Background
Philip Chiyangwa grew up in Chegutu, some 100 km south of Harare. His mother was from the Guta raJehovah City of the Lord section
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Phillip Chiyangwa
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He went to Saint Francis school. In the November 2000 publication The History of the British South Africa Police, Chiyangwa was featured in a photograph taken at the time of the election lying prone with a police-issued FN, chatting to a senior, white BSAP officer A copy was leaked to Zimbabwe"s independent press bringing a vehement denial by Chiyangwa who offered a substantial reward for information as to the photo"s source.
The photo was, in fact, taken from the BSAP"s magazine Outpost archives in the early 1980s, to be used at a later date for the-then unplanned history.
Chiyangwa was the party chairman of Mashonaland West, one of the party"s most powerful constituencies after Mashonaland Central. In 1996 he proposed the indigenisation of Zimbabwe through the removal of white farmers from the country, threatening "Rwanda" if they didn"t choose to leave.
Chiyangwa is the proprietor of Native Africa Investments Limited. based in Harare. His company has been involved in a few high-profile takeovers, the most famous being G&Doctorate Shoes which he tried, with success to save from liquidation.
He was also responsible for the 1998 visit to Zimbabwe by singer Michael Jackson and after announcing to National media that he would be working with the singer on various business projects.
In 2004-2005 he was arrested and detained for several months by Mugabe"s notorious Chief Information Officer after being accused of passing state secrets to South Africa agents. He allegedly received severe beatings and torture and suffered a mild stroke, and has subsequently moved away from politics and is now concentrating on his growing empire.
Achievements
Membership
He worked for Chakari Mine before he was called up as a member of the BSAP African Reserve. As a member of the BSAP African Reserve, he served for several months at the time of the March 1980 election.
