Source: Chiwenga Appointed Defence Minister | ZimEye
By Langton Ncube| President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Vice President Constatino Chiwenga the Defence and War veterans minister .
According to a statement issued by the acting chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Justin Mupanhanga,Vice President Kembo Mohadi has also been assigned to oversee the National Peace and Reconciliation ministry.
Chiwenga was also yesterday sworn in as the country’s first deputy Vice President.
He was the commander of the Zimbabwe defence Forces before he was retired to take up the Vice President’s position.
Chiwenga was the leader of the coup which pushed the former head of state Robert Mugabe out of power last month.
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This is a good reward for getting the top job for ED. It was not a coup – remember?