By Beverly Bizeki
The business and political elite of Masvingo and Midlands provinces gathered in Chivi on Thursday, June 19, 2025, to pay their final respects to the entrepreneur Alice Pote, who was laid to rest at her rural home in Marecha Village, Takavarasha.
Alice, a co-director of the Pote Holdings Business Empire and founder of Stallion Cruise Bus Company, died on June 16 due to acute respiratory failure and pulmonary embolism. Her sudden passing sent shockwaves through the business community, where she was regarded as a promising and enterprising figure.
Among the mourners were Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Ezra Chadzamira and his Midlands counterpart, Owen “Mudha” Ncube, underscoring Alice’s influence beyond her hometown.
Representing the Mnangagwa family was Patrick Mnangagwa, General Manager of Precabe Enterprises , while Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini also attended the solemn event.
Prominent business figures, including Byword Motors Director Stanley Kondongwe, were also present, joining hundreds of mourners in celebrating Alice’s life and contribution to the family empire led by her brother, Zvishavane-based tycoon Anthony Clever Pote.
Alice was the second youngest in her family and is survived by three children.
