MMCZ GM Muzenda dies in a car crash

Harare (New Ziana)- Tongai Muzenda, the general manager of the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) and son to the late Vice President Simon Muzenda has died.

The 57-year-old former Gutu West Member of Parliament died in a car crash in Harare late Wednesday.

In a message of condolence to the family, President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressed ‘shock, horror and grief on the death of Muzenda.

“A promising and trustworthy young executive, the late Cde Tongai Muzenda had been put in charge of our strategic arm, the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, MMCZ, at which he provided excellent leadership. Today the MMCZ is all the poorer without him,” said President Mnangagwa.

Muzenda served the government in various capacities, including that of a deputy minister and Member of Parliament.

“In that sense, he was a true chip off the old block, and we deeply mourn his untimely demise in such violent circumstances,” said President Mnangagwa.

President Mnangagwa said alongside his peers, the late Muzenda is credited for shaping the country’s mining sector, including playing the key role of policy formulation.

“He will be sorely missed by all of us in Government, especially by those operating at the level of initiating mining policy.

“On behalf of the Party, Zanu PF, Government, our Nation, my Family and on my behalf, I wish to express my deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Muzenda Family, and to the surviving spouse and children on this saddest loss. May they find solace in the outstanding service the late departed rendered to his People and Nation during his short lifetime. We shall always remember his contributions to our Nation,” he said.

New Ziana