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EIGHT ministers have retained their portfolios in the new Cabinet announced yesterday, a reaffirmation of the presidium’s faith in their capabilities.Tourism and Hospitality Minister Walter Mzembi, Small to Medium Enterprises Minister Sithembiso Nyoni, Presidential Affairs Minister Didymus Mutasa, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi and Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo and the Minister of State in the Office of Vice President Mujuru’s Office Sylvester Nguni, were re-appointed to their respective portfolios.
In an interview, Minister Mzembi, who successfully coordinated the just-ended United Nations World Tourism Organisation summit in Victoria Falls could not hide his joy at the re-appointment.
“Obviously I am happy for being re-appointed to the ministry. It is a reaffirmation of the President’s faith in the work that we are doing and the discharge of the mandate and interpretation of his dream for tourism and hospitality.
“Glory is not mine, it belongs to the people of Masvingo who have chosen me to continue representing them and in the process making me available for deployment by the President,” he said.
Minister Mzembi also expressed gratitude to the tourism stakeholders who have assisted him in achieving the country’s tourism dream.
“I would like to express my gratitude to the sectoral stakeholders, the ministry, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, the public and international community at large, who have contributed to my success as the minister,” said Minister Mzembi.
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