 He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare on 9 February 2004 and later served as acting Minister of Information before being appointed as Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment on 6 February 2007.After the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill, which provides for Zimbabweans to hold a majority share in all businesses, was passed in March 2008, Mangwana said that the law did not mean expropriation would take place and that there was "no reason to panic".He noted that existing businesses would "need time to adjust" and said that "engagement and consultation" would take place within a timeframe of perhaps five or ten years.