ete ction ▁and ▁Mit ig ation . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Em m erson ▁M n ang ag wa , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁Robert ▁M ug abe ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Z imb ab we an ▁coup ▁d ' état , ▁appointed ▁Ch in am asa ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁acting ▁Fin ance ▁Minister . ▁He ▁was ▁substant ively ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁port folio ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁in ▁M n ang ag wa ' s ▁first ▁cabinet ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁head lines ▁across ▁Z imb ab we ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁after ▁officially ▁opening ▁a ▁rub b ish ▁metal ▁bin ▁fully ▁stra pped ▁with ▁rib b ons . ▁A ▁move ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁people ▁as ▁rid icul ous . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁A ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁Z AN U – PF ▁party , ▁Ch in am asa ▁became ▁first ▁deput y ▁Agricult ure ▁Minister , ▁and ▁then ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ; ▁he ▁also ▁has ▁held ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Z imb ab we an ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁appointment , ▁many ▁Z imb ab we an ▁jud ges ▁res igned , ▁compla ining ▁of ▁political ▁pressure . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁after ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Anthony ▁G ub bay