First female Defence Minister appointed LEANER CABINET NAMED
Moyo was announced the new Health and Child Care Minister.
Cdes Ziyambi Ziyambi and Sithembiso Nyoni retained the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Ministries in that order.
Those appointed Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs include Cdes Judith Ncube (Bulawayo), Mary Mliswa (Mashonaland West), Apollonia Munzverengi (Mashonaland East) and Monica Mavhunga (Mashonaland Central).
Cde Ellen Gwaradzimba is the new Minister of State for Manicaland and in the Midlands President Mnangagwa appointed Cde Larry Mavima as the new Provincial Minister of State.
In Masvingo, Cde Ezra Chadzamira is the new Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Cde Abednico Ncube retained his position as Matabeleland South Provincial Minister of State.
Cde Richard Moyo is the new Minister of State for Matabeleland North while the Minister of State for Harare Province will be named in due course.
Cde Evelyn Ndlovu is the new Minister of State in Vice President Chiwenga’s Office while Cde Davis Marapira is the new Minister of State in Vice President Kembo Mohadi’s Office.
Those who made it as Deputy Ministers include Cdes Victor Matemadanda (Defence and War Veterans), Jennifer Mhlanga (Local Government, Public Works and National Housing) and Cde Lovemore Matuke (Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare).
Cde Rajeshakumart Modi is the new Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce while Cde Mike Madiro is the new Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.
Cde Edgar Moyo was named Primary and Secondary Education Deputy Minister while Cde Polite Kambamura made it as the new Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister.
Cde Magna Mudzingwa will deputise Cde Joram Gumbo in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development while Cde Energy Mutodi will deputise Cde Mutsvangwa in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services.
Cdes Fortune Chasi and Yeukai Simbanegavi are the deputies for Transport and Infrastructural Development and Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Ministries, respectively.
Cde Jerifan Muswere was appointed as the Deputy Minister for Information Communication Technology and Courier Services.
Fielding questions after the announcement of the new ministers, President Mnangagwa said he believed the team he assembled had the capacity to deliver.
Posting on his Facebook page, President Mnangagwa said: “Today, as promised, I appointed a diverse, dynamic, youthful and streamlined Cabinet with the skills and experience required to achieve our goals. Now it is time to get to work.”