Hundreds of Masvingo residents Thursday ignored the government's lockdown restrictions to give prominent bus operator Tanda 'Mhunga' Tavaruva a fitting send-off at a local cemetery.
Mdara Mhunga, as the businessman was affectionately known, died aged 84 at his plush Rhodene home in Masvingo Monday afternoon after a long illness.
Tavaruva was famed for running a successful transport empire with his Mhunga branded buses plying many major routes in the country during its peak.
In football circles, the Masvingo community is ever indebted by the late businessman's contributions towards the establishment of a viable community team, Masvingo United which went on to compete favourably in the country's premier league.
Mourners fondly told stories of the late businessman extending a helping hand to the Masvingo community, from the elite to the most vulnerable.
