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Cain Mathema
Minister Cain Mathema, August 2015
Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage
Assumed office
7 September 2018
PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded byObert Mpofu
Personal details
Born (1947-01-25) 25 January 1947 (age 77)
Southern Rhodesia
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU-PF

Cain Ginyilitshe Ndabazekhaya Mathema (born 25 January 1947) is a Zimbabwean politician and has held various cabinet roles in the Robert Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa governments. He is a member of Zanu-PF.

Political career

In Robert Mugabe's government, Mathema served as:

  • Deputy Minister of Rural Resources and Water Development - 1997 [1]
  • Ambassador to Zambia
  • Governor for Bulawayo - February 2004 - September 2013[2]
  • Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Matebeleland North - September 2013 - October 2017[3][4]
  • Minister of War Veteran - October 2017 - November 2017[5]

In Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, Mathema has served as:

  • Minister of State for Matabeleland North - December 2017 - September 2018[6][7]
  • Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage - September 2018 - November 2019[7][8]
  • Minister of Primary and Secondary Education - November 2019 - present[8][9]

In late February 2008, he was present at rally supporting ZANU-PF candidate Sikhanyiso Ndlovu's bid for the Pelandaba-Mpopoma constituency seat.[10]

On 6 November 2018 he promised to crush anti-government demonstrations which he alleges were being planned by Nelson Chamisa[citation needed].

Personal life

In December 2016, Cain who was then Matebeleland North Provincial Governor, married 23-year-old Bathabetsoe Nare who was 47 years his junior.[11]

References

  1. ^ "President Mugabe reshuffles cabinet". BBC. 26 July 1997.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe: Ten new ministers, two governors sworn in". BBC Monitoring Africa. Factiva. 10 February 2004.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe Cabinet Announcement". The Herald. Zimbabwe Situation. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ newsday (10 October 2017). "Mugabe in shock Cabinet reshuffle". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe's Mugabe reshuffles cabinet - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Mnangagwa names Zimbabwe's new cabinet". IOL News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b Mudzingwa, Tobias (7 September 2018). "Zimbabwe: President Announces Cabinet". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "The New Ministerial Line-up". The Zimbabwean. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Who is Who". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ ZANU-Pf Candidates campaign [1] Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 25 February 2008)
  11. ^ Chibhamu, Anna (23 December 2016). "Zimbabwe: Minister Mathema Weds 23 Year Old Lover". New Zimbabwe.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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