Frederick Shava
| Dr Frederick Shava | |
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| Born | Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
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| Organization | Zanu-PF |
| Known for | Being an Zimbabwean Ambassador |
Frederick Shava (Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava) is a Zimbabwean politician and a member of Zanu-PF. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1980. He has worked as Zimbabwe's ambassador to China, a consultant on Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary reform, Minister of State for Political Affairs in 1987 and Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Development from 1981 to 1986. He served as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Nations in New York until 2021. During his tenure at the United Nations, he was elected as the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on 28 July 2016. During his tenure as State Minister, Shava was implicated in the Willowgate Scandal.
On 8 February 2021, he was named as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade replacing the late Sibusiso Moyo.
Personal Details
Born: 20 March 1949. Chibi.
[1]
School / Education
Secondary: Kuredza High Achool, Kadoma.
Kutama College and St Ignatius College. [1]
BSc, university of Zambia.
MSc, DIC, PhD, London.
Shava holds a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Philosophy in parasitology from Royal Holloway College; a Master of Science in nematology from Imperial College; and a Bachelor of Science in biology from University of Zimbabwe.[2]
Service / Career
1970 to 72 - Chairman of Zanu, University of Reading.
1972 to 1980 - many Zanu posts in Europe. [1]
From 1981 to 1986 he was the Minister of Labour, Manpower Planning and Development before being appointed the Minister of State for Political Affairs in 1987.
In the Zimbabwe 1985 Parliamentary Election, Chirumanzu returned to Parliament:
- Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava of Zanu PF - 29 197 votes.
- Dzingirayi Munodawafa of UANC - 268 votes.
- Samson Hlanga Mpanduki of PF-ZAPU - 252 votes.
In the 2000 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Mkoba returned to Parliament:
- Stanley Bethel Makwembere of MDC with 14 587 votes,
- Frederick Shava of Zanu PF with 4 840 votes,
- Lot Macharaga of ZUD with 1 011 votes,
- Alois Matsika Mudhavanhu of ZIP with 72 votes,
- John Samubvu, Independent, with 64 votes,
- Maxwell Mupukuta of UP with 0 votes.
From 2003 to 2004, Shava was a consultant on Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary reform. He was also Zimbabwe's ambassador to China since 2007 before he was appointed the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Nations in New York by President Robert Mugabe in 2014 taking over from Chitsaka Chipaziwa. He was appointed the President of the Economic and Social Council on 28 July 2016.
On 8 February 2021, he was named as Foreign Affairs and International Trade replacing Sibusiso Moyo.
Following the 23-24 August 2023 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced his new cabinet on 11 September 2023. The Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs And International Trade is Frederick Shava.
Events
Willowgate Scandal
Shava was implicated in the Willowgate Scandal by the Sandura Commission which was headed by former Judge President Wilson Sandura. Then Minister of State, Shava, had bought and sold so many vehicles that the Sandura Commission criticized him for "behaving like a car dealer," because he made about $70,000 in a year. [3]
He resigned after having given false testimony to the commission investigating the affair. Shava said he stepped down because he had embarrassed the government and especially Mugabe,
I failed him. My conscience does not allow me to continue in this office of high esteem.
After his conviction, Shava was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment with no option of a fine, but Mugabe acted swiftly and issued a presidential pardon 24 hours later. “Who among us has not lied? Yesterday you were with your girlfriend and you told your wife that you were with the Prime Minister. Should you get nine months for that?” Mugabe queried as he freed Shava. Following this statement, the State immediately halted plans to charge other ministers accused of perjury in one of the first high-profile corruption scandals to hit the newly-independent country.[5]
Farm Mechanisation Scheme
In July 2020, Frederick Shava was listed, in the BSR of 18 July 2020, as a beneficiary in the 2007 RBZ Farm Mechanisation Scheme, as a result of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme.
The data is analysed by recipients origin:.
- Mashonaland provinces had the most beneficiaries, both in terms of numbers and value.
Mashonaland East got US$47,5 million,
Mashonaland West US$44,7 million
Mashonaland Central had US$34,2 million.
- Two Matebeleland provinces had a combined total of US$13,9 million.
- Masvingo US$26,4 million,
- Manicaland US$18 million
- Midlands US$14 million.
Frederick Shava is listed under the thematic group “Politicians”. According to the list, he got a loan of US$62,217.00. [6]
Nomination Court 2023
The ZEC list of candidates for the August 2023 elections for Midlands Province have been released. [7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [Diana Mitchell, African Nationalist Leaders in Zimbabwe: Who’s Who 1980], "African Nationalist Leaders in Zimbabwe: Who’s Who 1980, (Cannon Press, Salisbury, 1980), Retrieved: 16 November 2020
- ↑ New Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe Presents Credentials, United Nations, published: September 19, 2014, retrieved: September 19, 2016
- ↑ MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, Uproar in Zimbabwe : Just for Once, Corruption's a Real Scandal, LA Times, Published: 20 April 1989, Retrieved: 9 September 2016
- ↑ Karl Maier, Outcry Over Corruption Shakes Zimbabwe Ruling Party, The Christian Science Monitor, published: March 14, 1989, retrieved: September 19, 2016
- ↑ Paidamoyo Muzulu, [1], Newsday, Published: 21 September, 2016, Accessed: 19 July, 2020
- ↑ https://www.bigsr.co.uk/single-post/2020/07/18/BSR-EXCLUSIVE-Beneficiaries-of-the-RBZ loan of US$325,368.00-Farm-Mechanisation-Scheme BSR EXCLUSIVE: Beneficiaries of the RBZ Farm Mechanisation Scheme], Big Saturday Read, Published: 18 July 2020 Retrieved: 18 July 2020
- ↑ [Government Gazette Extraordinary, Vol. CI, No. 64 30th June, 2023], Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. CI, No. 64 30th June, 2023, Published: 30 June 2023, Retrieved: 30 June 2023
