President swears in Harare Minister

ensure that we work together. I think the biggest challenge that we have is water and we are going to be pushing to make sure that provision is there. I just have to raise the bar for all of us to appreciate the issues around us. We are forced to work together to make sure Harare is habitable for all of us.”

On wetlands, he said: “We have to get the people on the wetlands out. We have to get them alternative places. We can’t continue to deplete our water through people settling in wetlands. Those who are there must know they have to leave.”

Senator Chidawu was born in 1954 and in 1984 became the youngest mayor in the history of Harare city at the age of 29.

A chartered engineer and entrepreneur, Senator Chidawu is chairman of African Banking Corporation Zimbabwe, non-executive chairman of Manders Group and founder of Kuchi Group of Companies.

Senator Chidawu is also a major shareholder in Bitumen Construction. He was also founding shareholder and director of Heritage Investment Bank that merged with First Merchant Bank in 1997. He also sits on the board of Bindura Nickel Corporation Ltd.

The province has not had a Minister of State since September last year when President Mnangagwa appointed his new Cabinet.

Cde Miriam Chikukwa was the last Minister of State for Harare.