2021-03-02 12:05:39 GMT2021-03-02 20:05:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HARARE, March 2 (Xinhua) Frederick Shava was sworn in as Zimbabwe s new minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade at the State House in the capital Harare on Tuesday.
Shava, who has held various portfolios in government since Zimbabwe s independence in 1980, was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month following the death of Sibusiso Moyo who succumbed to COVID-19 related complications in January.
He previously served as Zimbabwe s ambassador to China before he was appointed Zimbabwe s permanent representative to the United Nations.
His appointment is one of several key cabinet appointments made last month by Mnangagwa following the deaths of three cabinet ministers from COVID-19.
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The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday gazetted the nomination of Dr Frederick Shava and Dorothy Mabika to replace the late Dr Sibusiso Moyo and Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba respectively as Senators after Zanu-PF submitted their names to the electoral management body.
The nomination of Dr Shava to become a Senator paves way for him to assume, after his swearing-in, the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade following his appointment by President Mnangagwa.
Dr Shava, who is currently Zimbabwe’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, United States, could not take oath of office together with four other appointees as his appointment had to be regularised in terms of the Constitution.
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