Mushandirapamwe Hotel

Mushandirapamwe Hotel

Mushandirapamwe Hotel is a hotel at Machipisa Shopping Centre in Highfield, Harare Zimbabwe. It is owned by the Tawengwa family, sons of George Tawengwa. The first manager was Solomon and Charles being the current.

The hotel was at Zimbabwe's independence in 1980[1], the transitional residence of returning ZANU, ZANLA troops. Mushandirapamwe hotel also hosted the Cameroon national soccer team in the 1990s during their visit to Zimbabwe for a FIFA World Cup soccer qualifier match. This was a very convenient location for their training at the nearby Gwanzura stadium.

References

  1. ^ "The father of the nation - News - Mail & Guardian Online". Mg.co.za. 2010-04-16. http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-04-16-the-father-of-nation. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 


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