Tongai Mnangagwa Explained

Tongai Mnangagwa
Office:Member of Parliament
for Hunyani
Constituency:Hunyani
Termstart:25 August 2023
Predecessor:New constituency
Parliament:10th Parliament of Zimbabwe
President:Emmerson Mnangagwa
Office2:Member of Parliament
for Harare South
Predecessor2:Shadreck Mashayamombe
Parliament2:9th Parliament of Zimbabwe
Termstart2:3 August 2018
Termend2:22 August 2023
Constituency2:Harare South
President2:Emmerson Mnangagwa
Successor2:Trymore Kanupula
Birth Date:10 February 1978
Birth Place:Zambia
Relations:Emmerson Mnangagwa (uncle)
Auxilia Mnangagwa (aunt)
Children:6: Jeremy, Jamie, Jamimah, Jayden, Jamilah, Jamal
Alma Mater:Harare Polytechnic
Residence:Harare, Zimbabwe
Party:ZANU–PF

Tongai Mafidi Mnangagwa (born 10 February 1978) is a Zimbabwean politician who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the Hunyani constituency. He is the nephew of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Early life and education

Mnangagwa was born on 10 February 1978 in Zambia.[1] He moved to Zimbabwe as a young child, attending Haig Park Primary School in Harare. He did his O Levels at Gokomere High School, a Catholic boarding school in Masvingo Province, before completing his secondary education at Prince Edward School, a government high school in Harare. He then attended Harare Polytechnic, where he earned a certificate in marketing. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of science honors in development studies at the Zimbabwe Open University[2]

Political career

Mnangagwa joined ZANU–PF at age 18, and became the youth chairperson for the party's Tangwena District at age 20. Later, he moved to Harare South and joined the party's Leopold Takawira District as a committee member, later rising to become the political commissar of the main board.

In 2018, Mnangagwa was ZANU–PF's candidate for the House of Assembly in the 2018, running against over a dozen other candidates.[3] On election day, Mnangagwa won with a 39% plurality, defeating the two MDC Alliance candidates, incumbent Shadreck Mashayamombe, and Tichaona Saurombe, who received 24% and 12%, respectively, as well as the MDC–T candidate, Desmond Jambaya, who earned 6% of the vote. He was sworn into Parliament on 5 September 2018.

In the 2023 general election, he was elected to the newly established constituency of Hunyani.

Personal life

Mnangagwa is married and lives in the Mabelreign suburb of Harare. He has six children with his wife, Gwendolyn Mnangagwa.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Mnangagwa Tongai. Parliament of Zimbabwe.
  2. Web site: Home Zimbabwe Open University. 2021-01-28. www.zou.ac.zw.
  3. Web site: 2018 Elections: National Assembly Results. ZBC News. en-US. 2018-11-30.