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Bulawayo businessman Morgan Moyo dies
12 Dec 2015 at 06:39hrs | Views
ZIMBABWE Miners' Federation (ZMF) first vice president and Bulawayo businessman, Morgan Moyo, has died. He was 58.
Family spokesperson, Clement Moyo, said his brother died on Thursday morning at Mater Dei Hospital after a short illness. "He's been in hospital for the past two weeks and doctors said he succumbed to liver failure," said Clement.
"When I visited him yesterday (Thursday) morning, I was touched to find out that my brother couldn't speak, his eyes and mouth had turned yellow.
"I then phoned his wife and upon arrival, he breathed his last."
Clement said the family had lost a "pillar of strength that was always there for the family".
Born on March 3, 1957 in Nkayi, Moyo became actively involved in small-scale mining activities in 1982 before his family relocated to Dete in Hwange District.
He owned mining claims in places such as Filabusi, Nkayi and a ball milling centre in Umguza.
At the time of his death, Moyo was also chairman of the Bubi Small-Scale Miners' Association.
ZMF chief executive officer Wellington Takavarasha said the small scale-mining sector would never be the same as it had lost an advisor in Moyo who had vast experience in mining.
"His death is actually a sad loss to the small-scale miners in Bulawayo and the country at large. Because of his more than 30 years experience in small-scale mining, he was an advisor to the ZMF board," said Takavarasha.
"Moyo was one of the founding members of ZMF in 2003 and was also very instrumental in the formation of the Bubi Small-Scale Miners' Association.
"He was also involved in the development of a number of small-scale mines in Matabeleland. As a miner himself, he owned about 40 mines, among them View Mine in Umguza."
Former ZMF president Trynos Nkomo said the story of the small-scale mining industry would not be complete without the mention of the name "Morgan Moyo".
"We worked together for quite a long time at the time when the Gwanda Small-Scale Miners Association was formed as well as when the ZMF was established. He was very instrumental in activities that sought to promote the growth and development of the small-scale mining industry," he said.
Moyo is survived by wife, Regai and three children - Mduduzi, Monalisa and Melisa.
He will be buried at his plot in Gumtree on Sunday.
"Tomorrow (today) his body will be taken from Nyaradzo Funeral Parlour in the Central Business District after which it will be taken to his gold mining office at Cnr Connaught Avenue and Herbert Chitepo Street and ZMF offices in the city," said Clement.
"His body will then be taken to his plot in Gumtree where he was also involved in farming."
Mourners are gathered at Number 1, Old Thuli Road in Gumtree, Bulawayo.
Family spokesperson, Clement Moyo, said his brother died on Thursday morning at Mater Dei Hospital after a short illness. "He's been in hospital for the past two weeks and doctors said he succumbed to liver failure," said Clement.
"When I visited him yesterday (Thursday) morning, I was touched to find out that my brother couldn't speak, his eyes and mouth had turned yellow.
"I then phoned his wife and upon arrival, he breathed his last."
Clement said the family had lost a "pillar of strength that was always there for the family".
Born on March 3, 1957 in Nkayi, Moyo became actively involved in small-scale mining activities in 1982 before his family relocated to Dete in Hwange District.
He owned mining claims in places such as Filabusi, Nkayi and a ball milling centre in Umguza.
At the time of his death, Moyo was also chairman of the Bubi Small-Scale Miners' Association.
ZMF chief executive officer Wellington Takavarasha said the small scale-mining sector would never be the same as it had lost an advisor in Moyo who had vast experience in mining.
"Moyo was one of the founding members of ZMF in 2003 and was also very instrumental in the formation of the Bubi Small-Scale Miners' Association.
"He was also involved in the development of a number of small-scale mines in Matabeleland. As a miner himself, he owned about 40 mines, among them View Mine in Umguza."
Former ZMF president Trynos Nkomo said the story of the small-scale mining industry would not be complete without the mention of the name "Morgan Moyo".
"We worked together for quite a long time at the time when the Gwanda Small-Scale Miners Association was formed as well as when the ZMF was established. He was very instrumental in activities that sought to promote the growth and development of the small-scale mining industry," he said.
Moyo is survived by wife, Regai and three children - Mduduzi, Monalisa and Melisa.
He will be buried at his plot in Gumtree on Sunday.
"Tomorrow (today) his body will be taken from Nyaradzo Funeral Parlour in the Central Business District after which it will be taken to his gold mining office at Cnr Connaught Avenue and Herbert Chitepo Street and ZMF offices in the city," said Clement.
"His body will then be taken to his plot in Gumtree where he was also involved in farming."
Mourners are gathered at Number 1, Old Thuli Road in Gumtree, Bulawayo.
Source - chronicle
