MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who is expected to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's prime minister has named 15 top officials to a Cabinet he said would rebuild the country.

"They are men and women chosen for their vision of healing our nation and bringing not only the spirit of hope to the people of Zimbabwe but also their significant technical skills in the challenging task of restoring our political freedoms," Tsvangirai told reporters.

"This team will be tasked with beginning the process of rebuilding our country during the transition period," he said.

Tendai Biti, the lead negotiator for Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in talks on the unity accord, was named to the crucial post of finance minister.

He will face the monumental task of reviving an economy shattered by hyperinflation, last estimated in July at 231 million percent.

After months of feuding over the home affairs ministry, Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe agreed to share control of the post by appointing co-ministers from each party.

Tsvangirai named top MDC lawmaker Giles Mutseyekwa to the powerful ministry, which oversees the police. Mugabe has yet to appoint a co-minister from his Zanu-PF party.

Mutseyekwa was once a top air force official, but three years ago was arrested in a discredited plot to assassinate Mugabe.

Tsvangirai said the home affairs ministry required "a strong individual to ensure that this ministry enhances the freedoms of Zimbabweans and proper administration of the citizen's charter."

Tsvangirai also named party spokesperson Nelson Chamisa as minister for information science and technology.

Tsvangirai and Mugabe signed a power-sharing deal on 15 September, but the pact quickly stalled over disputes about who would control key ministries.

They only agreed to a deal under intense regional pressure and after lengthy talks mediated by South Africa.

Tsvangirai is set to be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, with the Cabinet taking office on Friday.

The unity government is meant to end months of political turmoil after disputed elections last March, which has left the country mired in political violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis marked by food shortages a raging cholera epidemic.