Zanu PF Central Committee Member Farai Msikavanhu Dies After Surgery Complications

Zanu PF Central Committee member and former Chiredzi West MP Farai Msikavanhu has died at 64 following surgery complications, party officials confirm (image source)

Farai Msikavanhu, a member of Zanu PF’s Central Committee and former Member of Parliament for Chiredzi West, has died in Harare at the age of 64, party officials have confirmed.

Msikavanhu passed away on Wednesday morning from suspected complications following throat surgery he underwent late last year, according to Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa. The ruling party described his death as a significant loss to both Masvingo province and the broader party structure.

“Zanu PF Masvingo province has been robbed of a strong and reliable cadre who was deeply committed to the party’s revolutionary ideals,” Mavhenyengwa said.

Former Chiredzi district development coordinator Lovemore Chisema also paid tribute, describing Msikavanhu as a development-oriented leader. Chisema said he had been “gutted” by the news, noting that he had spoken to Msikavanhu just a day before his death.

Msikavanhu served as Member of Parliament for Chiredzi West from 2018 to 2023 and was actively involved in community development initiatives during his tenure. Beyond politics, he was a prominent sugarcane farmer in the Mkwasine and Triangle areas, where his company, Puwevhu Enterprises, was a major employer.

Before entering full-time politics and farming, Msikavanhu worked as Agriculture Planning Director at Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, later retiring to focus on agricultural entrepreneurship and public service.

Funeral arrangements are yet to be announced.