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Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, Senior Reporter
TWO newly-appointed Ministers were sworn in by President Mnangagwa yesterday, and they immediately pledged to work hard to ensure the President’s vision of an empowered upper-middle-income society that leaves no place and no one behind is attained.
The new Ministers are Environment, Climate and Wildlife Minister Dr Evelyn Ndlovu and Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Albert Nguluvhe.
They were sworn in at State House in Harare.
Minister Ndlovu, who is the former Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs and Devolution, was once the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.
She replaces Dr Sithembiso Nyoni, who was relieved of her duties recently.
Speaking after the swearing in ceremony, Minister Ndlovu said she was geared to implement existing policies under her portfolio as tasked by the President.
“I am excited to be coming back to Cabinet and I am ready to work in that Ministry. I have to look at the policies that are there, so that I can then come up with new ideas.
“I also want to examine the international agreements that we have because we have got three critical areas that we should look at.
“We have sustainable development, which can only come if we address climate challenges that we are facing. So, we will be looking at the climate change issues seriously,” said Minister Ndlovu. She promised to also look into the monitoring and evaluation of programmes that are running in various State entities that fall under her Ministry.
On his part, Minister Nguluvhe, who replaced Minister Ndlovu as Minister of State for Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs and Devolution, pledged to bring development to the most marginalised areas in his province.
“I feel humbled by this appointment by the President. We are all aware of the President’s Vision 2030, so what is important is that I have to follow that.
“His vision talks of leaving nobody and no place behind. I have to go back and make sure that those devolution funds we are receiving work towards ensuring that no place and no one is going to be left behind,” he said.
Minister Nguluvhe, who is Beitbridge East legislator, has been driving massive infrastructure development in his constituency and is expected to lead more developmental projects in the whole province.
He has previously praised the Second Republic for leading the massive infrastructure development of Matabeleland South Province since 2018.
The province now boasts of many new clinics and schools while irrigation schemes such as Zhovhe are operating well, employing people and transforming their lives.
