Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo
| Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo | |
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| ZANU PF Treasurer Mufakose Constituency | |
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In office 1980–1996 |
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| ZANU PF Treasurer (Internal) | |
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In office 1972–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Enos Nkala |
| Succeeded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Constitutional Commission of Zimbabwe, Deputy Chairman of Mashonaland Central | |
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In office 21 May 1999 – 20 February 2000 |
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| Personal details | |
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Paul Mkondo 23 December 1945  ZimbabweFort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia (now Masvingo, Zimbabwe) |
| Died | 9 May 2013 (aged 67) Avenues Private Hospital, Harare Zimbabwe, |
| Resting place | Toma Village, Chief Svosve, Hwedza, Mashonaland East 18°37′00″S 31°34′00″E / 18.6167°S 31.5667°E |
| Political party | ZANU PF |
| Spouse(s) | Maud Mkondo |
| Relations | Nhamodzinesu Mkondo |
| Parents | Tangi Mhova Mkondo |
| Residence | Old Marimba Park, Harare; Highlands, Harare; Inyatsi Farm, Mazowe; |
| Education | Chemanza Mission School,Wedza; Thekwane High School, Bulilimamangwe; |
| Alma mater |
University of Zimbabwe, Keele University, University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Businessman, Philanthropist, Philosopher, Nationalist, Academic, Entertainment Promoter |
| Known for | Financial Insurance Guru, Real Estate, Transport Business, Nationalist, Founding Father of Indigenization & Black Economic Empowerment, Indigenous Commercial Farming, International Music Concerts Promotion, Philanthropy & Entrepreneur, |
| Website | http://pmib.pmibinsbrokers.com/ |
Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo (23 December 1945 – 9 May 2013) was a Zimbabwean nationalist, academic, philantropist, and businessman.
Mkondo was born in 1945 in Fort Victoria, (now Masvingo). He was the third born in a family of 18 children, the second son of Tangi Mkondo. Paul grew up in Nerupiri Village in Gutu a district of Masvingo Province. He later moved with his father Tangi Mhova Mkondo, who was a very hard-working & disciplined farm manager (who was asked by the white farm owner to relocate with him because he trusted & respected his work ethics), to Schoora Estate in Marandellas (now Marondera) in Mashonaland East Province.
Mkondo did his Sub A (Grade 1) to Standard One (Grade 3) at Schoora Estate Primary School. After Standard One, Mkondo moved to another farm in Wedza, which became known as Edridge (Duva) Estate where he worked as a stable boy looking after horses, and then became the butler. During this time his father Tangi Mhova Mkondo joined fellow migrants recruited by Witswatersrand Native Labour Association (WNLA/ WENELA) to catch the Stimela train to work in the gold mines of Johannesburg. This was in order to pay for the controversial hut tax imposed upon black Rhodesians by the colonial government, as traditional subsistence farming did not generate enough income to afford the tax. Mkondo had to work to support his mother and the rest of his siblings at a very young age. During the weekend he started weekend business of trading at the local market. He later went to Chemhanza Mission in Wedza, from 1957 to complete his primary education from Standard Two (Grade 4) to Standard Six. At Tegwani High School he met future fellow nationalists such as Canaan Banana and Edson Zvobgo. He was also classmates with union leader Gibson Sibanda. During school vacations, he used to enjoy the Outward Bound Camps, which were held at the Outward Bound Mountaineering Centre in Melsetter (now Chimanimani) in Manicaland Province. He became a part-time instructor which helped him self-finance his Secondary Education.
Mkondo went on to become a full-time "Outward Bound Instructor" where he trained another future nationalist, Moven Mahachi, who later on was to confide in him in planning the escape of Robert Mugabe and Edgar Tekere to Mozambique alongside Chief Rekayi Tangwena (whom he had befriended as an Outward Bound instructor) with the assistance of Samora Machel's FRELIMO party. After a few years as an Outward bound Instructor and Scout in the Eastern Highlands, Mkondo decided to continue his education. He enrolled at Bulawayo Polytechnic College to train in hotel catering, a course that was sponsored by the Rhodesian Breweries (Natbrew) and Anglo American Corporation. He was one of two black students accepted at the time for this course. The student who achieved the highest marks was to be offered a scholarship to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Management at Blackpool Technical College (now Blackpool and The Fylde College) in the United Kingdom. Mkondo came first among the other students in the course, but was not offered the scholarship because of his colour. This was his first personal taste of racial discrimination, as he believed the scholarship was a lifetime opportunity to help him provide for his family. Mkondo then relocated to Highfields Harare, obtaining a job with the prestigious Park Lane Hotel in Salisbury as an assistant kitchen manager. Due to an altercation with some soldiers at a wedding, Mkondo was fired and later barred from future employment at any catering establishment. He sought out another job at Salisbury's Federal Hotel, but again cited discrimination by the predominantly Coloured guests.
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