Paul Mangwana
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Paul Mangwana is a Zimbabwe
an politician, currently serving as Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment.
Mangwana, who had previously served as Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, was appointed as Minister of State for State Enterprises and Parastatals on August 25, 2002. He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare on February 9, 2004 and later served as acting Minister of Information before being appointed as Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment on February 6, 2007.
After the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill, which provides for Zimbabweans to hold a majority share in all businesses, was passed in March 2008, Mangwana said that the law did not mean expropriation would take place and that there was "no reason to panic". He noted that existing businesses would "need time to adjust" and said that "engagement and consultation" would take place within a timeframe of perhaps five or ten years. Defending the law, he said that "the revolution is not complete until indigenous Zimbabweans own the means of production".
Mangwana was nominated by ZANU-PF as its candidate for the House of Assembly
seat from Chivi Central constituency, in Masvingo Province, in the March 2008 parliamentary election
. He won the seat with 8,228 votes, defeating Chivhanga Henry of the Movement for Democratic Change
, who received 6,471 votes, and Mufudzi Tinashe, an independent who received 452 votes.
On January 7, 2009, The Herald reported that Mangwana was taking over as Acting Minister of Information and Publicity following the dismissal of Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
, who failed to win a seat in the 2008 election.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an politician, currently serving as Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment.
Mangwana, who had previously served as Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, was appointed as Minister of State for State Enterprises and Parastatals on August 25, 2002. He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare on February 9, 2004 and later served as acting Minister of Information before being appointed as Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment on February 6, 2007.
After the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill, which provides for Zimbabweans to hold a majority share in all businesses, was passed in March 2008, Mangwana said that the law did not mean expropriation would take place and that there was "no reason to panic". He noted that existing businesses would "need time to adjust" and said that "engagement and consultation" would take place within a timeframe of perhaps five or ten years. Defending the law, he said that "the revolution is not complete until indigenous Zimbabweans own the means of production".
Mangwana was nominated by ZANU-PF as its candidate for the House of Assembly
House of Assembly of Zimbabwe
The House of Assembly of Zimbabwe is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It was the unicameral legislative body from 1989 until late November 2005, when the Senate was re-introduced....
seat from Chivi Central constituency, in Masvingo Province, in the March 2008 parliamentary election
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008
A parliamentary election was held in Zimbabwe on March 29, 2008 to elect members to both the House of Assembly and the Senate of the Zimbabwean parliament...
. He won the seat with 8,228 votes, defeating Chivhanga Henry of the Movement for Democratic Change
Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...
, who received 6,471 votes, and Mufudzi Tinashe, an independent who received 452 votes.
On January 7, 2009, The Herald reported that Mangwana was taking over as Acting Minister of Information and Publicity following the dismissal of Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
Sikhanyiso Ndlovu
Sikhanyiso Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean politician and a former Minister of Information and Publicity. He is also a member of the ZANU-PF Politburo.-Political career:...
, who failed to win a seat in the 2008 election.