObert) December 1, 2017

The so called ‘new cabinet’ is the new old and old new. The ‘new’ old president has not renewed.Command Cabinet, Command politics Command elections, Command agriculture & Command economics a not indicators of a New Zim & New Beginning.Young pple take charge!
— nelson chamisa🇿🇼 (@nelsonchamisa) December 1, 2017

Same old Zanu PF. pic.twitter.com/itOfq2jpn1
— Welshman Ncube (@Welshman_Ncube) December 1, 2017

After the "new" cabinet, the sensation of hope that had been born from the post Mugabe era, has just been extinguished. I can not say too much.
It was supposed to be about national interest
— Hon. Temba P. Mliswa (@TembaMliswa) November 30, 2017

Allow me to start by applauding all the new ministers, I do pray that they will work progressively for Zimbabwe.
Where I am certain that we are home and dry, is in the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture. The Air Marshall is a competent farmer, a discipline man and he is practical
— Hon. Temba P. Mliswa (@TembaMliswa) December 1, 2017

If you have a 37 years old battered car with termite-infested seats, worn out tyres & a knocked engine–called Zanu PF–after 37 years of poor service by Stockholder Garage who claim to own the car whose experienced driver is 93 years old: would you replace the driver or the car?
— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) November 30, 2017

From the announced Cabinet I believe the big news is not on what was announced but on what was not announced. Who are the two VPs? Umm🤔. The template has been set so there is no prize for guessing one of them.
— Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) December 1, 2017

General Zimbabweans

When people said Mugabe isn’t bad it’s the people around him … who were the people around him? Mnangagwa. Chiwenga. Etc. Now that Mnangagwa has seized power in a coup, are people going to say the same thing, “oh he wants to be good but he’s powerless.” Bro. BRO https://t.co/UzPbGItUPK
— Joe Black 🇿🇼 (@joeblackzw) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/ntungab/status/936352128091742214

https://twitter.com/sure_kamhunga/status/936486198549319681

I. Told. You. So. I asked you why you were celebrating an evil spirit thinking it’s your Grand Aunty come back to life. There. I said it.I will keep telling you so. Change is a MASSIVE process. It is not an event. Power does not shift so easily. Never has. Never will.
— Everjoice Win (@EverjoiceWin) December 1, 2017

The President has appointed a smaller& unbloated Cabinet that is blended with new & younger faces as well as broad based expertise&experience.There are also many workhorses that hv been put in the Cabinet. Thank u Cde President for the Workaholics Cabinet. Basa ngarirohwe sebasa!
— Jones Musara (@JonesMusara) November 30, 2017

Looks like ED has made a real dog's breakfast of that cabinet selection. I know he had a limited & poor pool of Zanu PF MPs to choose from, but the five non-constituency ministers could've been better picks. Hopefully a new boss, a new work ethic, but otherwise underwhelming.
— Lashias Ncube (@lashiasn) November 30, 2017

When they saw the new Cabinet #Cabinet pic.twitter.com/Q6enj923lB
— Alex T Magaisa 🇿🇼 (@Wamagaisa) November 30, 2017

ED reintroduces deadwood, he has given us the opposition a lifeline. Nothing could be as bad as this cabinet,
The only beautiful thing for students is the appointment of Prof Murwira as minister of higher education. Have worked with him, he is a professional
— tinotenda mhungu (@Tynomhungu) November 30, 2017

https://twitter.com/ottosaki/status/936459689411440640

A pictorial summary of the #ZimbabweCabinet : pic.twitter.com/Z0r5KY8lHj
— Financial Freedom Fighter | 🇿🇼 | 💰 (@FinLitBae) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/matigary/status/936424810241966080

https://twitter.com/GomoDubi/status/936348130815201282

https://twitter.com/MatricksDeCoder/status/936365373259165696

Here we go again, many in the opposition ranks already celebrating. "We are back in the game. This shite ED cabinet decampaigns Zanu PF. It's a major boon for the oppo," they say. My advice: forget names & personalities. Judge the recycled gang on results. It's a results game.
— Lashias Ncube (@lashiasn) December 1, 2017

SO WHO ARE THE VICE PRESIDENTS? MORE SHOCK COMING pic.twitter.com/2VjZ1yeL4I
— U 🅱️ U N T U 🇿🇼 (@FungaiChiposi) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/ToveySaunyama/status/936486604155342848

Kuita kunge kuZimbabwe kusina young people who are capable.
A cabinet of fossils, vana Denver the last Dinosaur 😩
— Samantha N. (@dzinosam) December 1, 2017

New Cabinet reminds me of a man who used to rob passengers. At one time a brave passenger disarmed the robber & pple were happy. But alas the brave passenger said Ngoma Ndiyo Ndiyo and demanded loyalties from passengers. Asante sana.@kubatana @ZimMediaReview @matigary
— Hardlife Mudzingwa (@hardie1982) December 1, 2017

The new foreign affairs minister was also identified by the United Nations as part of DR Congo plunderers. Ku-tough! https://t.co/WTQ72JPpEq
— ☕️ (@NguClayton_) December 1, 2017

Kazembe Kazembe
Ziyambi Ziyambi
These names
Ziyambi Ziyambi to preside over justice ministry – wife is deputy prosecutor – general.
Pari tricky
— mmatigari (@matigary) December 1, 2017

Zimbabwe, you are right to feel betrayed. On 18 November, we ALL came out on the streets, united as a people around a common vision of a new Zimbabwe. This Cabinet does not represent a new Zimbabwe but the entrenchment of the old failed political elite. Aluta continua! pic.twitter.com/hf5LTpq5u3
— Doug Coltart ✊🏽🇿🇼 (@DougColtart) November 30, 2017