Cain Mathema

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Cain Mathema
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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 74)
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. Ambassador Cain Mathema was a statesman and prolific author. He was born in Sipepa, Tsholotsho District. This is one of the first native reserves created by Cecil John Rhodes and his fellow colonialist settlers in 1984. Appalled by the dehumanizing livelihood conditions for black people in what was then called Southern Rhodesia; Cain Mathema joined the armed liberation struggle under ZAPU in 1968.

Soon after independence, Ambassador Cain Mathema worked as a senior civil servant in the government of Zimbabwe. He later contested for political office and has since served as a Member of Parliament, Senator, and cabinet minister. He has served in different ministries, and is currently the substantive Minister of Primary and Secondary Education. When he was the Minister of State for Matabeleland North, Ambassador Cain Mathema spearheaded the Intwasa annual festival which is now commemorated annually as a national event.

Cain Mathema is a published Ndebele and English poet, playwright short story writer and cartoonist. He has published over 20 books on economics, politics, political economy, news media, cooperatives, human resources, language, social cohesion, culture and philosophy. His books are published by different publishing houses which include but are not limited to, Mambo Press, Longman Press, Mathema Publishers, College Press and the University of Zimbabwe amongst others. In the year 2005, Mambo Press won a NAMA award for publishing Cain Mathema’s outstanding Ndebele book called ‘Umnvundla’. In 2004 and 2005, Cain Mathema also won a NAMA award for his outstanding book called ‘Ulimi Lwami’. His works have been used in local universities and beyond.

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]

Since 2005, he has been placed on the United States sanctions list.[10]

In late February 2008, he was present at rally supporting ZANU-PF candidate Sikhanyiso Ndlovu's bid for the Pelandaba-Mpopoma constituency seat.[11]

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.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "President Mugabe reshuffles cabinet". BBC. 26 July 1997.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe: Ten new ministers, two governors sworn in". BBC Monitoring Africa. Factiva. 10 February 2004.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe Cabinet Announcement". The Herald. Zimbabwe Situation. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  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.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Mudzingwa, Tobias (7 September 2018). "Zimbabwe: President Announces Cabinet". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  10. ^ Issuance of new Zimbabwe Executive Order; Zimbabwe designations and designations updates.
  11. ^ ZANU-Pf Candidates campaign [1] Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 25 February 2008)
  12. ^ Chibhamu, Anna (23 December 2016). "Zimbabwe: Minister Mathema Weds 23 Year Old Lover". New Zimbabwe.
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