Zimbabwean Blogger, Tafi Mhaka has provided details on the death of Zimbabwean millionaire, Peter Pamire. Writing on his social Media, Mhaka said:
1/ 1990s Harare. A new class of Black millionaires emerges. Peter Pamire — suave, ambitious, vice-president of the Affirmative Action Group and chairman of ZANU-PF’s fundraising committee. By 28, he was a US$ millionaire. By 35, dead in a Pajero crash that still haunts Zimbabwe. What happened to Peter Pamire?
2/ He embodied Zimbabwe’s first wave of empowerment tycoons. Chaired ZANU-PF’s fundraising committee. Ran Pams Express (Pvt.) Ltd buses — a licensed operator plying Harare–Beitbridge, Chiredzi–Harare, and Harare–Bulawayo routes. Funded the ruling party. Stood with Philip Chiyangwa as empowerment took root. Then, it all ended on a quiet Borrowdale road.
3/ 9 March 1997. Addington Lane, Ballantyne Park. His Pajero rolled several times before hitting a tree. Police called it a tragic accident. His family suspected murder. An inquest heard 20 witnesses — but left more questions than answers. One witness claimed it was no accident at all.
4/ An ex-CIO “Agent K” alleged Mugabe ordered the hit — claiming Pamire was suspected of having an affair with Grace Mugabe. He says Pamire was shot on Addington Lane. The crash staged. The ambulance delayed. The bullet wound covered up in the post-mortem. Accidents had become Zimbabwe’s preferred method of erasing rivals. Pamire never lived to tell his side.
5/ He died at 35 — before his real story could begin. He left only the potential for greater achievements. Pamire left no bank. No auction floors. No collapsed conglomerate — unlike Boka. Only a wrecked Pajero on Addington Lane. Only questions. Only mystery.
6/Sources – Maphosa 1998 (Journal of Social Development in Africa) – HSF Focus 1997 – Horizon magazine 1997 – ZAM Magazine 2024 – Zimbabwe Govt Gazette 1993 (permits for Pams Express routes) Receipts for the rise — and the mystery.
