Saturday June Everyday News for Everyday People THE NOMINEES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES

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1 Saturday June Everyday News for Everyday People THE NOMINEES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES should attend the awards ceremony on tuesday june 6 at the rainbow TOwers from 6.00PM

2 G2 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 The inaugural Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) 100 Great Zimbabweans awards event will be held in Harare on June 6. The awards are meant to celebrate Zimbabweans, who have made sacrifices without expecting grand external rewards, in favour of simply doing what the people around them need the most. The initiative is being run by AMH publishers of NewsDay, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard in partnership with the City of Harare, AB Communications ZiFM Stereo, ZB Bank, CBZ, World Vision and DHL, among others. To celebrate these individuals, AMH, through its flagship NewsDay brand, invited nominations from Zimbabweans through , social media and newspaper fill-in forms. It s often argued a Great Person is one who does the right things for the right reasons without expecting grand external rewards. They don t do things to be the best or to be famous or to be a legend. Instead they sacrifice those ambitions in favour of simply doing what the people around them most need. They want to be great only through being useful to those they care about most, regardless of how little acclaim they get from the whole world for it. This pull out carries the profiles of the nominees 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 South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, 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 culture; KalabashMedia.com, one of the country s leading youth opinion blogs; and Zambezi News. Admire Kuzhangaira Admire Kuzhangaira, popularly known as Bhutisi in the 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 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. Eve Kawadza Vocalist Eve Kawadza has staged great performances and has established herself as a unique talent. She has transformed into a phenomenal vocalist as lead singer of the band, Blaqberry Music which blends pop and jazz, a feat many musicians cannot match. She started off by performing at musicals with Chipawo and had an opportunity to participate in the pan-african Umoja Festival. Tyra Chikocho Tyra Chikocho is a Zimbabwean gospel musician and comedian who is popularly known as Madam Boss. As a gospel musician she has staged shows alongside Shingisai Suluma, Kudzi Nyakudya and many others. Her debut six-track album Sunungura featured artistes such as Ngoni Kambarami and MacDee as well as Kudzi Nyakudya. As a comedian she has done commercials for OK Zimbabwe, Ring Driving School and Impala Car Rental. Samantha Kureya Samantha Kureya popularly known as Gonyeti in the comedy show, Bustop Tv (previously known as P.O. Box) is a Zimbabwean actress and stand-up comedian. Kureya did her schooling at Mufakose High School in Mufakose Harare before following her mother s footsteps into acting in In the second half of 2015, Kureya joined comedy show P.O. Box and performed alongside comedians Maggie Chideu and Prosper Ngomashi.

3 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 G3 SILVANOS MUDZVOVA OSKID GILMORE TEE EKENIA CHIFAMBA EKENIA Chifamba has helped thousands of girls in need in the country, including rape survivors and those in need of education as well as victims of child marriages through her organisation, Shamwari Yemwanasikana. Over girls belong to clubs sponsored by the organisation, offering programs that include promoting leadership skills, career guidance, and confidence building. AGNESS CHINDIMBA AGNESS Chindimba is a young feminist and a disability rights activist who has been living with deafness since she was 14. She is a voice of the voiceless with passion for advocacy for people with disabilities since 2000 after she was transferred to a special school for the deaf. When she developed deafness in 1995, she was exposed to the challenges faced by young deaf girls in the mainstream system ignorant of the needs of the deaf. After her studies, she would be called on several occasions to help the police with communication with deaf girls who had been sexually abused. BEATRICE MTETWA BEATRICE Mtetwa is a highly rated human rights lawyer. In 2014, she was honoured among 10 extraordinary women from 10 countries presented with the United States Secretary of State s International Women of Courage Award. Mtetwa also sits on various commercial boards, including Alpha Media Holdings and Guardian Media Group, and Pioneer Africa Corporation. She has won several human rights awards. EVAN MAWARIRE EVAN Mawarire is a pastor, author, motivational speaker and founder of This Flag Movement that rallied citizens to demand government to be accountable in 2016 after posting videos expressing his frustrations in April last year. This video went viral on Facebook and spurred the birth of the #ThisFlag movement which later called for stayaways meant to shut down the country. JONAH GOKOVA JONAH Gokova is a human rights activist and chair of Padare Enkudleni Men s Forum on Gender, a movement of men and boys advocating for gender justice in Zimbabwe. ANGLISTONE SIBANDA ANGLISTONE Sibanda is the executive director of Shalom Projects and has been fighting for the rights of poor communities affected by Gukurahundi in the Balagwe area of Matobo. In 2015, his pressure group spearheaded resistance to former Vice President Joice Mujuru s intended visit to the Gukurahundi sites because she was deemed to be party of the Zanu PF system responsible for the atrocities.

4 G4 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 Charles Warara A partner with Warara and Associates, Charles Warara won this year s 2016 Walter Kamba Rule of Law Award in recognition of his role in leading the private prosecution and incarceration of rapist, ex-bikita West MP, Munyaradzi Kereke. The award is given to lawyers who would have excelled and distinguished themselves as human rights defenders. The case took four years as Warara sought to privately prosecute Kereke, as the Prosecutor-General opposed the granting of the private prosecution certificate. The matter was only settled by the Constitutional Court, paving the way for the trial early this year at the Harare Magistrates Court. Fadzai Mahere Fadzayi Mahere is a Zimbabwean advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court and was also a significant member of #ThisFlag Movement. In June 2016, Mahere was part of a delegation put together by This Flag Movement to meet with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya concerning the introduction of the bond notes. Mahere was arrested in November 2016 for protesting against the impending introduction of bond notes together with a small group of people in Africa Unity Square when anti-riot police descended on them. Obadiah Moyo The chief executive of Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Dr. Obadiah Moyo has translated the institution into a worldclass 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 Society and Euretina. Guramatunhu is also the patron of the Zimbabwe Rural Schools Library Trust. Bothwell Mbuvayesango dr. Bothwell Mbuwayesango is a Zimbabwean pediatric surgeon who successfully led an all Zimbabwean team that separated conjoined twins in 2014 during an eight-hour operation at Harare hospital. It was the country s second successful separation, the first was in Tapuwa Magure Dr Tapuwa Magure is a healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Public Health Medicine specialist. He is the National Aids Council chief executive and a member of the country coordinating mechanism. Rangarirai Makuku Rangarirai Makuku is a young dental therapist and farmer. He is the founder and executive chairman of African Community Health Trust, a non-profit organisation advocating for primary community health promotion. Samuelle Dhimairho Samuelle Dhimairho is the managing director at Aura Group (Pvt) Ltd. He has always dreamt of revolutionising the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. By the time he was 15, he had already decided to create a niche service Central Securities Depository (CSD) that would transform Zimbabwe s capital markets. At 23, his dream came true. He now holds a significant shareholding in Zimbabwe s only CSD, Chengetedzai Depository Company (Chengetedzai). His platform s operating system is similar to a bank and empowers people to buy and sell shares on the ZSE, provided one holds an account with a stockbroker or custodian. Rodgers Matsikidze The managing partner of Matsikidze and Mucheche Legal Practitioners, Rodgers Matsikidze is one of the country s foremost labour lawyers, with a MPhil Law (University of Zimbabwe), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the same university and a Diploma in Bible Studies and Christian Leadership (AMFCC). He has successfully fought for the reinstatement of 409 retrenched Air Zimbabwe workers through his law firm and has scooped a global award for his work. In an interview with The Financial Gazette (FG), he talks about the award and other issues. George Guvamatanga George Guvamatanga is a senior banker and, currently, the managing director of Barclays Zimbabwe. He is also the president of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe, with vast experience in banking. In January 2008 he was appointed as the bank s managing director and executive director of Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd. Guvamatanga has nearly 20 years experience in the banking sector.

5 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 G5 Clever Chinoda Clever Chinoda is a Chartered Accountant with proven experience in mining, banking, insurance, project financing and agriculture. He has worked for KPMG as a Senior Associate in Financial Services and later took a role as Chief Audit Executive of Cell Holdings (Private) limited which holds a boutique of Assurance and Insurance companies in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Swaziland where he is responsible for audit and compliance functions. He is the Chairman of Conspeed Investments (Private) Limited an investment company based in Harare. Philip Mataranyika Philip Mataranyika is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Nyaradzo Group of Companies which was formed in March 2001 as Nyaradzo Funeral Services. He is a graduate from the Institute of Marketing Management of South Africa. He was part of Old Mutual for fifteen years. He has won many accolades which include the businessman of the year award in The company was formed after partnering with Farai Rwodzi and Timothy Chiganze in 2001, with the sole objective of providing funeral services that are in sync with the perceived African culture. He has won several awards since Exodus Makumbe Exodus has over 23 years experience in the financial services industry. He spent 13 years with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe as a bank regulator and more than 10 Years in investment banking. In 2007, he left Premier Finance Group (Pvt) Ltd and formed an investment, family office and advisory services company called, Exodus & Company (Pvt) Limited, which culminated in the formation of Platinum Groupe (Pvt) Ltd in January He currently sits on various public and private boards and was appointed Chairman of Platinum Groupe (Pvt) Ltd at its inception. Jefta Mugweni Jefta Mugweni served as a director at Century Holdings Limited until February 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 Limited (LCZ) and is now the Group s Chief Executive. He was a Senior Executive at the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) office in Harare and a manager at Zimbank. Aaron Chiundura Moyo Aaron Chiundura Moyo is a prolific novelist, playwright and an actor who writes exclusively in Shona who. He started off as a gardener in Harare but is now a holder of a Bachelor s Degree in English and Communications from the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). He has featured in many local dramas. Lawrence Simbarashe Lawrence Bhonzo Simbarashe is a top actor and comedian who had featured in a lot of local and internationals productions. He has made immense contribution to local film. He is also a former radio presenter. He was recently roped in to be part of a new local 80-minute film, Mapeto. Some of the productions 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 micro-business across all sectors. He established an online platform called Equities Nest ( to assist with capital raising and business development activities for entrepreneurs. He was In-line with Equities Nest, I was contracted by National Foods to be their business developer for various investments they focusing mainly on agriculture. Jesesi Mungoshi Jesesi Mungoshi, wife to veteran author Charles Mungoshi, is a prolific actress in her own right and has featured in several local productions including the blockbuster, Neria. Tommy Deuschle Tommy Deuschle is the creative director at Celebration Ministries International. He is the eldest son to church founders Pastors Tom and Bonnie Deuschle. He heads the church s media production department s commercial arm called C:Media, which he pioneered with the vision that the church should create the trends of creativity that the world follows.

6 G6 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 Joe Njangu Joe Njangu is a top film director with over 10 years experience in the industry. He runs a media company with Rufaro Kaseke called The Decent. The movies he has directed include Sores of Emmanuel, The Gentlemen, Lobola, Something Nice from London and Salon.Com. His quest is to become the biggest film director in Zimbabwe. He has scooped several international accolades and nominations for prestigious awards. Charlene Mangweni Charlene Magweni is a prolific actress. A BES graduate, she was the best student in print media and the best student post attachment in electronic media and has starred in the 2010 production, Withered Petals and is part of the cast of the local movie, Chinhoyi 7, a forthcoming movie aimed at addressing misconceptions around the country s history. 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 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 platform has over half a million monthly page views and over monthly unique visitors. He was the recipient of the Young Achiever of the Year Award at the 2015 edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA). John Masuku John Masuku is the executive director with Radio Voice of the People (VoP). He won the MISA- Zimbabwe s Press Freedom Award in Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean former swimmer and former world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States. With seven Olympic medals, Coventry is the most decorated Olympian from Africa. She also won the most individual Olympic medals in women s swimming. She competed at five Olympics, from She retired from competition following the 2016 Summer Olympics. Axcil Jefferies Axcil Jefferies is a Zimbabwean racing driver who started his motorsport career aged six in Zimbabwe and went on to win several National championships in Zimbabwe and South Africa before moving to Europe in 2007 and 2008 winning races in the European Karting Championship. Jefferies contested the Formula BMW Pacific series in 2009 and He finished third overall in the 2009 season, taking pole position at Sepang and Okayama, and winning two races at Sepang and a total of 12 podiums. Brendan Taylor Brendan Taylor is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer and a former Zimbabwean captain in ODIs until his retirement. Currently Taylor is playing for Nottinghamshire. He is regarded as one of the best batsmen in Zimbabwean cricketing history. He became the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit back-to-back One-Day International centuries achieved against New Zealand in October He repeated the feat again at 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. Charles Manyuchi Charles Manyuchi is a Zimbabwean professional boxer who is a former World Boxing Council champion and one of the most talented boxing icons to have been produced in Zimbabwe. He also won the Sportsperson of the Year after having won the award in recognition to his exploits during However, he lost to Qudratillo The Punisher Abduqaxorov in the first round. In May 2016, Manyuchi defeated Russia s Dmitry Mikhaylenko in Russia to become the WBC welterweight silver champion. Knowledge Musona Knowledge Musona is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a striker for K.V. Oostende in the Belgian Pro League and the Zimbabwe national team. Previously he has played senior football in South Africa and Germany. He has won a number of accolades and played for Zimbabwe 38 times. He is the most capped in the current Warriors squad. Khama Billiat Khama Billiat is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national team. During the CAF awards 2017 he got the award for the number 2 Best African based player. Billiat has played for Zimbabwe 26 times since 2011, scoring 7 goals. Nyasha Mharakurwa Nyasha Mharakurwa is Zimbabwe Wheelchair tennis Paralympian, born with a congenital deformity, a physical abnormality that affected his legs. A multi-talented sportsman had sporting artistry that saw him becoming a formidable wheelchair racer and a wheel chair basketball player during his youthful days. Marc Cayeaux MaRC Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who left school at 14 to pursue a career in golf. Cayeux finished fourth on the Challenge Tour in 2004, to gain exemption to the full European Tour for That year he finished 82nd on the Order of Merit, with a best of third in the Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg. He also won the Vodacom Tour Championship on the Sunshine Tour, on his way to fifth in the end of season standings.

7 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 G7 Jimmy Wilford Jimmy Wilford is the Executive Director of SAYWHAT. He holds a Bachelor s Degree in Human and Social Sciences with a major in Development Studies, and a Masters degree in Public Policy and Governance. He is passionate about young people and development. He believes in affording opportunities to young people, especially those from marginalised communities. Over the years he has amassed wide experience in youth and students in tertiary institutions programming. Farai Munjoma Farai Munjoma is a graduate of African Leadership Academy and currently studying at the African Leadership University. He has identified lack of information as a barrier in most societies and has taken advantage of technology and broadband penetration on the continent by creating an educational website that addresses the need for information called Shasha iseminar. Tawanda Chikosi Tawanda Chikosi is the founder and CEO of Road Rules. He is a visionary and multi award winning technology entrepreneur with a passion for solving Africa s pertinent problems through innovative technologies. He is a US Department of State Professional Fellow, Ampion Venture Bus Fellow, Zimbabwe s Top Young ICT Innovator of the Year 2011, Zimbabwe s Top Young ICT Innovator of the Year st Runner Up, US Department of State Professional Fellow Alumni Impact Award Winner. Pardon K Gatsi Pardon Gatsi is the brains behind Techunzipped, an online technology news hub primarily focusing on issues around information technology. Through his organisation, he provides relevant and on point news, focusing on gadget reviews, service delivery analysis and information security news to their audience. Obert Masaraure 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 begin correcting the wrongs. Under his leadership the membership of RTUZ has grown to Henry Wesley Makura Founder Makwire School in Mwenezi Charles Chiedza Maponga Dr. Charles Chiedza Maponga is a clinical pharmacist and senior lecturer and director of the School of Pharmacy in the University of Zimbabwe s College of Health Sciences. He is also the Program Director for the International Pharmacotherapy Education and Research (IPERI). IPERI is an initiative of SUNY-Buffalo s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the UZ-School of Pharmacy which links the two institutions to advance HIV Clinical Pharmacology research. Mavis Manyonga Mavis Manyonga Makuwe, a Waterfalls resident, is one of a few Zimbabweans who embraced the fact of creating our own wealth as Zimbabweans. She is the owner of Unique Innovations a company which was founded in 2012, manufacturing a food container which she called the Temp bag. This food container keeps food warm for hours and cold for days. It is useful in energy conserving as it can cook things like sugar beans. Mutuso Dhliwayo Mutuso Dhliwayo is a LLM graduate from the Midlands State University in Human Rights and Constitutional Law. He also holds a Masters in Environmental and Development from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and a Bachelor of Laws Honours (LLBs) from the University of Zimbabwe. He has a wealth of experience and authored a number of papers in the area of Peace building, Climate Change, draft Minerals Policy and Forest Legal, Policy and Institutional Review. He is the current Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA). Christopher Mugadza Professor Christopher Mugadza has done extensive research and work on the environment and wetlands. Charlene Herwat The chief executive officer of Environment Africa, Charlene Herwat is a highly respected, experienced and passionate conservationist, environmental development leader and sustainable development practitioner. Charlene has spent the last 25 years dedicated to Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, to improving and uplifting communities lives through her strong belief in developing self-sustainability and to the protection and conservation of the environment. Charles Dhewa Charles Dhewa is a Knowledge Sharing and Management Specialist with more than 10 years experience working with farmer organisations, community-based organisations, NGOs, government departments and international organisations. In 2006, he formed a consultancy organisation known as knowledge Transfer Africa (KTA) which he is driving, focusing on helping organisations create environments in which knowledge can be discovered, captured, created, shared, Tyrone Magwagwa Tyrone Magwagwa s passion is to help people start, run and grow their businesses. He is the co-founder of the Entroy group which has various ventures including an Equity crowdfunding company called Entroy Equity. Mthokozisi Gwizi Mthokozisi Gwizi is a Zimbabwean born writer and inspirational speaker based in South Africa. agnes Chidanyika agness Chidanyika is a programme specialist Gertrude Madhovi Gertrude Mucharevei Madhovi is a director at Bexley Kent in the United Kingdom. Winstone Manjengwa Johannesburg Area, South Africa - COO at African Curators - African Curators Alex Magaisa Alex Magaisa is a lawyer in Zimbabwe, lecturer of law in the United Kingdom, Zimbabwean political strategist, and blogger. He currently lives in the UK. Magaisa is known for his political and social commentary work on issues affecting Zimbabwe and has been a columnist for distilled, validated, transferred, adopted, adapted and applied. Dexter Mark Chavhunduka Dr Dexter Chavunduka, was Zimbabwe s first black veterinary surgeon, and a member of parliament nominated by Mugabe for his expertise in animal husbandry. He died on July 19, 2012, in Toronto, Canada. He wrote 15 books on animal husbandry in Shona and English. He also served in government in different capacities and sat on various boards. Mike Chidziva Mike Chidziva is a highly successful tobacco farmer and businessman who owns a massive hectares at Chidziva Estate in Beatrice at the 26km peg along the Harare-Masvingo highway. Now in his 80s, Chidziva bought the farm in 1984 and only began large-scale farming operations five years later after securing finance to make his dream come true. He has over cattle and his tobacco crop yield is of exceptional quality year in, year out. He also has an efficient irrigation system in place. ZePHaniah Phiri Maseko For over 40 years Zephaniah Phiri Maseko has lived, farmed, and raised a family in one of the most arid and resource-poor lands in southern Africa, Zimbabwe s Zvishavane District. Through his own ingenuity and despite political challenges, he has devised and propagated irrigation practices that have enabled subsistence farmers on marginal lands to prosper as they conserve scarce resources and practice sustainable farming. He was the son of Amon Maseko, a famed evangelist with the church of Christ mission under the former Rhodesian Prime Minister, Garfield Todd. He founded the Vulindhlebe Soil and Water Conservation Project in 1984 and the Zvishavane Water Project in several newspapers. Bruce Grobbelaar Bruce Grobbelaar is a former Zimbabwe international footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most prominently for the English team Liverpool between 1981 and Stella Chiweshe Stella Chiweshe is a Zimbabwe s biggest Mbira export to the world and is based in Germany

8 G8 NewsDayWeekender Saturday 3 June 2017 Farai Mpfunya Farai Mpfunya is the founding and Executive Director of the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, a not-for-profit development organisation serving as an active social transformation agent, working within communities through investments in innovative and sustainable creative sector capacities. Phathisa Nyathi PATHisa Nyathi is a top educationist, author and public relations expert. He also works as a cultural and historical consultant. 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 Cont Mhlanga is a Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director. He is also the founder and head of the Amakhosi Theatre Productions company. Doreen Sibanda Doreen Sibanda is the director of the National Art Gallery in Harare Maud Chifamba As of 2012 Maud Chifamba was the youngest university student in Africa Tatenda Kamera Zimbabwean producer Tatenda Kamera is known for his work on the L-Tido featuring Ice Prince hit Fresh N Clean 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 loveness Mudzuru and Ruvimbo Tsopotsi These two former child brides won an unprecedented 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. Martha TholanaH Martha Tholanah is an ardent HIV and Aids activist and was presented with the Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award last year. Sharon Chideu Sharon Chideu is a top comedian who has worked with Gonyeti Tawanda Mutyebere Tawanda Mutyebere is a prominent gospel musician and businessman. He is the chief executive of Packers International known for its Chicken Slice brand.