Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Oliver Chidawu has died.
Permanent Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana took to social media to announce the sad news.
“I am saddened to learn of someone I considered a good friend, Hon Oliver Chidhau. For long time we used to have tea every Sunday and compare notes. He always spoke his mind. Rest In Peace, Dziva”
Senator Chidawu, who was born in 1954, became the youngest mayor in the history of Harare city in 1984 at the age of 29.
He was a chartered engineer and entrepreneur, chairman of African Banking Corporation Zimbabwe, non-executive chairman of Manders Group and founder of Kuchi Group of Companies.
Senator Chidawu was also a major shareholder in Bitumen Construction and a founding shareholder and director of Heritage Investment Bank that merged with First Merchant Bank in 1997.
The cause of death had not been revealed by the time of publication, more details to follow.
