Midlands Miners4ED chairman Chris Mahara
Stephen Chadenga
“Investor RekuSero.”
The above is how Midlands Miners4ED provincial chairman, Chris Mahara is affectionately known.
Not only has Cde Mahara, excelled in his own right as a miner and businessman in the Midlands, the maverick but humble and kind hearted entrepreneur has also taken it upon himself to invest from the cell level in various sectors including mining, agriculture, transport and sport among others. At one point he donated many litres of fuel towards the rehabilitation of Maboleni road in Lower Gweru, an embodiment of true grassroots community development.
Cde Mahara who is also Shurugwi DCC secretary for mines, could have chosen to be pompous like other well to do business people in the Midlands, enjoy his money without turning an eye to a neighbour. But on the contrary Investor RekuSero has become a significant representative of Midlands miners who have embraced President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030, for the country to be an upper middle economy in the next five years and for a citizenry that is economically empowered.
As true to President Mnangagwa’s clarion call that “Nyikwa Inovakwa Nevene Vayo” and “Leaving No one and No Place Behind”, Cde Mahara has led a group of miners who have also uplifted artisanal and small scale miners in the province by extending equipment to make mining more modern and easier to do. With manageable and more effective mining operations artisanal and small scale miners have not only contributed to the Midlands Gross Domestic Product and the country’s economic growth through enhanced gold production but they have been able to look after their immediate including extended families.
Investor RekuSero has not not only stopped in the betterment of artisanal and small scale miners, he has also gone further to help the less privileged and disadvantaged in the community.
Not only has Cde Mahara stopped at that, he has gone an extra mile and contributed to football development in the Midlands.
Recently he was among local business people including Shurugwi North MP, Joseph Mpasi, Cde Chamu, Nicholas Gara, Big Tich, Cde Chamu and Brighton Boss Panjap Ushendibaba among others who donated soccer kits and money to newly promoted Midlands Central Region Division One football team, Shurugwi FC.
Cde Mahara poured in US$1000 for Shurugwi FC to have a standing ground as they make their maiden appearance in the first division. With that kind of money Investor RekuSero could have chosen to go for a weekend holiday or invited his circle of affluent friends for expensive whiskey but Cde Mahara sacrificed his money to grassroots football development.
True to leadership loyalty, Cde Mahara has walked in the footsteps of Midlands provincial affairs and devolution minister Cde Owen Ncube who has worked tirelessly not only to see the economic growth of the province but make sure that the Vision 2030 aspirations of President Mnangagwa become a reality.