Mnangagwa retires ZRP boss Matanga, appoints new Police Commissioner-General

By Staff Reporter 

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has elevated Deputy Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba as the new police chief.

The appointment, which becomes effective on January 1, 2025, follows the retirement of incumbent Commissioner-General Godwin Tandabantu Matanga.

Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya made the announcement of Mutamba’s appointment Friday.

“In terms of Section 221(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, His Excellency the President, Cde. Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mangagwa has appointed Deputy Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba as Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. The appointment is with effect from 1 January 2025,” said Rushwaya.

Matanga was appointed in 2018 following the 2017 coup that deposed President Robert Mugabe and then police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri who fled into exile.