By Victor Maphosa
Transport mogul Regis Matavata of Munhenzva Bus Company has died of Covid-19. He died at a Harare hospital yesterday afternoon at the age of 56.
Matavata’s younger brother Itai, confirmed the death.
“Yes, he passed away in hospital today (yesterday). We are saddened, we are in pain. We are planning to bury him at our rural home on Saturday,” he said.
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO), Mr Samson Nhanhanga, said Matavata’s death was a blow to the transport industry.
“As the chairman of the ZPTO, and the whole organisation, we are deeply saddened by the passing away of Regis Matavata of the Munhenzva empire.
“Covid-19 has dealt a massive blow to the bus industry and to the country at large. We have lost a hero, a fearless fighter and a unifier,” he said.
Mr Nhanhanga added that Matavata will be sorely missed. He leaves behind a wife and several children.
Mr Nhanhanga paid tribute to the Government for the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He urged citizens to adhere to the rules and regulations set by the Government to minimise the spread of Covid-19. The Herald
Whats with the pic of him eating? Are you pointing at obesity?
Ronald Gore most of his pics i encounterd last nyt. He was eating. Mayb that was his hobby🤣🤣🤣. RIP
Ronald Gore obvious obesity.. most of the people attacked by covid are fat and they find it hard to breathe
Please note: most prominent people dying of COVID-19 in Zim are obese. Just look at all of them. Having a potbelly isn’t an indicator of success anymore. Please work on your weight or die of Covid-19. Overweight is a predisposition for COVID-19 death
Zvaari mudiki veduwe
covid and rich people 🤷♂
Pinias Musenyereki it’s COVID-19 and obesity
This is how COVID-19 statistics will be compromised. Everyone who dies is claimed to have died of CVD… https://t.co/h9TbSPhTha
Kovana bleechmore nanascafmore
Usatya Hako, varikufa vose
Judith Patricia kkkk
Tava Fadga Chidau 😂😂😂
Ahhh ndiye muridzi chaiye or akangaasiirwa maBus coz mabus aya ndeakare kare and afa ane56 so akatanga kuita zvemaBus at 16yrs
Raymond Murivani Mumanye mwana baba ndovakatanga vakafa vakasiira vana…
Ndeenhaka
vana vakasiirwa mabhazi nababa it seems they tried by all means to maintain what the parents left other guys would just squander everything down to the ground.
Covid yaizodiiwo pakadai anyway RIP munhanzwa
Hmm haaa madeaths Aya gore rino tichaona zvakawanda
Hanzi he was asthmatic
Laquas Marakias Nyarwendo Corona ndopainoda ipapo,pa BP , ASTHMA,SUGAR .But kana uchimwa mapiritsi e AIDS haufi
Energy Mudhombo yaa
Energy Mudhombo mmmk matanga kkk
U guz sme a saying at his home..wana Metrol wamwe hanzi hospital mombodziwanepi news dzenyu
Mhsrip
Why is Covid mostly killing rich people, or maybe I am wrong
Tarirai Emmanuel Masarira Is it not because ndovanozikanwa so we hear abt them.
MaiDee Choga Zisa maybe, some poor people can even die at home without even tested.
Regi Rigalo
Are those pictures related to covid 19
Poor people die but nobody gives a demn about reporting them they are not news wealth
R.I.P Reggie
I’m in pain😭