Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was born on 23 August 1982 and is a Zimbabwean businesswoman and politician.
16 Facts About Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was the Minister of State in the Office of Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe Phelekezela Mphoko from 2015 to 2018.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was the Member of Parliament for Mazowe Central from 2013 to 2018.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga's father Elias Kanengoni, who died in 2013, is a former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Organisation.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga completed her O Levels and A Levels at Girls High School in Harare.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga has played for the Zimbabwe women's national basketball team.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga attended the University of Cape Town in South Africa, graduating with a Bachelor of Social Science in Politics and Gender Studies.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga pursued a master's degree in strategic management from Chinhoyi University of Technology, ultimately graduating with a Master of Science in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe in 2016.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was then elected deputy secretary for health and child care, in the National Youth Executive.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was 31 at the time, making her one of the youngest members of parliament and the cabinet.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga organized a committee to investigation corruption within ZIFA, which revealed mismanagement and theft of funds by the association's leaders.
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In 2015, Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga was appointed Minister of State in the Office of the Vice-President of Zimbabwe, and was assigned to Second Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga's duties included managing the tasks assigned by President Mugabe to Vice-President Mphoko, and making sure the ministries the vice-president oversees were carrying out their roles effectively.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga owns a soybean farm in Mazowe that employs over 100 people, while her husband owns a mine in Filabusi and manages his father's company, Jabulani Safaris.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga's husband is involved in politics, having served as secretary of external affairs in the party's Youth League.
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Tabetha Kanengoni-Malinga enjoys traveling, cooking, visiting friends, watching DStv, and following basketball.