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The Guardian - UK
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Nyasha Chingono in Harare

Zimbabwe’s president accused of nepotism after appointing son and nephew

Emmerson Mnangagwa at desk with flag behind him
Emmerson Mnangagwa announcing his new cabinet on 11 September. Photograph: Aaron Ufumeli/EPA

The Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, recently returned to power after a disputed election, has been accused by the opposition of attempting to create a family dynasty after appointing his son as deputy finance minister barely a week on from conferring his wife with an honorary doctorate.

Announcing his new cabinet on Monday, Mnangagwa said one of his younger sons, David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, would be second in charge at the Treasury, while appointing a nephew, Tongai, as deputy minister in the tourism minstry.

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