Tongai Mnangagwa

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.

Tongai Mnangagwa
Member of Parliament for Hunyani
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 August 2023
President	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded by	New constituency
Constituency	Hunyani
Member of Parliament for Harare South
In office 3 August 2018 – 22 August 2023
President	Emmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded by	Shadreck Mashayamombe
Succeeded by	Trymore Kanupula
Constituency	Harare South
Personal details
Born	(1978-02-10) 10 February 1978 (age 46) Zambia
Political party	ZANU–PF
Spouse	Gwendolyn Mnangagwa ​ (m. 2001)​
Relations	Emmerson Mnangagwa (uncle) Auxilia Mnangagwa (aunt)
Children	6: Jeremy, Jamie, Jamimah, Jayden, Jamilah, Jamal
Residence(s)	Harare, Zimbabwe
Alma mater	Harare Polytechnic

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tongai Mafidi Mnangagwa	ZANU–PF	13,249	49.98
	Lovemore Chinoputsa	CCC	10,235	38.61
	Terrence Khumbula	CCC	2,644	9.98
	Pattence Baudi	United Zimbabwe Alliance	258	0.97
	Sarvory Pedzisai Masunga	ZNRP	120	0.45
Total			26,506	100.00
Majority			3,014	11.37
	ZANU–PF win (new constituency)
Source: ZEC

2018 Zimbabwean general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tongai Mafidi Mnangagwa	ZANU–PF	24,503	38.70
	Shadreck Mashayamombe	MDC Alliance	21,371	33.75
	Tichaona Samuel Saurombe	MDC Alliance	7,673	12.12
	Desmond Jambaya	MDC-T	4,016	6.34
	Robson Kazetete	Independent	1,836	2.90
	Maxwell Munondo	Independent	1,274	2.01
	Tatenda Chigwada	People's Rainbow Coalition	673	1.06
	Spencer Chiwanika	New Patriotic Front	617	0.97
	Elliot Piki	Independent	398	0.63
	Nathan Muchazondida Nyambuya	Independent	336	0.53
	Hearvy Ndagurwa	Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity	192	0.30
	Gaylord Kurisa Kurisa	Build Zimbabwe Alliance	150	0.24
	Runwork Mharadze	National Constitutional Assembly	142	0.22
	Super Tanyiswa	Independent	136	0.21
Total			63,317	100.00
Valid votes			63,317	98.23
Invalid/blank votes			1,142	1.77
Total votes			64,459	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			76,425	84.34
Majority			3,132	4.95
	ZANU–PF hold
Source: ZEC

See also

• List of members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe

References

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