Marshal Chiza the boy who refuses to die poor

Rumbidzai  Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporter

He is probably one of the youngest authors to emerge from Zimbabwe and has made great strides to make sure that his name is never forgotten.

Marshal Chiza, who just at the age of 21 and is popularly known as the Poor Billionaire, refuses to die a poor man as his nickname suggests and at a young age has managed to establish a publishing house.

He spoke to Sunday Life about his transition from humble beginnings to stardom.

“I was born in Nketa 9 suburb in Bulawayo. Life was never rosy, as people would like to believe. I was never handed a spoon on a silver platter. Life was hard,” said Chiza.

He said his interest in books developed when he was young.

“Growing up I used to get lost in books, especially in the enchanting world of motivation. I liked the likes of John Maxwell, Miles Munroe and Dunlock to mention a few. I eventually developed an itch that could only be satisfied by my own words and that is how I ventured into the realm of book writing and motivation,” he said. Chiza started writing books at the age of 14, with his first book being published in 2016.

“My second book was also published the same year and my third in 2017. I have also done a collective novel with several authors from different countries,” he said.

Chiza said his aim was to be the biggest publishing house not only in the country but on the continent.

“I am investing my all. As it is there are people that are sending their works from as far as America, UK, South Africa, and Botswana. This is the next big thing not only for me but the country as a whole. This is my biggest accomplishment but I will not stop here. I also run the Poor Billionaire Foundation that assists in gathering funds and other stuff for the needy. The main focus of the foundation is to try and rehabilitate those living in the streets and nurture them into respectable citizens,” said Chiza.

He added that he also does online consultancy work.

“I have been around the world, not physically but through the internet and my network base. This is my dream and it will forever remain mine,” said Chiza.