malvernmugadzikwa
Online Reporter
PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA has appointed Mr Albert Tagiwa Chikondo and Ambassador Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba as permanent secretaries for the Ministries of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs; and Environment, Climate and Wildlife, respectively.
In a statement yesterday, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Martin Rushwaya said the appointments are with immediate effect.
“In terms of subsection (1) of Section 205 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, His Excellency the President, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, has appointed the following Permanent Secretaries: Mr Albert Tagiwa Chikondo — Ministry of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs; Ambassador Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba — Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife,” read the statement.
Mr Chikondo replaces Mr Clive Mphambela, who died on July 27 after sustaining injuries in a road traffic accident in Chivhu.
Ambassador Chifamba is a long-serving civil servant; he was Zimbabwe’s envoy to the United States since 2020.
He is also the country’s former ambassador to the European Union.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter