Zimbabwe: Minister Defies Cabinet

By Clemence Manyukwe

Mines and Mining Development Minister, Walter Chidhakwa has defied a Cabinet resolution barring permanent secretaries from sitting on the boards of parastatals. Chidhakwa recently appointed new boards to run the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, the Mining Affairs Board as well as the Mining Promotion Corporation. But in violation of the recently announced guidelines that Cabinet approved on the back of reports of rampant corruption and looting at State-owned firms, the Minister appointed Mines and Mining Development permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga to the Mining Affairs as well as the Mining Promotion Corporation boards. The guidelines barred permanent secretaries from sitting on the boards of parastatals.

Gudyanga is now the chairperson of the Mining Affairs Board and at the same time chairing the Mining Promotion Corporation in an acting capacity.Gudyanga's appointment is in violation of a Cabinet resolution arrived at in March. Chidhakwa was not reachable for comment yesterday as his mobile went unanswered.

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