By Desire Tshuma
Harare — Nyati Mine managing director Samson Paul—known as Boss Sam—says this year’s Independence Boxing Bonanza will pull young people away from drugs and early marriage and toward sport.
Announcing the company’s sponsorship as the country marks 46 years of independence, Paul pledged continued investment in awareness campaigns through boxing.
The headline bout revisits a stalemate: Kudakwashe Chiwandire and Patience Mastara fought to a draw in their last meeting. Both boxers also play football—Chiwandire for Scotland Queens and Mastara for the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service women’s team.
“This fight is worth investing in because it draws the youth, and a clear message comes through—no to drugs,” Paul said. “We encourage the corporate world to back sport; it unites backgrounds and builds a healthier nation. Let’s unite for a drug-free future.”
The April event sits under Vision 2030 and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s mantra that “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo,” with organisers pitching the bonanza as a celebration in style and a public-health intervention rolled into one. Nyati Mine’s management wished patrons a drug-free Easter and Independence weekend.