President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the new Cabinet Ministers to practice servant leadership by prioritising the interests of the people and not theirs.
Mnangagwa is in his second and final term following his re-election in disputed polls held on 23 and 24 August.
Addressing new Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, permanent secretaries, chief executive officers and chairpersons of parastatals and local authorities during a high-level retreat in Harare on Thursday, Mnangagwa said:
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Our people deserve quality, affordable and accessible services. Under our watch, as members of the Executive, more of our people must be taken out of poverty into prosperity, especially the vulnerable, women and youth.
To achieve this, servant leadership, continuous learning and the responsive implementation of policies and projects remain integral.
Further, we must work with a great sense of urgency, unity of purpose and seamless synergies.
… I will not accept the “shef-shef” mentality. We are servants of the people and must manage Government affairs with humility and servant leadership.
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Mnangagwa also said public entities should be reformed to guarantee their viability and profitability.
The President urged Ministers and Permanent Secretaries to promote inclusive participation of all the pertinent partners in the economy. He said:
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To enhance inclusive participation of all the stakeholders in the economy, ministers and permanent secretaries must be agile and provide the requisite leadership.
Participation in NDS1 thematic and technical working groups must be taken seriously and meetings, timeously convened.
Dereliction of duty in this regard will not be condoned. You are all directed to entrench the spirit of collaboration, partnerships and joint programming with all stakeholders.
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Mnangagwa said his administration will continue to create an environment that attracts investment. He said:
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Government must continue to create an enabling environment for investment. It is my expectation that over the next five years, government business will be anchored by the “Whole of Economy and Society Approach to Development”.
The open-door policy must be the norm and not an exception. Hence, stakeholder engagement and dialogue has to be promoted.
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"Serve The People With Humility", Mnangagwa Tells New Cabinet Ministers

Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) CEO, Chris Mugaga, has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa should appoint a fresh set of permanent secretaries with the requisite skills to lead the ministries.
Mnangagwa on Monday appointed a new 26-member cabinet following his re-election for a second and final term last month.
Speaking to ZBC, Mugaga said there should be deeper changes in the civil service and those who fail to deliver should be fired. He said:
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What is much more of a concern is not necessarily the personalities who comprise the Cabinet, but rather the institutional framework on deliverables.
The culture of delivery must be in place. Those who fail to deliver should be shown the exit door.
It’s also vital to appreciate that Cabinet (ministers) work with permanent secretaries.
We want to believe that, going forward, there will also be a review of the calibre of skills leading different ministries in the form of permanent secretaries.
If that’s done, then we can analyse the impact these Cabinet ministers will have.
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Ministers provide policy direction in government, with Permanent Secretaries responsible for running the Ministries.
Permanent Secretaries, who act as the CEOs of Ministries, are supported by directors of various units.
In 2021, Mnangagwa introduced performance-based contracts for Cabinet Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and heads of parastatals.
Meanwhile, Mnangagwa retained several individuals from the previous cabinet, among them Mthuli Ncube (Finance and Investment Promotion), Kazembe Kazembe (Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage), Ziyambi Ziyambi (Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs) Anxious Masuka (Lands and Agriculture), Amon Murwira (Higher and Tertiary Education) Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri (Defence and Security), and Frederick Shava (Foreign Affairs and International Trade).
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