Notable People From Highfield
George Tawengwa, owner of Mushandirapwe Hotel was the first black person to buy a farm in then Rhodesia. George and his wife Mabel were featured in a 1977 Herald to mark this historic milestone. His sons are all business men and farmers and Charles and Solomon Tawengwa were mayors of Harare with Charles recently appointed Senator. The current president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe lived in Highfield before coming to power in 1980, indeed he is a constituent member of Highfield.
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