Zimbabwe's newly reelected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts
Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet that includes one of his sons and one of his nephews HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday after appoint ing one of his sons and one of his nephew s to deputy minister posts . Mnangagwa's Cabinet was largely made up of loyalists from his ruling ZANU-PF party. The move to appoint his 34-year-old son David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa as deputy finance minister and nephew Tongai Mnangagwa as deputy tourism minister was criticized by the opposition. Mnangagwa, 80, did not include any members of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party, which has rejected his victory in elections last month. The credibility of the vote was also questioned by both Western and African observers. Mnangagwa retained many of his old minister s in his new Cabinet while also including several younger members of ZANU-PF. The opposition CCC said Mna...