Mutumwa Mawere
Mutumwa Mawere | |
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Zimbabwean | |
Occupation | Businessman |
Website | www |
Mutumwa Dziva Mawere (born January 11, 1960, in Bindura, Zimbabwe), is a Zimbabwean-South African businessman with interests in mining, manufacturing and agro industries, financial services (banking and insurance), telecommunications, publishing, investment holdings, transport and logistics, and international trading, among others. He has created businesses and turned around enterprises that have become Pan African and global players, most notably Africa Resources Limited (ARL) which was one of the most powerful and influential corporations in Zimbabwe's history.
Background
Mawere was educated in Zimbabwe,
Business empire
In 1996, he acquired Zimbabwe's sole asbestos mining company Shabanie Mashaba Mines (SMM), branching out through all of Zimbabwe's economy. His rise was accompanied by allegations of improper support by politicians from the ruling
Demise of business empire
In 2004, Mawere's business empire came under government scrutiny, and allegations of prejudicing the state of more than
Columnist
Since his businesses were seized, Mawere has written a number of articles about the situation in Zimbabwe, starting with his own situation and a vindication of his past business deals.[5][6] His op-eds have appeared in several online news websites that cater to Zimbabweans scattered across the world.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Conversations with Mawere: Biography". Mawere's blog. September 2006.
- ^ a b "Mawere column: How I acquired Shabanie Mine". New Zimbabwe.
- ^ a b "The rise, escape, and fall of Mawere". The Financial Gazette. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2006.
- ^ Boustany, Nora (24 February 2006). "A Zimbabwean Businessman, His Firms Seized, Takes On Mugabe". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Mawere Column: On Mugabe". allafrica.com.
- ^ "Mawere Column: On Independence". allafrica.com.
- ^ Article by Mawere at SW Radio Africa Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine