His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa has appointed Lieutenant General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe as the new Minister of Sport, Recreation and Arts with immediate effect.
The appointment is in terms of section 104 (3) of the country’s constitution.
The appointment follows the election of the former Minister Hon. Kirsty Coventry to the position of the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Hon Coventry assumes IOC duties in June this year. Minister Coventry’s appointment was also terminated by the President in terms of section 108 (1) of the constitution.
Prior to the reassignment, Lieutenant General Sanyatwe was retired from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and the position of Commander Zimbabwe Defences forces with immediate effect in line with the country’s constitution section 216 (2) (Command of Defence Forces) as read with section 340 (1)(f) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and section 115 (Commander in Chief Prerogative).
