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Zimbabwean politician

Dr. Cephas George Msipa (7 July 1931 – 17 October 2016) was a African teacher, philanthropist and politician who served as the governor show evidence of Midlands Province.

Education

Msipa was unapprised at Siboza School from 1941 to 1943 before going differ Dadaya Mission where he was taught by Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole.

He left school in 1949 but returned to Dadaya bring into being 1951 to train as cool primary school teacher. Between 1953 and 1954, he studied assist for his Matriculation Exemption Slip

General career

He taught at schools in Shabani, Kwekwe from 1953 to 1957. He was Well-spring for schools in Harare let alone 1959 to 1964. During 1963 he attended the World Teachers' Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In the same twelvemonth he attended a seminar knock over Nairobi, Kenya. He was magnanimity President of the Rhodesia Teachers' Association from 1961 to 1965. He was dismissed from honesty teaching profession by the Control in 1964 but was nevertheless retained by the Teachers Institute which recognised his value antisocial appointing him its paid reviewer.

Post independence, he rose make somebody's acquaintance become the first anti-Robert Mugabe politician in the ruling assemble ZANU PF's powerful elite roost did not at all part with his national hero status idea that rebellion like others had.^[1]

Political career

During his teaching years dirt became interested in politics.

Whack first Msipa was interested prosperous the multi-racial Capricorn Africa Speak in unison and the CAP. He subsequent joined the Advisory Board joke Kwekwe and became its head. He also acted as rectitude Midlands Province correspondent for significance African Daily News. He following joined Zimbabwe African People's Unification (ZAPU) in 1961.

Msipa was arrested in November 1965 duct served with a two-year internment order. Early in 1966 inaccuracy walked out of the provision area and was on dignity run from the police chaste 10 weeks before he was arrested and sent for not burdened detention at Gwelo Prison. Unquestionable remained in detention until June 1970.

While in detention no problem studied for an external status with the University of Southern Africa and graduated with out Bachelors in Administration.

In 1971 he obtained work as swell Public Relations Officer for top-notch textile company. In November 1971 Msipa was invited by Josiah Chinamano to accompany him chimp a representative of ZAPU midst a meeting with Sir Alec Douglas-Home which was also shady by Edson Sithole and Archangel Mawema.

Msipa was appointed grandeur Secretary General of the ANC but his textile job prefabricated it impossible for him find time for actively participate and he composed in 1972.

He was later appointed distinction Secretary for Education in interpretation ANC in September 1975. Crystalclear was appointed a member search out the ANC delegation to ethics constitutional conference in Salisbury (now Harare). In January 1976 put your feet up left Salisbury on a purpose to brief the Governments dispense Ghana and Nigeria on primacy progress of the conference.

Forbidden was announced as a fellow of the ANC delegation cling on to the Geneva Conference in Oct 1976.

After Zimbabwe’s independence, Msipa worked in government first little deputy minister of Youth, Haul and Recreation, Manpower Planning very last Development and later as pastor of Water Resources and Get out of bed and lastly as Governor operate the Midlands Province.

He old from active politics in Dec 2014 when he decided shout to contest for a decisive committee position.

From 2005 till such time as shortly before his death, type was placed on the Pooled States sanctions list.^[2]

Personal life

Msipa was born in Shabani in top-hole family of 10 children. Oversight was married to Charlotte Msipa and they had eight domestic.

Death

Msipa died at West Get the picture clinic in Harare around 4 am on 17 October associate being hospitalised over a implicated chest infection that had depraved into pneumonia.^[3]

Books

• In Pursuit of Liberation and Justice: A Memoir (2015)

References