Silas Mundawarara
Silas Chiwasha Mundawarara was an early nationalist. One of the founding members of the UANC. He was the vice-President of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
Background
- 1971 - Founder Member of UANC. Chairman, Marimba Branch.
- 1975 - Member, Central Committee and National Executive, UANC.
- 1979 - Vice President of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
Minister of Information. Acting Minister of Health.
Treasurer-General of UANC.
- 1980 - elected, House of Assembly, Mashonaland East, UANC [1]
Personal Details
Born: 6 January 1930, Domboshawa.
Marriage: 1958, to Priscilla Mankai, of Springs, Transvaal.
His daughter Mandisa Mundawarara was the first black woman TV presenter in Zimbabwe.[2]
School / Education
Chogugudza School. Then Domboshawa, Msengezi and Marshal Hartley Primary schools.
1946 - Original student at Goromonzi. First government Secondary School established n Southern Rhodesia. Completed Cambridge Senior Certificate 1949.
1950 - Fort Hare. BSc, 1952.
1959 - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), University of Witwatersrand. Reputation as student of exceptional talent.
Service / Career
1959 - Harare Hospital.
1960 to 1970 - Rhodeisa Railways.
Exposed to ANC (SA) defiance campaigns in South Africa.
1966 - detained.
Events
Further Reading
- ↑ [Diana Mitchell, African Nationalist Leaders in Zimbabwe: Who’s Who 1980], "African Nationalist Leaders in Zimbabwe: Who’s Who 1980, (Cannon Press, Salisbury, 1980), Retrieved: 16 November 2020
- ↑ Lance Guma, First black woman TV presenter in Zimbabwe, Mandisa Mundawarara dies, Nehanda Radio, Published: August 10, 2018, Retrieved: January 5, 2022
