Winston Chitando

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Zimbabwean politician

The Honourable Winston Chitando MP

Minister of Mines and Mining Development
In office 24 April 2024 – 8 December 2025
President	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Deputy	Polite Kambamura
Preceded by	Soda Zhemu
Succeeded by	Polite Kambamura
In office 4 December 2017 – 22 August 2023
President	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Deputy	Polite Kambamura
Preceded by	Walter Chidhakwa
Succeeded by	Soda Zhemu
Member of Parliament for Gutu Central
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 August 2018
President	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded by	Lovemore Matuke
Constituency	Gutu Central
Majority	7,244 (36.0%)
Minister of Local Government and Public Works
In office 12 September 2023 – 24 April 2024
President	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Deputy	Benjamin Kabikira
Preceded by	July Moyo
Succeeded by	Daniel Garwe

Personal details
Party	ZANU-PF

Winston Chitando is a Zimbabwean politician.

He completed a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Zimbabwe in November 1984. In 1984, he joined Anglo American Corporation as a graduate trainee and worked for the group for a total of 11 years, rising through the group's ranks to hold various positions and directorships in a number of industrial and mining companies which were part of the Anglo American group. ^[1]

Career

In December 2017 was appointed the country's Minister of Mines and Mining Development.^[2]^[3] He is a member of Zanu-PF and is the member of parliament for Gutu Central.^[4] He was ordered imprisoned in February 2020 for contempt of court for failing to transfer ownership over mining claims.^[5]

Prior to becoming a politician, he led mine operations^[6] at Mimosa Holdings^[7] and Hwange Colliery Company Limited.^[2]

Winston Chitando is the son of Nyengeterai Chitando and David Kwangware Gwatima Chitando.^[8]

References

↑ "Winston Chitando Minister of Mines and Mining Development Zimbabwe" (PDF). Zimbabwe Ministry of Mines and Mining Development. January 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
1 2 "Mining Indaba - Hon. Winston Chitando". Investing in African Mining. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
↑ "Mnangagwa names Zimbabwe's new cabinet". IOL News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
↑ "Be patient with government-Gutu residents told". www.hararepost.co.zw. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
↑ Herald, The (13 February 2020). "Mines Minister guilty of contempt". The Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
↑ Stoddard, Ed; Lewis, Barbara (8 February 2018). "Political shifts lift investor mood in southern African mining". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
↑ Moyo, Jason (15 April 2011). "Zim's poor mining towns feel pinch". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
↑ Homba, Tawanda. "Mimosa CEO's mother dies". The Mirror. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

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Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing	July Moyo (2017–2023) Winston Chitando (2023–2024) Daniel Garwe (2024–present)
Minister of Mines and Mining Development	Winston Chitando (2017–2023) Soda Zhemu (2023–2024) Winston Chitando (2024–2025) Polite Kambamura (2025-present)
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