Debra Matabvu
Senior Reporter
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday began his month-long annual vacation following a year of overseeing the completion and commissioning of various high impact projects.
He is expected to resume his duties in February next year.
In a statement, Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr George Charamba, said the President will vacation in the country.
“His Excellency, the President, Dr E.D Mnangagwa has started his month-long annual vacation from today, the 23rd of December,” Mr Charamba said.
During his vacation, Vice Presidents Dr Kembo Mohadi and Dr Constantino Chiwenga will take turns acting.
“Vice President Mohadi will stand in for the President from 23rd to 31st December 2025,” Mr Charamba added.
“Thereafter, Vice President Chiwenga will act from 1st to 13th January.
“Vice President Mohadi will resume acting responsibilities from 14th January, until His Excellency the President is back at work in the early part of February 2026.”
Speaking at the last Cabinet meeting recently, the President said this year had witnessed a resounding success in particular the strengthening of the macro-economic environment.
President Mnangagwa also commended the various projects completed during the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS) and urged continued hard work as the country begins the implementation of NDS 2 next year.
President Mnangagwa this year commissioned various high impact projects, among them the Trabablas Interchange (formerly Mbudzi Roundabout) in May and announcing of new road and interchanges on the Mutare and Harare Drive.
The President also commissioned Zimbabwe’s first-ever Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered grain silos in Kwekwe in May comprising of seven modern silos with a total capacity of 56 000 tonnes and a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence-powered Grain Marketing Board Silo Complex in Mutare.
President Mnangagwa’s administration also began a hospital rehabilitation programme which forms a core part of the Second Republic’s broader commitment to public health, often reinforced by first-hand inspections of facilities.
The hospital rehabilitation focuses on transforming large referral hospitals like Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and Mpilo Central Hospital, upgrading infrastructure which includes providing solar power, water, facilities and modernising equipment and securing international partnerships, with significant funds allocated in the Budget for enhanced healthcare delivery.
In the 2026 National Budget, the Government has set aside ZiG4 billion for major hospitals and the upgrading of ambulance services. The funding is anchored on the 2026 Zimbabwe Infrastructure Investment Programme, a blueprint that outlines a clear pathway for upgrading and equipping healthcare institutions from central hospitals down to rural clinics.
An inter-ministerial committee will be formed to steer the projects, bringing together the Office of the President and Cabinet, the ministries of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion; Health and Child Care and Local Government and Public Works.
The committee will approve designs, manage payments and monitor the progress and quality of works.
The President commissioned the Midlands Park Housing Project in Zvishavane, a multi-million dollar investment and 96 housing units at the ZRP Tomlinson Depot (renamed ZRP Chimoio) in Harare.
Other projects include Zimplats Smelter and Solar Projects and Agro-Processing Facilities at National Foods Headquarters in Harare. President Mnangagwa also commissioned the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School, among other projects.
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