{"id":7893,"date":"2018-01-24T09:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T09:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/president-mnangagwa-orders-ministers-top-govt-officials-to-declare-assets\/"},"modified":"2018-01-24T10:13:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T10:13:42","slug":"president-mnangagwa-orders-ministers-top-govt-officials-to-declare-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/president-mnangagwa-orders-ministers-top-govt-officials-to-declare-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"President Mnangagwa orders ministers, top govt officials to declare assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>President Mnangagwa<\/strong> of Zimbabwe has given cabinet ministers and senior government officials until the end of February to declare their assets.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa, 75, took power after Robert Mugabe was toppled by the military.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_899275\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 574px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-899275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mnangagwa-1.jpg?resize=574%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mnangagwa-1.jpg 574w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-58x41.jpg 58w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-260x185.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-182x130.jpg 182w\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"409\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-899275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mnangagwa-1.jpg?resize=574%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mnangagwa-1.jpg 574w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-58x41.jpg 58w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-260x185.jpg 260w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mnangagwa-182x130.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mnangagwa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He immediately promised to tackle corruption, especially in public institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Misheck Sibanda, chief secretary to the president and cabinet, said in a statement that it was now mandatory for cabinet ministers, their deputies, senior government officials and bosses of state-owned businesses to declare their assets.<\/p>\n<p>The officials will be required to disclose details on their <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/property-center-nigeria\/\">real estate<\/a>, other property valued above 100,000, dollars and shareholdings in businesses by Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president expects the full and urgent cooperation of all the affected office bearers,\u201d Sibanda said.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa, who is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, the first time by a Zimbabwean president, is trying to break with past policies of Mugabe in a bid to lure foreign investment and end the country\u2019s international pariah status.<\/p>\n<p>Under Mugabe\u2019s near four-decade rule, few government officials were arrested for corruption.<\/p>\n<p>When the military announced it had put Mugabe under house arrest on Nov. 15, it said it was targeting criminals that surrounded the 93-year-old leader.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, three former government ministers and allies of Mugabe have been arrested and charged in court for criminal abuse of office.<\/p>\n<p>The trio denies the charges and say they are being persecuted for supporting Mugabe and his wife Grace.<\/p>\n<p>NAN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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