Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Zimbabwe |
| Headquarters | 16th Floor Kaguvi Building, Corner Central Ave and Simon Muzenda St, Harare 17°49′25″S 31°03′14″E / 17.82366°S 31.05391°E |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Website | transcom |
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development is the government ministry of Zimbabwe responsible for the management of transport and infrastructure and services within the country. Felix Mhona has been the minister since February 2021.
During the period of the Government of National Unity, the ministry was known as the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development. Then-president Robert Mugabe allocated oversight of the Interception of Communications Act to Nicholas Goche, who was the Minister of Transport at the time and a Mugabe loyalist. The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology was led by Nelson Chamisa, a Tsvangirai loyalist.[1]
Subsidiary units
[edit]The Ministry oversees the following parastatal organisms:
- National Railways of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO)
- Air Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe National Roads Administration
Leaders
[edit]Ministers
[edit]- 2009 – 2014 Nicholas Goche[2][3]
- 2014 – 2015 Obert Mpofu[4]
- 2015 – 2018 Joram MacDonald Gumbo[4][5]
- September 2018 – January 2021, Joel Matiza.[6]
- from February 2021 – Felix Mhona.
Deputy ministers
[edit]- The deputy minister from 2009 was Tichaona Mudzingwa until his death in early April 2012.[7][8]
- Deputy minister until May 2019 was Fortune Chasi,[5]
- From February 2021 the deputy minister is Michael Madiro.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Goche to oversee mail-spying law". The Zimbabwean. The Zimbabwean. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Cabinet sworn in amid chaotic scenes". NewZimbabwe.com. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Sibindi, Lloyd (6 December 2015). "Minister in Hot Soup for the Disappearance of $3 million". My Zimbabwe News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ncube sworn in". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Joram Gumbo moved from Energy Ministry". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
- ^ Kuwaza, Kudzai (14 September 2018). "New cabinet an average team". Zimbabwe Independent. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Mugabe swears in 19 deputy ministers, 5 Ministers of State". NewZimbabwe.com. 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Deputy Minister Mudzingwa dies". The Chronicle. Zimbabwe. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019.
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