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Here are Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tichafa Augustine Matambanadzo (Tich Mataz)

Tichafa Augustine Matambanadzo  is affectionately known as ‘Tich Mataz’ or ‘Midas Touch’ . He is a man ofmany talents and to our surprise Tich is a disc jockey-cum-businessman at the same time a prominent Master of Ceremony (MC) who has hosted many events… but wait there are also interesting facts that you didn’t know about Tich Mataz. Here are Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tichafa Augustine Matambanadzo (Tich Mataz) below………….

Here are Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Tichafa Augustine Matambanadzo (Tich Mataz)

1. Tich was was born in 1969.

2. Mataz joined Power FM in 1988 which was then known as Radio 3.

3. Matambanadzo relocated to South Africa. In 1994, he joined 5FM but was however deported.

4. He presented the famous Coca-Cola On The Beat Music show which was aired on Zimbabwe Television (ZTV) in the 1990s.

5. Tich Mataz was suspended from Power FM in 2009

6. In April 2014, it was allegedly reported that he had joined X-Stream Visual Radio (XVR), a South African radio station which was launched in 2014.

7. His career was however affected by his numerous fraud allegations. In November 2014, it was reported that he was rehired by Star FM after he was suspended in 2013.

8. Tich Mataz was arrested in March 2009 after he was accused of swindling the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) which was then being led by Gideon Gono.

9. It was reported that he was contracted to supply RBZ with hampers for its Basic Commodities Supply Side Intervention (BACCOSI) programme as well procuring tractors for the central bank’s agricultural programme meant to avail equipment to farmers.

10. In December 2013, Tich Mataz was suspended from Star FM together with the controversial politician Acie Lumumba were he was the Programmes Manager on allegations of swindling the radio station again of more than US$125 000.

 

 

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