Simon Khaya Moyo

Simon Khaya Moyo (1 October 1945[1] – 14 November 2021)[2] was a Zimbabwean politician and Chairman of ZANU-PF at the time of his death. He was the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to South Africa from 2007 to 2011.[3]

Simon Khaya Moyo
Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services
In office
October 2017 – September 2018
PresidentEmmerson Mnangagwa
Chairman of ZANU-PF
In office
2011–2014
LeaderRobert Mugabe
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Preceded byJohn Landa Nkomo
Succeeded byPost temporarily abolished
Ambassador to South Africa
In office
2 February 2007 – 2 March 2011
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Succeeded byPhelekezela Mphoko
Secretary for Information and Publicity
Assumed office
December 2014
Personal details
NationalityZimbabwean
Political partyZANU-PF
EducationMakerere University (BA)

He was appointed Media, Information and Broadcasting Services Minister in October 2017, taking over from Christopher Mushohwe. However, he was later removed from the Zimbabwe Cabinet in September 2018.[4]

Khaya-Moyo was placed on the United States sanctions list in 2003.[5]

He died on 14 November 2021 due to cancer at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo.[6]

Early life

Simon Khaya-Moyo was born on 1 October 1945 in the Bukalanga Sanzukwi area of Bulilima in Matabeleland South Province. He did his secondary education studies at Fletcher High School in Gweru and left in 1965. From 1966 to 1967, he served as a research assistant at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo.

Political career

In 1968, he crossed the border into Zambia to join the liberation struggle.

See also

References
  1. "BIOGRAPHY". static.pmg.org.za.
  2. "Former minister Simon Khaya Moyo dies aged 76". Zimbabwe News Now. 14 November 2021.
  3. "Zim ambassador decries 'outside' interference". 26 February 2008.
  4. "New cabinet an average team". 14 September 2018.
  5. "Blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe".
  6. Herald, The. "BREAKING: Simon Khaya Moyo dies". The Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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