Illegal brew kills Mr Ugly contender
HARARE – Mr Ugly Harare’s top contender, Charles Tizora, has died. Tizora died last Friday and was buried this week at Granville cemetery after imbibing an illicit brew known in the streets as Zed or as some call it Zimbabwe Emergency Drink.
Tizora reportedly collapsed and died at the corner of Mbirimi and Daniel street in Mbare after downing one too many. The late Tizora grabbed headlines after he challenged the reigning Mr Ugly Harare title holder, William Masvinu for the Mbare contest which however did not take off.
He openly declared that he was going to give Masvinu a run for his money. Scores of people gathered at the Tizora residence at house No. 86 Zata in Mbare commemorating the life of Tizora who was described as a humorous person.
He received a heroes’ send off from his Mbare colleagues, with music and dance dominating the funeral proceedings. Nyau dancers were also part of the proceedings.
Pallbearers carried the coffin from his home to a shopping complex near Stodart Hall, in memory of the places he used to hang around. Tizora’s mother, Gogo Bonda, said that despite her son being a drunkard, he was a respectful and peace loving man.
She revealed that Tizora did not have any physical ailment but at times experienced bouts of mental illness. “He was a mental patient. He could drink but he was not violent and still respected me as his mother.
“On the day in question, he asked me for a dollar for him to drink and I gave him. He left but unfortunately that was his demise. He used to go out for drinks and could return home early but on this day he took time to return.
“Later on, a certain guy came here and advised us that he had passed on. We rushed to the scene and he indeed had died,” she narrated.
Scores of reckless imbibers have fallen prey to abusing illicit brews and lately police have announced a clampdown on vendors selling that type of brandy.
