Tawengwa family
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The Tawengwa Family are a prominent and influential family of Zimbabwe engaged in business, agriculture and politics. The original family business was Mushandira Pamwe Buses was established in the 1950s by George Tawengwa Snr. In 1960, George Tawengwa became the first black person in Southern Rhodesia to purchase a 1,872.0 hectare commercial farm, then called Rhodesdale Farm. George Tawengwa and his wife Mabel Tawengwa made news headlines in 1977 when they purchased five farms in cash transaction. George Tawengwa also built the Mushandira Pamwe Hotel in Highfield, Harare. George Tawengwa's sons, Solomon and Charles also became prominent businessmen and farmers. They both served as Harare mayors.
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