Mugabe's new economic and political war Cabinet
Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Herald

PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday described his new Cabinet as an economic and political war Cabinet to tackle the current economic problems and the British-led Western vilification campaign against Zimbabwe.

"We have just sworn in our new Cabinet and Deputy Ministers who . . . are really an economic war Cabinet on one side and taking into account the actions by Britain and its allies, they are on the other hand a political war Cabinet.

"If you look at them, they are men and women full of fight and punch," Cde Mugabe said.

The President was speaking to journalists after swearing in the new Cabinet at State House.

He said from now on the Government must be practical and be in touch with events on the ground as much as possible.

"What we need now is a Cabinet of ministers who will always be on their feet ensuring the programmes that we have agreed on are taking place and those already taking place are moving. MORE 

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