Elton Mangoma

Elton Steers Mangoma is a former Zimbabwe Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.^[1] He was a Member of House of Assembly for Makoni North (MDC-T).

Career

A senior official in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change party, Mangoma was the party's founding member in 1999. He was one of the country's first few black Chartered Accountants. Before launching his political career, he established himself as an astute manager with a lot of companies including Deloitte& Touche and Delta Corporation.

Arrest

On 10 March 2011 Mangoma was arrested on charges of corruption, which party leader Tsvangirai concluded were politically motivated. The arrest was said to be in connection with a fuel deal Mangoma made in December with a little-known South African company.

However it is widely felt that the arrest was a farce and another intimidation ploy from the Mugabe regime. On 7 March 2014, the MDC national council suspended him from the party in what his sympathisers viewed as a purge of dissenting voices in the MDC T.

References

Zimbabwe Energy Minister Elton Mangoma arrested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12703119 Retrieved 11 March 2011 Elton Steer Mangoma Profile Africa Confidential http://www.africa-confidential.com/whos-who-profile/id/3049/ Retrieved 11 March 2011

Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government of Morgan Tsvangirai
February 2009–September 2013 (in coalition)
Morgan Tsvangirai (Prime Minister) Arthur Mutambara / Thokozani Khuphe (Deputy Prime Ministers) Tendai Biti (Finance) Elphas Mukonoweshuro ( Public Service) Henry Dzinotyiwei (Science and Technology Development) Elton Mangoma (Economic Planning and Investment Promotion) Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga (Regional Integration and International Cooperation) Giles Mutsekwa / Kembo Mohadi (Home Affairs) Henry Madzorera (Health and Child Welfare) David Coltart (Education, Sport and Culture) Eric Matinenga (Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs) Olivia Muchena (Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Emmerson Mnangagwa (Defence) Savior Kasukuwere (Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment) Ignatious Chombo (Local Government and Urban Development) Patrick Chinamasa (Justice ) Joseph Made (Agriculture) Herbert Murerwa (Lands and Land Resettlement) Francis Nhema (Environment) Walter Mzembi (Tourism) Nicholas Goche (Transport) Obert Mpofu (Mines and Mining Development) Samuel Sipepa Nkomo (State Enterprise and Parastatals) Nelson Chamisa (Information and Communications Technology) Welshman Ncube (Industry and Commerce) Theresa Makoni (Public Works) Fidelis Mhashu (National Housing and Social Amenities) Elias Mudzuri (Energy and Power Development) Joel Gabuza (Water Resources and Development Paurine Mpariwa (Labour and Social Welfare Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (Foreign Affairs) Webster Shamu (Information and Publicity) Stan Mudenge (Higher and Tertiary Education)