Abednico Ncube

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Abednico Ncube
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Abednico Ncube

(1954-04-13) 13 April 1954 (age 70)
NationalityZimbabwe
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    EmployerGovernment of Zimbabwe
    Political party Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front

    Abednico Ncube is a Zimbabwean politician and a member of the ZANU-PF who is the current Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland South Province. [1] [2] Having taking part in the July 2018 elections, Ncube was elected Member of Parliament for Gwanda South. [1] [3] In 2020, he worked as a police inspector. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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    Background

    Early life

    Ncube was born on 13 March 1954. With his late wife who passed away in early 2011 due to a kidney failure at Mpilo Central Hospital aged at 56, he had seven children and five grandchildren. After his wife's death, she was declared a liberation war heroine. [1]

    On 9 November 2016, as the Minister of Rural Development, Promotion Arts and National Heritage, Ncube installed Edwin Bhululu Sivalo Mahlangu as chief at a colourful ceremony. [6]

    Political work

    Ncube joined politics in early 1970s as a member of Zanu-PF. In the 2000s Parliamentary Election standing for Gwanda South, Ncube came up with 9913 votes. Again in 2013 elections, Ncube under Zanu PF came up with 5 701 votes. Ncube was made the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland South Province in 2013 elections. [1] In 2015, he was reassigned from being Provincial Affairs Minister for Matabeleland South and appointed Minister of Rural Development, Preservation and Promotion of Culture and Heritage by Robert Mugabe. [1] After the October 2017 cabinet reshuffle, he lost his titles and was succeeded by Aaron Maboyi Ncube, the former Minister of State for Matabeleland South province. He is a member of Zanu-PF. Subsequently, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Gwanda South in the July 2018 elections. Ncube also served as Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister. [1]

    Controversial and events

    Beating up of journalists

    Reports surfaced in early 2014 that Ncube had allegedly threatened to fight a Southern Eye journalist, Albert Ncube, for writing falsehoods about him. [9] Ncube was also reported to have further threatened another Southern Eye journalist named Ndunduzo Tshuma when he sought comment on Ncube's alleged threats on Albert. [9]

    Fraudulent

    In 2015, Ncube was allegedly reported to allocate Maleme Ranch to a central intelligence officer, Rodrick Mashingaidze without the consent of the lands committee and local traditional leaders. [10] When Mashingaidze moved on the land, he began forcing villagers and the white owners out of the land. After long quarrels, Mashingaidze reported the matter to the High Court on the basis of the allocation letter signed by Ncube. [10]

    Sickness infection

    In 2021, it was reported that Ncube with other government workers in the Matabeleland South Province had gone into isolation after testing positive for Covid-19. Ncube dismissed the claims. [11]

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