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FOR more than three decades, entrepreneur Mrs Priscilla Nyatito has built businesses across retail, healthcare and agriculture, turning a journey that began in Zimbabwe into a story of resilience, innovation and family legacy.
Her willingness to pursue opportunities has taken her beyond Zimbabwe’s borders.
After relocating to the United Kingdom in the 2000s, Mrs Nyatito continued to build businesses, establishing one of the first Southern African butcheries in South West London.
The venture brought familiar tastes and flavours from Southern Africa to the local community, demonstrating her ability to identify a market opportunity and turn cultural connections into a viable business.
Her achievements were recently recognised at the globally acclaimed Zimbabwe Achievers Awards, held at Heritage Village in Harare, where Mrs Nyatito received an honorary award for her contribution to entrepreneurship.
For Mrs Nyatito, who is based in the United Kingdom, the recognition was both deeply personal and symbolic of a journey spanning about 35 years.
“When I got this information that I was getting an award, it really touched my heart,” said the 66-year-old Mrs Nyatito.
“I thought maybe okay, this is a good way to finish off what I started.”
At a stage in her life when she is contemplating retirement, Mrs Nyatito sees the recognition as an opportunity to reflect on what she has built and, importantly, what she can pass on to the next generation.
“As it is, I really want to retire, and my daughter can take over,” she said.
That transition is already part of the family conversation.
Her daughter, Michelle, described the award as particularly meaningful because she has witnessed first-hand the determination required to build her mother’s businesses.
“This award is very special to me. I have essentially helped her achieve her dreams. The journey has taken 35 years; it’s not something that has happened overnight,” Michelle said.
“She never gave up.”
Mrs Nyatito’s entrepreneurial journey began in Zimbabwe, where she established herself as a successful retail stockist during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
She worked with leading retail brands including Edgars, Truworths and Barbours, gaining commercial experience that would later underpin her ventures in other sectors.
After moving to the UK, she applied that experience to a new market, while also identifying opportunities to serve the growing Southern African community.
Her business interests later expanded into Health and Social Care, where she combined entrepreneurship with a commitment to supporting vulnerable people.
Since 2016, Mrs Nyatito has been involved in the sector and has more than 25 years of experience in Health and Social Care. She further strengthened her professional expertise by earning a BSc in Learning Disabilities.
She subsequently co-founded Multilink Management Care Ltd with her children, taking on a strategic leadership role focused on delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Her career in the sector reflects a broader philosophy that has shaped her business life: that commercial success can coexist with social impact.
Through healthcare, she has supported people and families who require specialised care, while her other ventures have created opportunities for employment and economic participation.
Despite building a significant part of her career in the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe has remained central to Mrs Nyatito’s entrepreneurial ambitions.
In her hometown of Kwekwe, she founded Matsol Pretty Pigs Farm, extending her business interests into agriculture.
The venture is part of her contribution to employment creation, sustainable livelihoods and local economic development.
The farm also represents a return to the country where her entrepreneurial story began and an example of how experience gained abroad can be channelled into opportunities at home.
Across retail, healthcare and agriculture, Mrs Nyatito has demonstrated an ability to adapt to different markets while maintaining a consistent focus on creating value.
What distinguishes her story is not simply the number of businesses she has established, but the longevity of her entrepreneurial journey.
Markets have changed, industries have evolved and she has moved between countries and sectors, yet her determination to create opportunities has remained constant.
Mrs Nyatito’s journey also illustrates the role family businesses can play in creating intergenerational wealth, knowledge and opportunities.
By working alongside her children, she has not only built enterprises but also created a platform from which the next generation can continue the journey.
Her desire to eventually hand over the reins to her daughter is therefore less an ending than a succession plan.
The ZAA Global Awards recognition comes at a significant moment in that transition.
ZAA founder and president Mr Conrad Mwanza said the organisation was working towards building a strong global network of Zimbabweans committed to contributing to the country’s future.
“Our vision is to build a genuine global association of Zimbabweans who are proud of where they come from and committed to making an impact,” he said.
Mrs Nyatito’s career embodies that vision.Her entrepreneurial footprint stretches from Zimbabwean retail to the UK care sector and back to agriculture in Kwekwe.
For a businesswoman who has spent roughly 35 years building, adapting and persevering, the award is recognition not only of what she has achieved, but also of the legacy she is preparing to leave behind.
Her next chapter may involve retirement, but the businesses, opportunities and values she has created are positioned to continue beyond her.
And if her daughter’s words are anything to go by, the most important lesson from Nyatito’s journey is simple.
Success was not achieved overnight.
She never gave up.
