Chindori Chininga dies

Passengers in his car, whose number could not be established last night, escaped with minor injuries.

Mashonaland Central provincial police traffic co-ordinator Superitendent Ephraim Nyakata confirmed Cde Chininga’s death to ZBC news.

Cde Chindori Chininga, a member of the parliamentary portfolio committee on mines and energy, served as the Minister of Mines and Mining Development between 2000 and 2004.

Before that he had been the Deputy Minister of Mines, Environment and Tourism from 1995 to 2000.

Cde Chininga was the chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy and the Chairman of the Stakeholders Committee of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the New Constitution.

He once served as the Zimbabwe Tourist Development Director (Southern Africa) and also worked as the director for the Zimbabwe tourism offices in New York.