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Honeymoon over for Mnangagwa
05 Dec 2017 at 05:48hrs | Views
The honeymoon is over for President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he is under pressure to put in place significant social, economic and political reforms ahead of next year's elections to set himself apart for his predecessor, Robert Mugabe.
Mnangagwa's coming in was therefore touted as the dawn of a new era, with Zimbabwean from all the walks of life expecting a clean break with the past.
His inauguration speech was well received by the people, but just two weeks after his inauguration, Mnangagwa is already under serious pressure from a wide section of Zimbabwean after announcing a Cabinet line-up on Thursday packed with deadwood.
His Cabinet was also insensitive to issues of gender equality and youth empowerment with critics saying Mnangagwa demonstrated hypocritical respect towards these critical issues.
Thus pressure is mounting on Mnangagwa to deal with the economy, review several obnoxious legal and socio-political frameworks that were put in during its intervention last month.
Mnangagwa's coming in was therefore touted as the dawn of a new era, with Zimbabwean from all the walks of life expecting a clean break with the past.
His inauguration speech was well received by the people, but just two weeks after his inauguration, Mnangagwa is already under serious pressure from a wide section of Zimbabwean after announcing a Cabinet line-up on Thursday packed with deadwood.
His Cabinet was also insensitive to issues of gender equality and youth empowerment with critics saying Mnangagwa demonstrated hypocritical respect towards these critical issues.
Thus pressure is mounting on Mnangagwa to deal with the economy, review several obnoxious legal and socio-political frameworks that were put in during its intervention last month.
Source - Daily News
