Current:Home > StocksZimbabwe’s newly reelected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Zimbabwe’s newly reelected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts
View Date:2025-01-13 16:45:52
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday after appointing one of his sons and one of his nephews to deputy minister posts.
Mnangagwa’s Cabinet was largely made up of loyalists from his ruling ZANU-PF party. The move to appoint his 34-year-old son David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa as deputy finance minister and nephew Tongai Mnangagwa as deputy tourism minister was criticized by the opposition.
Mnangagwa, 80, did not include any members of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party, which has rejected his victory in elections last month.
The credibility of the vote was also questioned by both Western and African observers.
Mnangagwa retained many of his old ministers in his new Cabinet while also including several younger members of ZANU-PF.
The opposition CCC said Mnangagwa appointing family members was “particularly worrying.”
“Rather than think of the national plight, Mr. Mnangagwa has set up an infrastructure to feed his family,” CCC spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi said in a statement.
Mnangagwa received 52.6% of the vote in the Aug. 23-24 vote to win reelection for what the constitution decrees should be his second and final five-year term as president of the southern African nation.
ZANU-PF also retained its parliamentary majority, but not with enough numbers to change the constitution without the cooperation of the opposition. There have been suggestions from within Mnangagwa’s party that the constitution should be changed to allow him to stand again.
Observers criticized the election, citing an atmosphere of intimidation against the opposition before and during the vote, harsh security laws, the banning of opposition meetings and rallies, and public media bias.
Manangagwa has dismissed calls by the CCC for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries.
___
AP Africa news: https://apnews.com/hub/africa
veryGood! (476)
Related
- Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Coming Out of Retirement at 40
- Super Typhoon Mawar slams Guam as Category 4 storm: The winds are howling, things are breaking
- Stretch of Venice's Grand Canal mysteriously turns phosphorescent green
- Young Ontario couple killed by landlord over tenancy dispute, police say
- Video ‘bares’ all: Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume
- Get a Mess-Free Tan in 1 Hour and Save 63% On Tan-Luxe Self-Tanning Mousse
- Microsoft president Brad Smith on real concern about Chinese malware targeting critical infrastructure
- Russia claims to repel invasion from Ukraine as 9-year-old girl, 2 others killed in latest attack on Kyiv
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
- As China raids U.S. businesses and arrests workers, the corporate landscape is getting very risky
Ranking
- Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas says he was detained in airport over being ‘disoriented’
- Sephora 24-Hour Flash Sale: 50% Off Dermalogica, Urban Decay, Clinique, PMD, and More
- Why The Voice's Niall Horan Jokes Blake Shelton Was Drunk for This Audition
- Behati Prinsloo Shares Photo of How Baby No. 3 Will Be Loved By Her and Adam Levine’s Daughters
- Kalen DeBoer, Jalen Milroe save Alabama football season, as LSU's Brian Kelly goes splat
- Chanel West Coast Details Her Next Chapter After Leaving Ridiculousness
- Yara Shahidi Announces Grown-ish Is Ending With Sixth and Final Season
- Ukrainian military chief hints that counteroffensive could be coming soon
Recommendation
-
Younghoo Koo takes blame for Falcons loss to Saints: 'This game is fully on me'
-
Expecto Intense Feelings Reading Tom Felton's Tribute to Harry Potter Star Robbie Coltrane
-
Pope Francis Hospitalized With Respiratory Infection
-
Pope Francis Hospitalized With Respiratory Infection
-
'I know how to do math': New Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp deal is not coming back
-
Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning Are Polar Opposites in Rare Red Carpet Appearance Together
-
Blinken planning to travel to China soon for high-level talks
-
Ridiculousness Reveals Star-Studded Lineup of Guest Hosts After Chanel West Coast's Exit