Nkosana Moyo

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Nkosana Donald Moyo (born 29 August 1951) is a Zimbabwean physicist, an economist and politician who was Minister of Industry and International Trade. [1] [2] He resigned from this position in 2001 after criticising the ZANU-PF government headed by President Robert Mugabe. Moyo ran for the president of Zimbabwe in 2018 on a newly launched political platform, Alliance for the People’s Agenda scoring only 15,000 votes. [3] [4] His campaign focused on plans for economic expansion and fight against corruption.  He is the founder and remained the Executive chairman of Nelson Mandela Development Studies. He holds a PhD in Physics from Imperial College (University of London). [5] [6]

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Education and career

Nkosana Moyo was born in what was then Belingwe now Mberengwa, Rhodesia. He earned an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University in the UK and a PhD in Physics from Imperial College (University of London).  His early career was in academic and later moved to commerce and industry sector where he spent six years before transferring his services to financial sector. [7] He served as Managing Director of Standard Chartered Merchant Bank in Zimbabwe and rose to the position of Regional Head of Corporate Banking - Africa, based in London overseeing 14 African countries.  Moyo served as Managing Director and Country Head of Standard Chartered Bank in Tanzania. He served at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank as an Associate Director, based in Washington, with responsibility for all SMEs operations in Africa.  In 2004, he joined an equity firm, Actis operating in Africa, Asia and Latin as a Managing Partner and was the Advisor on Africa. [8] Between March 2009 and August 2011, Moyo was Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, African Development Bank. [9]

In 2000, President Robert Mugabe appointed Moyo into his cabinet as Minister of Industry and International Trade. While in this position, he criticised the ruling ZANU-PF policies and voluntarily tendered his resignation letter to President Mugabe from South Africa via fax to avoid possible confrontation with Mugabe in 2001. [1] After receiving the letter, President Mugabe reportedly labelled him a "coward" and "spineless" and further remarked “I do not want ministers who are in the habit of running away. I want those I can call amadoda sibili (real men), people with spine. Our revolution . . . was not fought by cowards. If some of you are getting weak-kneed, tell us and we will continue with the struggle”. [7]

Presidential run

2018

Moyo declared his presidential ambition on 29 June 2017 that he would run on the platform of Alliance for the People’s Agenda (APA) in the 2018 presidential election. [10] His campaign manifesto titled “It is time to rehabilitate Zimbabwe”, focused on issues such as economic management, service delivery, arresting corruption, reducing Government wage bill, human and social development, nation building, tourism, mining and agriculture. [11] [12]

In an informal survey conducted by  VOA Studio 7  on a social media platform, Twitter, about 72 per cent of the respondents said Moyo should withdraw from the race  while 13 per cent gave him a nod to contest in the poll. [13] The poll was not universal to reflect the popular view of Zimbabweans. Moyo, one of the 15 candidates for president scored a paltry 15,000 of the votes cast.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former Zimbabwe Minister Nkosana Moyo to Contest 2018 Presidential Election". VOA. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. ↑ newsday. "Nkosana Moyo keeps nation guessing on presidential bid". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Nkosana Moyo to do well in 2023 elections". www.thezimbabwemail.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Nkosana Moyo launches APA election manifesto - Business Daily News Zimbabwe". www.businessdaily.co.zw. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Old Mutual director quits to run for president in Zimbabwe". Wealth Manager. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Nkosana Moyo's APA announces its political come-back in 2023". NewZimbabwe.com. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  7. 1 2 "Nkosana D. Moyo". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  8. ↑ "Nkosana Moyo: The Economist". Global Press Journal. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  9. ↑ newsday. "Nkosana Moyo keeps nation guessing on presidential bid". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  10. ↑ "Nkosana Moyo launches APA election manifesto". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  11. ↑ Herald, The. "Nkosana Moyo launches APA election manifesto". The Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  12. ↑ newsday. "Nkosana Moyo sets date for manifesto launch". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  13. ↑ "Survey: Nkosana Moyo Should Abandon Zimbabwe's 2018 Presidential Race". VOA. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
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