President Mnangagwa Appoints Dr Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion

Zimbabwean business tycoon and Zanu PF Senator Dr Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been appointed Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, with immediate effect.

The announcement was made this evening by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Martin Rushwaya.

Professor Mthuli Ncube has been reassigned as Minister of Finance.

The appointment of Dr Tagwirei is expected to strengthen the Government’s efforts to accelerate economic development and achieve Zimbabwe’s target of attaining an upper-middle-income economy by 2030.

Dr Tagwirei has extensive business interests spanning the fuel, construction, mining and agricultural sectors.

He also chairs the Land Tenure Committee, which is tasked with facilitating the transition of agricultural and urban State land beneficiaries from offer letters, permits and 99-year leases to bankable and legally enforceable title deeds.

Dr Tagwirei has also been involved in several major national projects, including the Trabablas Road Interchange, among other infrastructure and development initiatives.