BREAKING: Pfungwa Kunaka appointed Mines Perm Sec
Mines and Mining Development Principal Director Pfungwa Kunaka has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary of Mines and Mining Development.
Kunaka replaces Onesimo Mazai who has been at the helm after serving for four years. Moyo served as the general manager of Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) before his appointment to Perm Sec.
Who is Pfungwa Kunaka
Pfungwa Kunaka holds a BSc Degree in Economics. He rose within Government services from being an Economist in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to the post of Chief Economist Revenue Expenditure, Director, National Budgeting, Chief Director, Resource Mobilisation, Chief Director, Fiscal Policy and Advisory Services and Chief Director, Expenditure Management which Chief Director posts he held since 2007. This experience exposed Mr Kunaka to the planning, evaluation and financing of a wide range of investment projects and programmes by all government ministries, including in the mining sector. In addition, Mr Kunaka engaged with several development partners at bilateral and multilateral levels, and with international financial institutions to hammer out projects, programmes and investment deals on behalf of the country. Under the Second Republic, Mr Kunaka was seconded to the One Stop Shop Investment under the Office of the President and Cabinet to establish the formative infrastructure to operationalise the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Authority (ZIDA). He sits on the Boards of various investment and financial institutions in Zimbabwe.
Kunaka thus brings a vast knowledge of, and experience in public administration and management across all sectors of government, and a deep understanding of the sectors of the economy in relation to their contribution to inclusive and sustainable national development. He is a strategic thinker with a sharp eye for financial analysis and management, evaluation of investments, and negotiation of agreements to the best advantage of the country. The deployment of Mr Kunaka to the mining sector will therefore bring the requisite stability and sustain inclusive growth in the industry in its quest to meet its strategic targets under the ongoing national development programmes in consonance with the realisation of Vision 2030.
Pfungwa Kunaka’s appointment is effective 22nd August 2022