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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Oliver Chidawu has died. He was 68.<\/p>\n

A source close to the family confirmed the development.<\/p>\n

It is not clear how he died but reports suggest he died at his home. The source said they got the news from Chidawu\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n

Senator Chidawu, who was born in 1954, became the youngest mayor in the history of Harare city in 1984 at the age of 29.<\/p>\n

A chartered engineer and entrepreneur, Senator Chidhawu was chairman of African Banking Corporation Zimbabwe, non-executive chairman of Manders Group and founder of Kuchi Group of Companies.<\/p>\n

He was also a major shareholder in Bitumen Construction and a founding shareholder and director of Heritage Investment Bank which merged with First Merchant Bank in 1997.<\/p>\n

He was appointed Minister of Harare Provincial Affairs in March 2019.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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