Emmerson Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa’s Ministerial appointments were announced at State House on Friday afternoon, 7th September. The main swearing-in ceremony took place on 10th September, and most of the appointees took their oaths of office on this occasion. Those that were unable to attend have been sworn in since.
The new Ministerial line-up is as follows:
CABINET MINISTERS & THEIR DEPUTIES
[in alphabetical order by name of Ministry]
| Ministry | Minister | Deputy Minister |
| Defence and War Veterans | Hon Oppah Zvipange Muchinguri-Kashiri | Hon. Victor Matemadanda |
| Energy and Power Development | Hon. Joram M. Gumbo | Hon. Magna Mudyiwa |
| Environment, Tourism andHospitality Industry | Hon. Prisca Mupfumira | — |
| Finance and EconomicDevelopment | Hon. Prof Mthuli Ncube * | — |
| Foreign Affairs and InternationalTrade | Hon. Sibusiso B. Moyo | — |
| Health and Child Care | Hon. Dr Obediah Moyo * | Hon Dr John Mangwiro |
| Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology | Hon. Prof Amon Murwira * | — |
| Home Affairs and CulturalHeritage | Hon. Cain Mathema * | Hon. Michael Madiro |
| Industry and Commerce | Hon. Mangaliso Ndlovu | Hon Rajeshakumar Modi |
| Information CommunicationTechnology and CourierServices | Hon. Kazembe Kazembe | Hon. Jerifan Muswere |
| Information, Publicity andBroadcasting Services | Hon. Monica Mutsvangwa | Hon. Energy Mutodi |
| Justice, Legal andParliamentary Affairs | Hon. Ziyambi Ziyambi | — |
| Lands, Agriculture, Water,Climate and Rural Resettlement | Hon. Chief Air Marshal P. Shiri |
Hon. Douglas Karoro
Hon. Vangelis Haritatos |
| Local Government, PublicWorks and National Housing | Hon. July G. Moyo * | Hon. Jennifer Mhlanga |
| Mines and Mining Development | Hon. Winston Chitando | Hon. Polite Kambamura |
| Primary and SecondaryEducation | Hon. Prof Paul Mavima | Hon. Edgar Moyo |
| Public Service, Labour andSocial Welfare | Hon. Sekesai Nzenza | Hon. Lovemore Matuke |
| Transport and InfrastructuralDevelopment | Hon. Joel Biggie Matiza | Hon. Fortune Chasi |
| Women Affairs, Community,Small and Medium EnterprisesDevelopment | Hon. Sithembiso G. G. Nyoni | — |
| Youth, Sport, Arts andRecreation | Hon. Kirsty Coventry * | Hon. Yeukai Simbanegavi |
- There are six Ministers in this list [each marked by an asterisk *] who are not members of Parliament – one more than the five that the Constitution allows the President to appoint from outside Parliament [section 104(3)]. Unlike the former Constitution, the Constitution does not allow a Minister to hold office for up to three months to enable him/her to acquire a Parliamentary seat. So a mistake has been made by the President’s advisers and one of these six Ministers has not been lawfully appointed. This is something that needs to be cleared up by the Office of the President and Cabinet as soon as possible – if necessary, by the appointment of an Acting Minister for the Ministry concerned pending a lawful substantive appointment.
- Deputy Ministers are appointed to assist Ministers in the exercise of their functions [Constitution, section 104(2)].
- There are 20 Ministries.6 of them are without Deputy Ministers, notably Finance and Economic Development, and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs – both of which are major Ministries with sufficient resp