Tariro Mnangagwa (born 1986) is a

Zimbabwean Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Moza ...

actress and conservationist. She is known for her role in the 2020 film ''Gonarezhou''. She is the youngest daughter of current Zimbabwean president

Emmerson Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (, US: (); born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former President Robert Mugabe, he held a se ...

and his first wife Jayne Matarise.

Early life

Mnangagwa was born in

Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

to President

and Jayne Matarise, who died on 31 January 2002 of cervical cancer. Mnangagwa has five older siblings: Farai, Tasiwa, Vimbayi, Tapiwa, and Emmerson Tanaka. She also has three half-siblings from her father's second marriage. Mnangagwa obtained a Diploma in Professional Photography at Cape Town's

CityVarsity CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts is a private higher education institution in South Africa with campuses in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It falls under Educor and offers full-time, short, and online degrees, diplomas, and certificates ...

. She also graduated with an Honours in Sport Management at the

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students. It was formed b ...

Career

After returning to Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa joined with

Akashinga Akashinga is an all-female anti-poaching group in Zimbabwe. The group is the subject of a 2020 documentary titled ''Akashinga: The Brave Ones''. History Akashinga was founded in 2017. The women of Akashinga were recruited by Australian conserva ...

, an all-female anti-poaching ranger unit. Then she became a member an all-female anti-poaching combat unit called the

International Anti-Poaching Foundation The International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) is a not-for-profit, non-profit organisation registered in Australia, predominantly operating on the African continent. The group initially created a structured military-like approach to conserv ...

. Soon after that, she was invited to play in the film ''Gonarezhou'' the co-producer of the film,

Sydney Taivavashe Sydney Taivavashe (born March 20,1991) is a Zimbabwean film director, producer and screenwriter. Early life Sydney Taivavashe was born in 1991 in Masvingo, Zimbabwe where he grew up. Career Sydney made his debut film in 2006, a short film titl ...

. The film is produced in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. In the film Tariro played the role 'Sergeant Onai' as well as produced the film.

Filmography

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Litmus test for filmmakers’ creativity

ED’s daughter stars in award winning anti-poaching film
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