Thursday 22 January 2026
Zim GBC News | Harare Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HARARE \u2013 In a move seen by many as a direct response to intense public scrutiny, 17-year-old entrepreneur Tinotenda Tungwarara has announced the upcoming launch of her fashion label, Manhanha Clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement follows viral social media backlash over a reported US$8,000 one-day shopping spree, which led critics to mockingly coin the term \u201cManhanha jeans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tinotenda, the daughter of Presidential Advisor Paul Tungwarara, is already a business owner with ventures including Tap and Go and Prevail Supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The launch of Manhanha Clothing refocuses attention on the Tungwarara family, which is simultaneously navigating political controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her father, Advisor Paul Tungwarara, struck a defiant tone at a public event in Nyanga South this weekend, addressing fallout from a previous speech widely interpreted as targeting wealthy individuals with political ambitions within the ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was in Marange last week, and I spoke what I spoke; and that did not go down well with some people with ambition. I did not mention anyone\u2019s name, but I spoke about myself,\u201d Tungwarara stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He acknowledged his comments \u201cbroke the internet\u201d and led to widespread speculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a bold declaration, he added,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am ready to die today; we need order in the party, and I am not afraid of anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The advisor framed his remarks as a fight for unity and for President Mnangagwa\u2019s Vision 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will fight to ensure that President Mnangagwa remains in power until 2030 because it is good for the people,\u201d he told supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also drew a parallel between current critics and fugitive war veteran Blessed Runesu Geza, whom he claimed to have openly challenged in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe same spirit of Geza is manifesting among some of us,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While denying he named anyone, his comments have been broadly interpreted as aimed at businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei and, more recently, in response to prophecies by self-styled prophet Uebert Angel regarding party succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amid this political fray, his daughter Tinotenda is steering public attention toward her entrepreneurial pursuits with Manhanha Clothing, attempting to channel online notoriety into a commercial brand launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Paul Tungwarara has been recommended for co-option into the ZANU PF Central Committee by the Manicaland provincial leadership, signaling his entrenched role amid the ongoing internal debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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