Zimbabwean businesswoman Zodwa Mkandla “Mai Ginimbi” is the owner and managing director of Traverze Travel, one of the country’s top travel agencies for both business and pleasure. Her ex-husband was the socialite Genius Kadungure.
In the Matabeleland town of Bubi, Zodwa Mkandla was born. She was wed to the late Genius Kadungure, a socialite. She claimed to be a part of Uebert Angel’s Spirit Embassy in an interview.
Zodwa said that she is the godmother of Diamond Platinum, a Tanzanian musician, and her first child.
The birthdate of Zodwa Mkandla is February 3, 1972. Precious and Melisa, her two daughters, are hers.
In 2017, Zodwa Mkandla and Ginimbi called it quits. It is stated that Ginimbi and Mkandla were married under the Marriages Act, despite the fact that they never had a white wedding. In an interview with The Standard in 2018, Zodwa discussed her breakup with Ginimbi, saying, “I can’t comment on my personal life and relationships.” Even though we split up, Genius and I still talk frequently and have no ill will towards one another.”
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Tatelicious asserted in February 2022 that Zodwa Mkandla was having an extramarital affair with Joseph Madziyire, the spouse of Mellisa Makwasha. Tatelicious continued by claiming that during an Instagram Live video, Mkandla and Madzivire shared a kiss. In response to the accusations, neither Joseph Madziyire nor Zodwa Mkandla commented.
Before relocating to Harare to continue her schooling, she attended Mqwassini. She is an International Air Transport Association (IATA) diploma holder.
Her father connected her to Nelson Samkange, who worked in the tourism industry, and she decided to pursue it even though her parents wanted her to become a teacher.
Before departing to launch Traverze Travel in 2003, Zodwa worked as a receptionist for a travel consultant.
Before Mary Chiwenga’s East Town Holdings won the contract in 2018, Traverze handled the government’s reservations for international travel.
Mkandla was added to the Resource Mobilisation Committee on 28 July 2021, by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The committee’s mission is to gather money for Zanu-PF’s operations, which includes election preparations for 2023. The chairman of the committee was Phillip Chiyangwa. In addition to Zodwa Mkandla, the committee also included Anthony Pote, Pedzai Sakupwanya, Tafadzwa Musarara, and Evaristo Mudhikwa.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe blocked the accounts of five businesses in September 2019 for encouraging parallel market trade and devaluing local currency, including Zodwa Mkandla’s company.
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She was honoured with the Women4Africa International Business Woman of the Year award on May 22, 2017.
Mkandla’s security guard allegedly stole items worth more than $60,000 from her Domboshava home on many occasions by using duplicate keys. According to reports, Justice Jasi broke into Mkandla’s home in January 2015 and took extra keys for her office, bedroom, and main door. From 2015 to 2016, he reportedly broke into the home while she was gone on business. It is said that Mkandla installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the home after realising she was losing her belongings every time she went out.
Jasi allegedly disassembled the CCTV and took the hard drive when he realised it was there, so that Mkandla wouldn’t find anything when she played the film.
Jasi was arrested after the police were notified of the situation.
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