u ▁and ▁Z AN U – PF ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Information ▁and ▁Public ity ▁Nathan ▁Sh am uy ari ra . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Go che , ▁Ch in am asa ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ators ▁sent ▁by ▁Z AN U – PF ▁to ▁the ▁tal ks ▁between ▁political ▁parties ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁P ret oria ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁following ▁M ug abe ' s ▁disput ed ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁Ch in am asa ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁M ug abe ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁The ▁Her ald ▁reported ▁that ▁Ch in am asa ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁following ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁Samuel ▁M umb eng eg wi , ▁who ▁no ▁longer ▁held ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁Ch in am asa ▁took ▁a ▁historic ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁on going ▁hyper infl ation ▁crisis ▁in ▁Z imb ab we , ▁announ cing ▁that ▁all ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁conduct ▁business ▁in ▁any ▁currency ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Z AN U - PF – MD C ▁national ▁unity ▁government ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ch in am asa ▁was ▁retained ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice . ▁