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Bona Mugabe

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Bona Mugabe
Born
Nyepudzayi Bona Mugabe

(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)
Harare, Zimbabwe
EducationDominican Convent High School
Alma materCity University of Hong Kong
Singapore Institute of Management
SpouseSimba Chikore (m. 2014)
ChildrenSimbanashe Chikore
Parent(s)Robert Mugabe
Grace Mugabe

Bona Mugabe (full name: Nyepudzayi Bona Mugabe; born 18 April 1988) is the second child of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Grace Mugabe, who also have two sons.[1]

Education and academic life

She attended Dominican Convent Primary School and Dominican Convent High School in Harare, Zimbabwe. She then did her undergraduate university studies in accounting and finance at the City University of Hong Kong.[2] She continued her postgraduate studies in banking and finance in Singapore.

Professional life

On 23 May 2017 she was appointed to sit on the new Censorship Board the announcement was made by Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo. She currently works at Alpha & Omega Dairy also known as Gushungo Dairy Estate in Mazowe, Zimbabwe. In 2014 she married Simba Chikore, the current chief operating officer at Air Zimbabwe.,[3][4] The pair have one son, born in May 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Grace Mugabe brags about 'virgin' daughter Bona | News24". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Parry, Simon (26 January 2009). "Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona studying in Hong Kong". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Mambo, Elias (24 March 2017). "Mugabe son-in-law riles security chiefs". The Independent. Retrieved 2 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Akbar, Jay (21 March 2015). "Is Robert Mugabe planning to name his daughter as his successor? Wife's illness means 24-year-old Bona could replace dictatorship". Mail Online. Retrieved 8 August 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)