Mnangagwa Appoints Two Health Commissioners And Permanent Secretaries

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed two commissioners to the Health Service Commission and two permanent secretaries to key government posts.

Ernest T Manyawu and Lieutenant Colonel Lioba T Gunduza have been named commissioners to the Health Service Commission. The appointments were made under section 320 of the Constitution, read with section 5 of the Health Service Act, which governs the administration of the public health sector.

Prosper Bvumiranayi Matondi has been appointed permanent secretary for the Ministry of Lands and Rural Development.

Shingirayi Mushamba will take up the post of permanent secretary for provincial affairs and devolution in Harare Metropolitan Province. Both were appointed under section 205(1) of the Constitution, read with section 340.

The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said all four appointments take effect from 1 May 2026, the statement from

The Health Service Commission oversees the recruitment, conditions of service and discipline of health workers in Zimbabwe’s public sector.

Permanent secretaries are the most senior civil servants in government ministries, responsible for day-to-day administration and policy implementation.

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