Shadreck Tobaiwa
Shadreck Tobaiwa | |
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Cause of death | Prostate Cancer |
Resting place | Fichlea Cemetery, Kwekwe |
Known for | Being a politician |
Political party | Citizens' Coalition for Change |
Spouse(s) | Margarete |
Children | Judith Tobaiwa |
Shadreck Tobaiwa was a Zimbabwean politician and a member of the MDC Alliance. At the time of his death, Tobaiwa was the deputy mayor of Kwekwe.
Personal Details
Born:
Marriage: Tobaiwa is survived by his wife Margarete, 5 children and 8 grandchildren. [1]
Children: Shadreck Tobaiwa's daughter Judith Tobaiwa is a politician who in 2020 won the MDC Alliance primary elections to represent the party in Kwekwe Central by-elections after she outpolled Blessing Chebundo and Henry Madzorera. [2]
Death: he succumbed to prostate cancer at his Amaveni home aged 76. He was buried at Fichtlea Cemetery on 23 July 2021. [3]
Service / Career
Tobaiwa once served as the mayor of Kwekwe between 2008 and 2013. Shadreck Tobaiwa was elected councillor for Ward 6 in Amaveni in 2008 as an MDC-T candidate. He was re-elected as councillor of the same ward in 2018 and was subsequently elected deputy mayor.
Tobaiwa was chairman of the Human Resources and General Purposes Committee.
Events
References
- ↑ JUST IN: Kwekwe Deputy Mayor Tobaiwa dies, The Chronicle, Published: July 22, 2021, July 22, 2021
- ↑ JUST IN: Kwekwe deputy mayor’s daughter to represent MDC Alliance in by-elections, ZWNews, Published: October 11, 2020, Retrieved: July 21, 2021
- ↑ New deputy mayor for Kwekwe, The Chronicle, Published: August 4, 2021, Retrieved: August 7, 2021