Chiwenga Back To The Heroes Acre
25 January 2025
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Munacho Gwamanda-Acting President Constantino Chiwenga is going back to the national Heroes Acre today to bury another hero.

At the national shrine, Chiwenga will bury former deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Justin Mupamhanga, who died Wednesday.

Mupamhanga was retired by Mnangagwa in 2019 after 36 years of service.

A war veteran who joined the liberation struggle in 1975 after leaving university, Mupamhanga took roles in ZANU and ZANLA’s commissariat and education departments.

Following independence, he joined the Mugabe administration in 1983, working in the Economics Division of the President’s Department (CIO).

His intelligence career flourished in 1992 when he was elevated to Deputy Director (External Intelligence).

Two years later, he was posted to London as Minister Counsellor.

Upon his return in 1998, Mupamhanga was tasked with transforming the Economics Division into a fully-fledged Economics Branch, creating strategic connections with national economic stakeholders.

One of his notable contributions came during the 1992 drought when he coordinated a high-stakes food security operation during the famous 1992 drought.

Collaborating with the then Air Force Commander Perrance Shiri, Major-General Amoth Chingombe (late), and Agriculture Secretary Ngoni Masoka, Mupamhanga oversaw maize imports.

He reprised similar roles during the 2001–2002 food crises.

As Secretary for Energy and Power Development, Mupamhanga tried to revive Zimbabwe’s energy sector, spearheading the restructuring of the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe during a severe fuel crisis.

He also led the transformation of ZESA into business units and played a pivotal role in establishing the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority.

In 2012, Mupamhanga was appointed Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, where he oversaw the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of government programs and projects.

Mupamhanga’s training and expertise in security intelligence and economic strategy cemented his legacy in Zimbabwe’s post-independence governance and crisis management efforts.