This was just before the watershed elections of 2013 where Mugabe won with more than 61% of the presidential vote against the late Morgan Tsvangirai.
He was to be presented to the public for the first time during the inauguration ceremony held at the National Sports Stadium.
Their wedding in 2014 was dubbed the wedding of the century.
At least five heads of state flew in to witness the two exchange vows.
Theirs was a well-choreographed nuptial with the who’s and who of Zimbabwe all dying to be seen and attend.
Simba was treated like a state property with security allocated to him.
He was tasked to establish Zimbabwe Airways, a dubious state-funded airline whose shareholders were known to a few top echelons in government.
The opaque airline had very few staff and Simba was the boss.
He was responsible for the procurement of four airlines as well as overseeing its day-to-day operations.
He was answerable to no one but himself and the then Transport minister Jorum Gumbo.
After the fall of Mugabe in 2017, the two lovebirds were the only of the Mugabe family who interacted with the new administration. 🔗 Read Full Article
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