Video: Kembo Mohadi Makes First Appearance Following Retirement Due to Sickness Rumours

Video: Kembo Mohadi Makes First Appearance Following Retirement Due to Sickness Rumours

Vice President Kembo Mohadi has made a public comeback, brushing off swirling rumours that he had been removed from office due to illness and replaced by former army commander Ambrose Mutinhiri.

Mohadi resurfaced on Monday, 28 July, with a high-profile tour of the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) Manhize Steel Plant in Mvuma, Midlands Province. He was joined by Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Owen Ncube and Disco chairman Cheng Song.

‘Tremendous Progress’ at Steel Plant

After inspecting the factory floor and watching the production of 16mm and 25mm deformed bars — vital components in the construction sector — Mohadi praised the scale and speed of progress at the plant. He noted that Disco is now producing 300 tonnes of steel bars daily, with a goal of hitting 600,000 tonnes per year.

He pointed to Disco’s rapid growth since its commissioning in 2022 as evidence of industrial development done right.

“The Disco Manhize Steel Plant’s progress is really tremendous given the fact that they have been in operation for about three years. It was commissioned in the year 2022. So they are three years in production and they are doing wonders; they are even doing beneficiation,” said VP Mohadi in an interview after the tour.

Mohadi used the visit to double down on the government’s industrialisation narrative. He said Disco was exactly the kind of investor Zimbabwe wants, one that sets up locally, creates jobs, and feeds into national development.

“They are producing steel in the form of iron bars, deformed bars, among others. They are even exporting some of the steel. So, this is an example of what we want. We want companies that come to Zimbabwe, establish themselves in Zimbabwe and do the production for the benefit of the country and they are still expanding by the way. We are going to be a giant in steel production, not only in the region but in Africa, considering the magnitude of this plant,” said VP Mohadi.

See the video of Vice President Mohadi below:

“We are going to be a giant, not only in the region but also in Africa given the magnitude of this plant.
We have got the ore here, everything here and we process the steel here.” VP Mohadi#Vision2030 pic.twitter.com/8P0WNDzREU

— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) July 28, 2025