BULAWAYO
–
Insiza
South
MP
Farai
Taruvinga
died
at
the
age
of
53
on
Monday
after
battling
cancer.
The
Zanu
PF
MP,
who
owned
gold
mines,
bars
and
supermarkets
in
Filabusi,
passed
away
at
a
private
hospital
in
Bulawayo.
Sifiso
Mpofu,
a
longtime
friend
of
Taruvinga
said:
“He
passed
on
at
his
home
in
Hillside
at
around
8AM.
“He
had
a
long
battle
with
sarcoma.”
Sarcoma
is
a
type
of
cancer
that
causes
tumours
in
the
bones
and
connective
soft
tissues
such
as
fat
and
muscle.
Taruvinga
omce
spent
over
a
month
receiving
treatment
in
India.
His
Progress
Mine
near
Filabusi
employed
hundreds
of
locals.
His
business
interests
also
spanned
an
irrigation
scheme
at
Skuta,
an
abbatoir,
Anradel
cattle
ranch
and
the
Marcel
Shopping
and
Leisure
Centre
at
Filabusi
centre.
The
MP
was
living
with
his
two
wives
at
the
time
of
his
death
and
is
survived
by
several
children.