Tongai Mnangagwa
Member of Parliament
for Hunyani
Assumed office
25 August 2023
PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyHunyani
Member of Parliament
for Harare South
In office
3 August 2018 – 22 August 2023
PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded byShadreck Mashayamombe
Succeeded byTrymore Kanupula
ConstituencyHarare South
Personal details
Born (1978-02-10) 10 February 1978
Zambia
Political partyZANU–PF
Spouse
Gwendolyn Mnangagwa
​
(m. 2001)​
RelationsEmmerson Mnangagwa (uncle)
Auxilia Mnangagwa (aunt)
Children6: Jeremy, Jamie, Jamimah, Jayden, Jamilah, Jamal
Residence(s)Harare, Zimbabwe
Alma materHarare Polytechnic

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.[1] 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.[1] He then attended Harare Polytechnic, where he earned a certificate in marketing.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[3] 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.[1] He has six children with his wife, Gwendolyn Mnangagwa.

Electoral history

2023 Zimbabwean general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Tongai Mafidi MnangagwaZANU–PF13,24949.98
Lovemore ChinoputsaCCC10,23538.61
Terrence KhumbulaCCC2,6449.98
Pattence BaudiUnited Zimbabwe Alliance2580.97
Sarvory Pedzisai MasungaZNRP1200.45
Total26,506100.00
Majority3,01411.37
ZANU–PF win (new constituency)
Source: ZEC
2018 Zimbabwean general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Tongai Mafidi MnangagwaZANU–PF24,50338.70
Shadreck MashayamombeMDC Alliance21,37133.75
Tichaona Samuel SaurombeMDC Alliance7,67312.12
Desmond JambayaMDC-T4,0166.34
Robson KazeteteIndependent1,8362.90
Maxwell MunondoIndependent1,2742.01
Tatenda ChigwadaPeople's Rainbow Coalition6731.06
Spencer ChiwanikaNew Patriotic Front6170.97
Elliot PikiIndependent3980.63
Nathan Muchazondida NyambuyaIndependent3360.53
Hearvy NdagurwaZimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity1920.30
Gaylord Kurisa KurisaBuild Zimbabwe Alliance1500.24
Runwork MharadzeNational Constitutional Assembly1420.22
Super TanyiswaIndependent1360.21
Total63,317100.00
Valid votes63,31798.23
Invalid/blank votes1,1421.77
Total votes64,459100.00
Registered voters/turnout76,42584.34
Majority3,1324.95
ZANU–PF hold
Source: ZEC

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hon. Mnangagwa Tongai". Parliament of Zimbabwe.
  2. ↑ "Home | Zimbabwe Open University". www.zou.ac.zw. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "2018 Elections: National Assembly Results". ZBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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