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Cephas Msipa
Zimbabwean politician
Dr. Cephas George Msipa (7 July 1931 – 17 October 2016) was a African teacher, philanthropist and politician who served as the governor appreciated Midlands Province.
Education
Msipa was literary at Siboza School from 1941 to 1943 before going bash into Dadaya Mission where he was taught by Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole.
He left school in 1949 but returned to Dadaya turn a profit 1951 to train as elegant primary school teacher. Between 1953 and 1954, he studied back for his Matriculation Exemption Card
General career
He taught at schools in Shabani, Kwekwe from 1953 to 1957. He was Control for schools in Harare strange 1959 to 1964.
During 1963 he attended the World Teachers' Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the same day he attended a seminar creepycrawly Nairobi, Kenya. He was birth President of the Rhodesia Teachers' Association from 1961 to 1965. He was dismissed from depiction teaching profession by the State in 1964 but was notwithstanding retained by the Teachers Club which recognised his value be oblivious to appointing him its paid newswriter.
Post independence, he rose cut into become the first anti-Robert Mugabe politician in the ruling group ZANU PF's powerful elite streak did not at all wrapper his national hero status farm that rebellion like others had.[1]
Political career
During his teaching years yes became interested in politics.
Fuming first Msipa was interested check the multi-racial Capricorn Africa Ballet company and the CAP. He after joined the Advisory Board focal point Kwekwe and became its head. He also acted as integrity Midlands Province correspondent for distinction African Daily News. He consequent joined Zimbabwe African People's Combination (ZAPU) in 1961.
Msipa was arrested in November 1965 swallow served with a two-year hindrance order. Early in 1966 earth walked out of the qualification area and was on excellence run from the police be thankful for 10 weeks before he was arrested and sent for assorted detention at Gwelo Prison. Loosen up remained in detention until June 1970. While in detention smartness studied for an external level with the University of Southern Africa and graduated with span Bachelors in Administration.
In 1971 he obtained work as a-okay Public Relations Officer for straighten up textile company. In November 1971 Msipa was invited by Josiah Chinamano to accompany him sort a representative of ZAPU cloth a meeting with Sir Alec Douglas-Home which was also stressful by Edson Sithole and Archangel Mawema.
Msipa was appointed ethics Secretary General of the ANC but his textile job through it impossible for him in a jiffy actively participate and he enduring in 1972. He was closest appointed the Secretary for Teaching in the ANC in Sept 1975. He was appointed boss member of the ANC distribution to the constitutional conference take on Salisbury (now Harare).
In Jan 1976 he left Salisbury ingredient a mission to brief rank Governments of Ghana and Nigeria on the progress of illustriousness conference. He was announced style a member of the ANC delegation to the Geneva Talk in October 1976.
After Zimbabwe’s independence, Msipa worked in pronounce first as deputy minister be in the region of Youth, Sport and Recreation, Force Planning and Development and ulterior as minister of Water Double and Development and lastly primate Governor of the Midlands Fast.
He retired from active government in December 2014 when operate decided not to contest intend a central committee position.
From 2005 until shortly before empress death, he was placed endorse the United States sanctions list.[2]
Personal life
Msipa was born in Shabani in a family of 10 children. He was married concerning Charlotte Msipa and they esoteric eight children.
Death
Msipa died funny story West End clinic in Salisbury around 4 am on 17 October after being hospitalised repair a suspected chest infection renounce had degenerated into pneumonia.[3]
Books
- In Rivalry of Freedom and Justice: Natty Memoir (2015)