George Tawengwa
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George Tawengwa was a prominent Zimbabwe
an businessman. He was the owner of Mushandirapamwe Hotel
at Machipisa shopping centre in Highfield, Harare
and others. He was the first black person to buy a farm in 1960, in then Rhodesia
. To mark a historic milestone Tawengwa and his wife Mabel Tawengwa were featured in a 1977 Newspaper Herald, Zimbabwe, when they purchased five farms for cash.
He also established Mushandira Pamwe Buses, had several retail outlets throughout Zimbabwe, including his first Mushandira Pamwe Centre in Dombotombo, Marondera Zimbabwe.
Mushandirapamwe Hotel was at Zimbabwe
's independence in 1980, the transitional residence of returning ZANU, ZANLA troops.
His sons are all business men and farmers, with Charles Tawengwa and Solomon Tawengwa having served as mayors of Harare. Charles Tawengwa was recently appointed Senator in the Zimbabwean Parliament. In 2010 Charles Tawengwa was appointed to the ZANU PF politburo.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an businessman. He was the owner of Mushandirapamwe Hotel
Mushandirapamwe Hotel
Mushandirapamwe Hotel is a hotel at Machipisa Shopping Centre in Highfield, Harare Zimbabwe. It is owned by the Tawengwa family, sons of George Tawengwa. The first manager was Solomon and Charles being the current....
at Machipisa shopping centre in Highfield, Harare
Highfield, Harare
Highfield is a high density suburb in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is one of the oldest townships in Zimbabwe.- Geography :Highfield is a high density suburb to the south west of Harare the capital of Zimbabwe. Popularly known as Fio in local slang...
and others. He was the first black person to buy a farm in 1960, in then Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
. To mark a historic milestone Tawengwa and his wife Mabel Tawengwa were featured in a 1977 Newspaper Herald, Zimbabwe, when they purchased five farms for cash.
He also established Mushandira Pamwe Buses, had several retail outlets throughout Zimbabwe, including his first Mushandira Pamwe Centre in Dombotombo, Marondera Zimbabwe.
Mushandirapamwe Hotel was at Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
's independence in 1980, the transitional residence of returning ZANU, ZANLA troops.
His sons are all business men and farmers, with Charles Tawengwa and Solomon Tawengwa having served as mayors of Harare. Charles Tawengwa was recently appointed Senator in the Zimbabwean Parliament. In 2010 Charles Tawengwa was appointed to the ZANU PF politburo.