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he inaugural Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) 100 , AB Communications’ ZiFM Stereo, ZB Bank, things to be the best or to be famous or to be a Great Zimbabweans awards event will be held CBZ, World Vision and DHL, among others. legend. Instead they sacrifice those ambitions in Tin Harare on June 6. The awards are meant to To celebrate these individuals, AMH, through its favour of simply doing what the people around celebrate Zimbabweans, who have made sacrifices flagship NewsDay brand, invited nominations from them most need. They want to be great only without expecting grand external rewards, in favour Zimbabweans through email, social media and through being useful to those they care about of simply doing what the people around them need newspaper fill-in forms. most, regardless of how little acclaim they get from the most. The initiative is being run by AMH — It’s often argued a Great Person is one who the whole world for it. publishers of NewsDay, The Independent does the right things for the right reasons without This pull out carries the profiles of the nominees and The Standard — in partnership with the City of expecting grand external rewards. They don’t do for the various categories.

Carl Joshua Ncube Carl Joshua Ncube is a stand-up comedian who has performed regionally and internationally as well as having made a name for himself in Zimbabwe. He has performed in , Botswana, , Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and USA. Samm Farai Munro (Comrade Fatso) Comrade Fatso is one of Zimbabwe’s pioneering creatives. He plays multiple roles including poetry, comedy, blogging, new media publishing as well as festival and creative directing with Magamba Network, one of Zimbabwe’s most dynamic organisations that works on the cutting edge of culture, media, activism and innovation. Magamba’s award-winning projects include Shoko Festival, Zimbabwe’s biggest festival of urban Admire Kuzhangaira culture; KalabashMedia.com, one of the country’s leading Admire Kuzhangaira, popularly known as Bhutisi in the youth opinion blogs; and Zambezi News. comedy show, P.O. Box Reloaded, is a top actor and comedian. He is the co-founder of both P.O. Box with co-founders Rolland Lunga (Boss Kedha) (Boss Kedha) and Luckie Aaron and P.O. Box Reloaded which he co-founded with Lunga. Kuzhangaira shot to fame in November 2014 when their first P.O. Box video Hatiuyi Ikoko went viral on popular on Facebook and WhatsApp. Kuzhangaira trained in film at Zimbabwe Film and Television School of Southern Africa.

Tatadzei “Mr. Hosho” Chimanga Tatadzei “Mr Hosho” Chimanga of the Air Force of Zimbabwe learnt to play the hosho (percussion) in early childhood. While in Grade Three at Nyamakosi Primary School, he had already mastered the art of playing hosho. During his final year at Nyamakosi, the founder of Zvishamiso Zvevapostori Bishop Mufuka had already seen that the boy exhibited special hosho-playing skills and he travelled with him during his crusades. He has since become a household name. Prosper Ngomashi Prosper Ngomashi is a Zimbabwean comedian and MC who shot to fame after his comedy shot video titled Shamhu went viral in Zimbabwe on WhatsApp and Facebook in 2015. Prosper had been performing for years at various venues in Harare but was not mainstream. After the wild success of the Shamhu video however he became a household name in Zimbabwe. Ngomashi, who describes himself as The Comic Pastor is now part of P.O. Box, a comedy video film company that publishes it videos mainly on Facebook.

Tyra Chikocho Tyra Chikocho is a Zimbabwean gospel musician and Eve Kawadza comedian who is popularly known as Madam Boss. As a Samantha Kureya Vocalist Eve Kawadza has staged great performances gospel musician she has staged shows alongside Shingisai Samantha Kureya popularly known as Gonyeti in the and has established herself as a unique talent. She has Suluma, Kudzi Nyakudya and many others. comedy show, Bustop Tv (previously known as P.O. Box) transformed into a phenomenal vocalist as lead singer is a Zimbabwean actress and stand-up comedian. Kureya of the band, Blaqberry Music which blends pop and Her debut six-track album Sunungura featured artistes did her schooling at Mufakose High School in Mufakose jazz, a feat many musicians cannot match. She started such as Ngoni Kambarami and MacDee as well as Kudzi Harare before following her mother’s footsteps into acting off by performing at musicals with Chipawo and had Nyakudya. As a comedian she has done commercials in 2008. In the second half of 2015, Kureya joined comedy an opportunity to participate in the pan-African Umoja for OK Zimbabwe, Ring Driving School and Impala Car show P.O. Box and performed alongside comedians Festival. Rental. Maggie Chideu and Prosper Ngomashi. NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 G3

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BEATRICE MTETWA EKENIA CHIFAMBA AGNESS CHINDIMBA BEATRICE Mtetwa is a highly rated human rights lawyer. In EKENIA Chifamba has helped thousands of girls in need in AGNESS Chindimba is a young feminist and a disability 2014, she was honoured among 10 extraordinary women the country, including rape survivors and those in need of rights activist who has been living with deafness since from 10 countries presented with the United States education as well as victims of child marriages through her she was 14. She is a voice of the voiceless with passion Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage organisation, Shamwari Yemwanasikana. Over 35 000 girls for advocacy for people with disabilities since 2000 after Award. Mtetwa also sits on various commercial boards, belong to clubs sponsored by the organisation, o ering she was transferred to a special school for the deaf. When including Alpha Media Holdings and Guardian Media programs that include promoting leadership skills, career she developed deafness in 1995, she was exposed to the Group, and Pioneer Africa Corporation. guidance, and con dence building. challenges faced by young deaf girls in the mainstream system ignorant of the needs of the deaf. After her studies, She has won several human rights awards. she would be called on several occasions to help the police with communication with deaf girls who had been sexually abused.

EVAN MAWARIRE EVAN Mawarire is a pastor, author, motivational speaker and founder of This Flag Movement that rallied citizens to demand government to ANGLISTONE SIBANDA be accountable in 2016 after posting videos ANGLISTONE Sibanda is the executive director of Shalom expressing his frustrations in April last year. This Projects and has been  ghting for the rights of poor communities a ected by Gukurahundi in the Balagwe video went viral on Facebook and spurred the JONAH GOKOVA area of Matobo. In 2015, his pressure group spearheaded birth of the #ThisFlag movement which later JONAH Gokova is a human rights activist and chair of resistance to former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s intended called for “stayaways’ meant to shut down the Padare Enkudleni Men’s Forum on Gender, a movement of visit to the Gukurahundi sites because she was deemed country. men and boys advocating for gender justice in Zimbabwe. to be party of the Zanu PF system responsible for the atrocities. G4 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017

Obadiah Moyo The chief executive of Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Dr. Obadiah Moyo has translated the institution into a world- class hospital. It was the first to receive ISO certification in the country owing to the high standards that it has achieved and sustained.

Timothy Stamps A former Health Minister, Dr. Timothy Stamps launched a trust to assist people living with chronic conditions in 2013 to help ease the burden of non-communicable diseases in the country.

Ingrid Landman Dr Ingrid Landman is the founder of Well Woman Clinic. She has worked in the field of HIV medicine since 1995 in Zimbabwe, mainly in the private sector.

Chengetai Dunga Chengetai Dunga is a Manicaland-based scientist who developed a machine that removes excess fluoride in underground water, which causes widespread fluorosis in poor communities in Zimbabwe. Fluorosis is a cosmetic condition that affects the teeth and is caused by over-exposure to fluoride during the first eight years of life.

Solomon Guramatunhu Dr. Solomon Guramatunhu is an eye specialist who has been in the medical field for over 30 years. He is a member of the International Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society of Southern Africa, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the Corneal Society and the European Vitreo-retinal Charles Warara Fadzai Mahere Society and Euretina. Guramatunhu is also the patron of the A partner with Warara and Associates, Charles Fadzayi Mahere is a Zimbabwean advocate of Zimbabwe Rural Schools Library Trust. Warara won this year’s 2016 Walter Kamba Rule the High Court and Supreme Court and was also Bothwell Mbuvayesango of Law Award in recognition of his role in leading a significant member of #ThisFlag Movement. Dr. Bothwell Mbuwayesango is a Zimbabwean pediatric surgeon who successfully led an all Zimbabwean team that the private prosecution and incarceration of In June 2016, Mahere was part of a delegation separated conjoined twins in 2014 during an eight-hour rapist, ex-Bikita West MP, Munyaradzi Kereke. put together by This Flag Movement to meet operation at Harare hospital. It was the country’s second successful separation, the first was in 1983. The award is given to lawyers who would have with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John excelled and distinguished themselves as Mangudya concerning the introduction Tapuwa Magure human rights defenders. The case took four years of the bond notes. Mahere was arrested in Dr Tapuwa Magure is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Public Health Medicine specialist. He is the National Aids as Warara sought to privately prosecute Kereke, November 2016 for protesting against the Council chief executive and a member of the country co- as the Prosecutor-General opposed the granting impending introduction of bond notes together ordinating mechanism. of the private prosecution certificate. The matter with a small group of people in Africa Unity Rangarirai Makuku was only settled by the Constitutional Court, Square when anti-riot police descended on Rangarirai Makuku is a young dental therapist and paving the way for the trial early this year at the them. farmer. He is the founder and executive chairman of African Community Health Trust, a non-profit organisation advocating Harare Magistrates’ Court. for primary community health promotion.

Samuelle Dhimairho Rodgers Matsikidze Samuelle Dhimairho is the managing director at Aura The managing partner of Matsikidze and Mucheche Legal Group (Pvt) Ltd. He has always dreamt of revolutionising Practitioners, Rodgers Matsikidze is one of the country’s the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. By the time he was 15, foremost labour lawyers, with a MPhil Law (University he had already decided to create a niche service Central of Zimbabwe), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the same George Guvamatanga Securities Depository (CSD) that would transform university and a Diploma in Bible Studies and Christian George Guvamatanga is a senior banker and, currently, Zimbabwe’s capital markets. At 23, his dream came true. He Leadership (AMFCC). the managing director of Barclays Zimbabwe. He is also now holds a significant shareholding in Zimbabwe’s only the president of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe, CSD, Chengetedzai Depository Company (Chengetedzai). He has successfully fought for the reinstatement of with vast experience in banking. In January 2008 he was 409 retrenched Air Zimbabwe workers through his law appointed as the bank’s managing director and executive His platform’s operating system is similar to a bank and firm and has scooped a global award for his work.I n an director of Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd. empowers people to buy and sell shares on the ZSE, interview with The Financial Gazette (FG), he talks about provided one holds an account with a stockbroker or the award and other issues. Guvamatanga has nearly 20 years’ experience in the custodian. banking sector. NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 G5

Clever Chinoda Philip Mataranyika Exodus Makumbe Clever Chinoda is a Chartered Accountant with proven Philip Mataranyika is the co-founder and Chief Executive Exodus has over 23 years’ experience in the financial experience in mining, banking, insurance, project Officer of the Nyaradzo Group of Companies which was services industry. He spent 13 years with the Reserve Bank financing and agriculture. He has worked for KPMG as a formed in March 2001 as Nyaradzo Funeral Services. He is of Zimbabwe as a bank regulator and more than 10 Years in Senior Associate in Financial Services and later took a role a graduate from the Institute of Marketing Management investment banking. In 2007, he left Premier Finance Group as Chief Audit Executive of Cell Holdings (Private) limited of South Africa. He was part of Old Mutual for fifteen (Pvt) Ltd and formed an investment, family office and which holds a boutique of Assurance and Insurance years. He has won many accolades which include the advisory services company called, Exodus & Company (Pvt) companies in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Swaziland where businessman of the year award in 2010. The company was Limited, which culminated in the formation of Platinum he is responsible for audit and compliance functions. He is formed after partnering with Farai Rwodzi and Timothy Groupe (Pvt) Ltd in January 2010. He currently sits on the Chairman of Conspeed Investments (Private) Limited Chiganze in 2001, with the sole objective of providing various public and private boards and was appointed an investment company based in Harare. funeral services that are in sync with the perceived African Chairman of Platinum Groupe (Pvt) Ltd at its inception. culture. He has won several awards since 1996.

Jefta Mugweni Jefta Mugweni served as a director at Century Holdings Limited until February 2004. He is currently the Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer at Orion Insurance Company. He holds a degree in Business Studies and a Masters’ degree in Banking and Finance. A founder of Century Holdings Limited, he was the first Managing Director of Leasing Company of Zimbabwe Aaron Chiundura Moyo L awrence Simbarashe Lawrence “Bhonzo” Simbarashe is a top actor and Limited (LCZ) and is now the Group’s Chief Executive. Aaron Chiundura Moyo is a prolific novelist, playwright comedian who had featured in a lot of local and He was a Senior Executive at the Commonwealth and an actor who writes exclusively in Shona who . He started off as a gardener in Harare but is now a holder internationals productions. He has made immense Development Corporation (CDC) office in Harare and a contribution to local film. He is also a former radio manager at Zimbank. of a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Communications from the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). He has presenter. He was recently roped in to be part of a new local 80-minute film, Mapeto.S ome of the productions featured in many local dramas. she featured in are Cry Freedom (1987), Flame (1996) and Jit (1990).

Tatenda Tawonezvi Tatenda Tawonezvi is a 28-year-old entrepreneur driven by the passion to assist with capital raising solutions for Tommy Deuschle micro-business across all sectors. He established an online Tommy Deuschle is the creative director at Celebration platform called Equities Nest (www.equitiesnest.com) Ministries International. He is the eldest son to church to assist with capital raising and business development Jesesi Mungoshi founders Pastors Tom and Bonnie Deuschle. He heads activities for entrepreneurs. He was In-line with Equities Jesesi Mungoshi, wife to veteran author Charles the church’s media production department’s commercial Nest, I was contracted by National Foods to be their Mungoshi, is a prolific actress in her own right and has arm called C:Media, which he pioneered with the vision business developer for various investments they focusing featured in several local productions including the that the church should create the trends of creativity that mainly on agriculture. blockbuster, Neria. the world follows. G6 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017

Pindai Dube Pindai Dube is an award winning print, broadcast and online freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe. He works for VOP, 1st TV Zimbabwe and Daily News in Zimbabwe as well as reporting for the UK Sunday Times and BBC. He won the Zimbabwe Human Rights Journalist of Year in 2013.

Daryl Nyamutsamba Daryl Nyamutsamba, who currently resides in South Africa, is the editor of South Africa’s biggest hip hop online magazine, Hip Hop Mag. As the editor of the platform Darryl has facilitated it’s growth in less than a year and through his dedication and strategic interventions the Joe Njangu Charlene Mangweni platform has over half a million monthly page views and Joe Njangu is a top film director with over 10 years’ Charlene Magweni is a prolific actress. A BES graduate, over 100 000 monthly unique visitors. He was the recipient experience in the industry. He runs a media company she was the best student in print media and the best of the Young Achiever of the Year Award at the 2015 with Rufaro Kaseke called The Decent. The movies he has student post attachment in electronic media and has edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA). directed include Sores of Emmanuel, The Gentlemen, Lobola, starred in the 2010 production, Withered Petals and is part Something Nice from London and Salon.Com. His quest is of the cast of the local movie, Chinhoyi 7, a forthcoming John Masuku to become the biggest film director in Zimbabwe. He has movie aimed at addressing misconceptions around the John Masuku is the executive director with Radio Voice scooped several international accolades and nominations country’s history. of the People (VoP). He won the MISA- Zimbabwe’s Press for prestigious awards. Freedom Award in 2013.

Kirsty Coventry Axcil Jefferies Brendan Taylor Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean former swimmer Axcil Jefferies is a Zimbabwean racing driver who started Brendan Taylor is a former Zimbabwean international and former world record holder. She attended and swam his motorsport career aged six in Zimbabwe and went on cricketer and a former Zimbabwean captain in ODIs competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the to win several National championships in Zimbabwe and until his retirement. Currently Taylor is playing for United States. With seven Olympic medals, Coventry is the South Africa before moving to Europe in 2007 and 2008 Nottinghamshire. He is regarded as one of the best most decorated Olympian from Africa. She also won the winning races in the European Karting Championship. batsmen in Zimbabwean cricketing history. He became most individual Olympic medals in women’s swimming. Jefferies contested the Formula BMW Pacific series in 2009 the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit back-to-back She competed at fiveO lympics, from 2000-16. She retired and 2010. He finished third overall in the 2009 season, One-Day International centuries achieved against New from competition following the 2016 Summer Olympics. taking pole position at Sepang and Okayama, and winning Zealand in October 2011. He repeated the feat again at two races at Sepang and a total of 12 podiums. the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He played his last game for Zimbabwe on March 15, 2015 against India and ended with a magnificent century.

Knowledge Musona is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a striker for K.V. Oostende in the Belgian Pro Nyasha Mharakurwa League and the Zimbabwe national team. Previously he Nyasha Mharakurwa is Zimbabwe Wheelchair tennis has played senior football in South Africa and Germany. Paralympian, born with a congenital deformity, a physical He has won a number of accolades and played for abnormality that affected his legs. A multi-talented Zimbabwe 38 times. He is the most capped in the current sportsman had sporting artistry that saw him becoming a Charles Manyuchi Warriors’ squad. formidable wheelchair racer and a wheel chair basketball Charles Manyuchi is a Zimbabwean professional boxer player during his youthful days. who is a former World Boxing Council champion and one of the most talented boxing icons to have been produced Marc Cayeaux in Zimbabwe. He also won the Sportsperson of the Year K hama Billiat Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer after having won the award in recognition to his exploits Khama Billiat is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who left school at 14 to pursue a career in golf. Cayeux during 2014. However, he lost to Qudratillo “The Punisher” who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer finished fourth on the Challenge Tour in 2004, to gain Abduqaxorov in the first round. League club Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. He exemption to the full European Tour for 2005. That year he also plays for the Zimbabwe national team. During the finished 82nd on theO rder of Merit, with a best of third in In May 2016, Manyuchi defeated Russia’s Dmitry CAF awards 2017 he got the award for the number 2 Best the Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg. He also won the Mikhaylenko in Russia to become the WBC welterweight African based player. Billiat has played for Zimbabwe 26 Vodacom Tour Championship on the Sunshine Tour, on silver champion. times since 2011, scoring 7 goals. his way to fifth in the end of season standings. NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 G7

Jimmy Wilford Farai Munjoma Jimmy Wilford is the Executive Director of SAYWHAT. He Farai Munjoma is a graduate of African Leadership holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human and Social Sciences Academy and currently studying at the African Leadership with a major in Development Studies, and a Masters’ University. degree in Public Policy and Governance. He is passionate about young people and development. He believes in He has identified lack of information as a barrier in most affording opportunities to young people, especially societies and has taken advantage of technology and those from marginalised communities. Over the years he broadband penetration on the continent by creating has amassed wide experience in youth and students in an educational website that addresses the need for tertiary institutions programming. information called Shasha iSeminar.

Mutuso Dhliwayo distilled, validated, transferred, adopted, adapted and Mutuso Dhliwayo is a LLM graduate from the Midlands applied. State University in Human Rights and Constitutional Law. He also holds a Masters in Environmental and Dexter Mark Chavhunduka T awanda Chikosi Development from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Dexter Chavunduka, was Zimbabwe’s first black Tawanda Chikosi is the founder and CEO of Road Rules. South Africa and a Bachelor of Laws Honours (LLBs) veterinary surgeon, and a member of parliament He is a visionary and multi award winning technology from the University of Zimbabwe. He has a wealth of nominated by Mugabe for his expertise in animal entrepreneur with a passion for solving Africa’s pertinent experience and authored a number of papers in the husbandry. He died on July 19, 2012, in Toronto, Canada. problems through innovative technologies. He is a US area of Peace building, Climate Change, draft Minerals He wrote 15 books on animal husbandry in Shona and Department of State Professional Fellow, Ampion Venture Policy and Forest Legal, Policy and Institutional Review. English. He also served in government in different Bus Fellow, Zimbabwe’s Top Young ICT Innovator of the He is the current Executive Director of the Zimbabwe capacities and sat on various boards. Year 2011, Zimbabwe’s Top Young ICT Innovator of the Year Environmental Law Association (ZELA). 2013 1st Runner Up, US Department of State Professional Mike Chidziva Fellow Alumni Impact Award Winner. Christopher Mugadza Mike Chidziva is a highly successful tobacco farmer Professor Christopher Mugadza has done extensive and businessman who owns a massive 3 450 hectares research and work on the environment and wetlands. at Chidziva Estate in Beatrice at the 26km peg along the Harare-Masvingo highway. Now in his 80s, Chidziva Charlene Herwat bought the farm in 1984 and only began large-scale The chief executive officer ofE nvironment Africa, farming operations five years later after securing finance Charlene Herwat is a highly respected, experienced and to make his dream come true. He has over 2 000 cattle passionate conservationist, environmental development and his tobacco crop yield is of exceptional quality year leader and sustainable development practitioner. in, year out. He also has an efficient irrigation system in Charlene has spent the last 25 years dedicated to place. Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, to improving and uplifting communities lives through her strong belief in Zephaniah Phiri Maseko developing self-sustainability and to the protection and For over 40 years Zephaniah Phiri Maseko has lived, conservation of the environment. farmed, and raised a family in one of the most arid and resource-poor lands in southern Africa, Zimbabwe’s Charles Dhewa Zvishavane District. Through his own ingenuity and Pardon K Gatsi Charles Dhewa is a Knowledge Sharing and despite political challenges, he has devised and Pardon Gatsi is the brains behind Techunzipped, an Management Specialist with more than 10 years’ propagated irrigation practices that have enabled online technology news hub primarily focusing on issues experience working with farmer organisations, subsistence farmers on marginal lands to prosper as around information technology. Through his organisation, community-based organisations, NGOs, government they conserve scarce resources and practice sustainable he provides relevant and on point news, focusing on departments and international organisations. In 2006, he farming. He was the son of Amon Maseko, a famed gadget reviews, service delivery analysis and information formed a consultancy organisation known as knowledge evangelist with the church of Christ mission under the security news to their audience. Transfer Africa (KTA) which he is driving, focusing on former Rhodesian Prime Minister, Garfield Todd. He helping organisations create environments in which founded the Vulindhlebe Soil and Water Conservation Obert Masaraure knowledge can be discovered, captured, created, shared, Project in 1984 and the Zvishavane Water Project in 1986. Obert Masaraure is an activist fighting for the provision of decent education for the schoolchildren of Zimbabwe. He also works to ensure that teachers in rural areas are assisted to access adequate facilities, electricity and proper sanitation. He has organised the Rural Teachers Association Union (RTUZ) to give teachers a voice and to T yrone Magwagwa several newspapers. begin correcting the wrongs. Under his leadership the Tyrone Magwagwa’s passion is to help people start, run membership of RTUZ has grown to 35000. and grow their businesses. He is the co-founder of the Bruce Grobbelaar Entroy group which has various ventures including an Bruce Grobbelaar is a former Zimbabwe Henry Wesley Makura Equity crowdfunding company called Entroy Equity. international footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most Founder – Makwire School in Mwenezi prominently for the English team Liverpool between Mthokozisi Gwizi 1981 and 1994. Charles Chiedza Maponga Mthokozisi Gwizi is a Zimbabwean born writer and Dr. Charles Chiedza Maponga is a clinical pharmacist and inspirational speaker based in South Africa. senior lecturer and director of the School of Pharmacy in the University of Zimbabwe’s College of Health Sciences. Agnes Chidanyika He is also the Program Director for the International Agness Chidanyika is a programme specialist Pharmacotherapy Education and Research (IPERI). IPERI is an initiative of SUNY-Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy and Gertrude Madhovi Pharmaceutical Sciences and the UZ-School of Pharmacy Gertrude Mucharevei Madhovi is a director at Bexley which links the two institutions to advance HIV Clinical Kent in the United Kingdom. Pharmacology research. Winstone Manjengwa Mavis Manyonga Johannesburg Area, South Africa - COO at African Mavis Manyonga Makuwe, a Waterfalls resident, is one of Curators - African Curators a few Zimbabweans who embraced the fact of creating our own wealth as Zimbabweans. She is the owner of Alex Magaisa Unique Innovations a company which was founded in Alex Magaisa is a lawyer in Zimbabwe, lecturer of law 2012, manufacturing a food container which she called in the United Kingdom, Zimbabwean political strategist, Stella Chiweshe the Temp bag. This food container keeps food warm for and blogger. He currently lives in the UK. Magaisa is Stella Chiweshe is a Zimbabwe’s biggest Mbira export hours and cold for days. It is useful in energy conserving as known for his political and social commentary work on to the world and is based in Germany it can cook things like sugar beans. issues affecting Zimbabwe and has been a columnist for G8 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017

Prince “Oskid” Tapfuma Prince Tapfuma is zimdancehall producer known for producing a number of top-rated.

Gilmore Tee Gilmore established Hunnar Management Agency in 2013 specialising in public relations services, events coordination and branding.

Phillip kusasa Phillip Kusasa is the founder of the annual Ndau Arts Festival in Chipinge. tional foods.

Silvanos Mudzvova Silvanos Mudzvova is an award winning actor and political activist whose works have ruffled the Zanu PF government.

Cont Mhanga Farai Mpfunya Cont Mhlanga is a Zimbabwean playwright, actor and Farai Mpfunya is the founding and Executive Director theatre director. He is also the founder and head of the of the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, a not-for-profit Amakhosi Theatre Productions company. development organisation serving as an active social Phathisa Nyathi Pathisa Nyathi is a top educationist, author and transformation agent, working within communities Doreen Sibanda public relations expert. He also works as a cultural and through investments in innovative and sustainable Doreen Sibanda is the director of the National Art historical consultant. creative sector capacities. Gallery in Harare

Emily Jones Emily Jones is a 13-year-old rising golfer

Tanya Muzinda Tanyaradzwa Adel Muzinda is a young talented Zimbabwean motocross rider who has won the award for junior sportswoman of the year at the 2015 edition of the Annual Sports Awards.

Tendayi Takura Tendayi Takura is a Zimbabwean singer/songwriter and member of the band Door Policy alongside producer Bibby Jones.

Robyn Ketahle Anesu Dawani Robyn Ketahle Anesu Dawani –also known as Tahle -is the only female member of the Military Touch Movement

Maud Chifamba Tatenda Kamera Loveness Mudzuru and Ruvimbo Tsopotsi As of 2012 Maud Chifamba was the youngest university Zimbabwean producer Tatenda Kamera is known for his These two former child brides won an unprecedented student in Africa work on the L-Tido featuring Ice Prince hit ‘Fresh N Clean’ legal victory against child marriage in Zimbabwe

Cosmas and Priscilla Rongoti Cosmas and Priscilla Rongoti are the founders of Shanduko Yeupenyu Child Care Trust

Malayini Shava -Ziwerere In Mberengwa, a thriving irrigation scheme is led by Malayini Shava Ziwerere.

Michael Mateta Bishop Michael Mateta is a minister of the gospel who has been doing missionary work for 27 years in Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.

Tawanda Mutyebere Tawanda Mutyebere is a prominent gospel musician and businessman. Martha TholanaH He is the chief executive of Packers Martha Tholanah is an ardent HIV and Aids activist and Sharon Chideu International known for its Chicken was presented with the Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Sharon Chideu is a top comedian who has worked with Gonyeti Slice brand. Award last year.