Cephas ain’t heavy, he (was) my brother

I met Cephas Zinhumwe, chief executive officer of National Association of Non-governmental Organisation (Nango) around 2006 only by default. At about that time, he was drafted to replace Jonah Mudehwe as head of Nango. I admired his somewhat naïve enthusiasm because no one had warned him that running a network of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in Zimbabwe was akin to lighting a candle from underneath a swimming pool.

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