Full List Of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet Ministers, After Swearing In

Appointments Announced on 30th November 2017, Amended Later

Cabinet Ministers

There are 22 Ministers, compared to 28 following the reshuffle of 9th October; this number includes a Minister of State in the Presidents Office who is in Cabinet.

Deputy Ministers, the other Minister of State in the President’s Office and Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs are not in Cabinet.

Name of Ministry	New Ministers and Deputy Ministers	Previous Minister/s [for 8 weeks]	Previous Minister/s
Defence, Security and War Veterans	Constantino Chiwenga Deputy for War Veterans only: Victor Matemadanda	Sidney Sekeramayi, Defence Kembo Mohadi, National Security Cain Mathema, Welfare Services for War Veterans, War Collaborators, Former Political Detainees and Restrictees	Sidney Sekeramayi, Defence Kembo Mohadi, National Security Tshinga Dube, Welfare Services for War Veterans, War Collaborators, Former Political Detainees and Restrictees
Energy and Power Development	Simon Khaya Moyo	Samuel Undenge	Samuel Undenge
Environment, Water and Climate	Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri	Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Water Resources Development and Climate Edgar Mbwembwe, Tourism, Hospitality Industry and Environment	Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Environment  Water Resources Development and Climate
Finance and Economic Planning	Patrick Chinamasa Deputy: Terrence Mukupe	Ignatius Chombo, Finance and Economic Development	Patrick Chinamasa Finance and Economic Development
Foreign Affairs	Sibusiso Moyo † #	Walter Mzembi	Simbarashe Mumbengegwi
Health and Child Care	David Parirenyatwa	David Parirenyatwa	David Parirenyatwa
Higher Education, Science and Technology Development	Amon Murwira * #	Jonathan Moyo	Jonathan Moyo
Home Affairs and Culture	Obert Mpofu	Obert Mpofu, Home Affairs	Ignatious Chombo, Home Affairs
Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development	Mike Bimha	Mike Bimha, Industry and Commerce	Mike Bimha, Industry and Commerce
Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security	Supa Mandiwanzira	Supa Mandiwanzira, Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Patrick Chinamasa, Cyber Security
Information, Media and Broadcasting Services	No Minister Simon Khaya Moyo appointed Acting Minister	Simon Khaya Moyo	Christopher Mushohwe
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	Ziyambi Ziyambi	Happyton Bonyongwe	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Labour and Social Welfare	Petronella Kagonye Deputy for Social Welfare only: Joshua Malinga #	Patrick Zhuwao, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare	Prisca Mupfumira, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare
Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement	Perrance Shiri † # Deputy: Davis Marapira	Joseph Made, Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development Douglas Mombeshora, Lands and Rural Resettlement	Joseph Made, Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development Douglas Mombeshora, Lands and Rural Resettlement
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing	July Moyo #	Saviour Kasukuwere	Saviour Kasukuwere
Mines and Mining Development	Winston Chitando #	Walter Chidhakwa	Walter Chidhakwa
National Reconciliation	Kembo Mohadi	Phelekezela Mphoko	Phelekezela Mphoko
Primary and Secondary Education	Paul Mavhima	Lazarus Dokora	Lazarus Dokora
Sports, Arts and Recreation	Kazembe Kazembe	Makhosini Hlongwane, Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture	Makhosini Hlongwane, Sport and Recreation Abednico Ncube, Rural Development and Preservation of National Cultural Heritage
Tourism and Hospitality Industry	Prisca Mupfumira	Edgar Mbwembwe, Tourism, Hospitality Industry and Environment	Walter Mzembi, Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Transport and Infrastructural Development	Joram Gumbo	Joram Gumbo	Joram Gumbo
Women and Youth Affairs	Sithembiso Nyoni Deputy for Youth Affairs only: Pupurayi Togarepi #	Nyasha Chikwinya, Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Chiratidzo Mabuwa, Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment	Nyasha Chikwinya, Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Patrick Zhuwao, Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment
Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring of Government Programmes	Simbarashe Mumbengegwi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#  not a Member of Parliament [see note below]

†  senior Defence Forces officer [see note below]

*  University Professor

Ministers of State who are not members of Cabinet

Title	New	Previous [for 8 weeks]	Previous
Minister of State in the Presidents’ Office Responsible for National Scholarships	Christopher Mushohwe	Christopher Mushohwe	Responsibility for State scholarships was divided between the President’s Office and various Ministries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs

Title	New	Previous [for 8 weeks]	Previous
Bulawayo Metropolitan	Angeline Masuku	Eunice Moyo	Eunice Moyo
Harare Metropolitan	Miriam Chikukwa	Miriam Chikukwa	Miriam Chikukwa
Manicaland	Monica Mutsvangwa	Mandi Chimene	Mandi Chimene
Mashonaland Central	Martin Dinha	Martin Dinha	Martin Dinha
Mashonaland East	David Musabayana	Ambrose Mutinhiri	Ambrose Mutinhiri
Mashonaland West	Webster Shamu	Webster Shamu	Faber Chidarikire
Masvingo	Josiah Hungwe	Paul Chimedza	Shuvai Mahofa [late]
Matabeleland North	Cain Mathema	Thokozile Mathuthu	Cain Mathema
Matabeleland South	Abednico Ncube	Maboyi Ncube	Abednico Ncube
Midlands	Owen Ncube	Jason Machaya	Jason Machaya

Gender Balance Not Achieved?

Section 104(4) of the Constitution provides that in appointing Ministers and their deputies the President “must be guided by considerations of regional and gender balance”.  But men predominate in the President Mnangagwa’s appointments: only 3 of the 22-member Cabinet are women; 3 of the 10 Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs are women; and all of the 6 Deputy Ministers are men.  So out of 38 appointees, six are women.

Appointment of Ministers from Outside Parliament

The President may appoint up to five Ministers and Deputy Ministers from outside Parliament “chosen for their professional skills and competence” [Constitution, section 104(3)].  Once this quota has been filled, all other Ministers and Deputy Ministers must be members of Parliament [either Senators or members of the National Assembly].

There are eleven Minister or Deputy Minister that are non-MPs on the President’s list: Sibusiso Moyo, Amon Murwira, Christopher Mutsvangwa, Clever Nyathi, Perrance Shiri, July Moyo, Winston Chitando [all Ministers]; and Pupurayi Togarepi, Joshua Malinga and Victor Matemadanda [Deputy Ministers].

Presidential Press Secretary George Charamba has given an assurance that President Mnangagwa is well aware of the constitutional position and alive to this problem “and will find legally valid space” for them.  In the meantime they will not be sworn in they will not be sworn in – an essential requirement before they assume Ministerial office – unless and until the law is satisfied.  It is unclear what this means.  Meantime Minister or their Deputies that have not been sworn in cannot do their jobs.

Appointment of Ministers from the Defence Forces

Serving members of the Defence Forces cannot be Ministers.  The Constitution prohibits Ministers from holding any other public office [section 108].  One, therefore, assumes that Air Marshal Perrance Shiri and Major-General S.B. Moyo resigned or retired from the Air Force and the Army, respectively, before they were named as Ministers – or will do so before they are sworn in.

Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs

Reminder  Under the Constitution, there is no provision for the appointment of Ministers for Provincial Affairs or Provincial Governors.

Instead, the Constitution contains new provisions for the devolution of governmental powers and responsibilities to provincial and metropolitan councils, constituted by a province’s MPs, the mayors and chairpersons of the province’s local authorities and, in the case of the eight provincial councils, ten persons elected to the council by a system of proportional representation as part of every general election.  It is these councils which should be responsible for provincial affairs.

The ten elected provincial councillors for each province were formally elected as part of the July 2013 general election, but apart from that nothing has been done to implement the new constitutional provisions.  Next year’s harmonised elections will also produce 80 elected provincial councillors – the Constitution and the Electoral Act require it.  And, unless President Mnangagwa moves speedily to put things right by getting legislation enacted to implement the constitutional provisions concerned, they will, once again, be councillors in name only, with nothing to do.

In the meantime those that are appointed as Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs can only carry out whatever functions the President gives them, but only provided such functions are permitted by law.

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