By Brenna Matendere
A bevy of middle-aged ladies on wheels of a sleek milk-white all terrain GD6 vehicle weaved through a swanky crowd of a densely populated Mashwede Village on Christmas day.
The bevy drew attention of merry-makers popping champagne and partying until wee hours.
The scene was a bit chaotic with music blurring from the speakers at least from different DJ boxes and depending on your taste fans would gather in each section dancing the night away.
Back then in the rural village, people would gather at growth points but nowadays many visit the most happening chisanyamas like Mashwede Village on Christmas day.
And the environment varied from being serene, jubilant, majestic, euphoric and easy going depending on the corner you chose in the vast Mashwede theatre of dreams.
In such a packed environment, fear would be for disorderly jostling to buy drinks, find a parking bay or move around smoothly but the Mashwede reaction team of able young girls and gentlemen was ready to make that impossible.
All was well.
Braai masters took care of meat lovers and ice cold drinks never ran short despite demand by thousands who were there.
And the proprietor and founder of Mashwede Holdings, Alex Mashamhanda, says he finds joy and fulfilment in seeing young people happy at his place.
“I did it for the children, the young people of this age. I want to see them happy. When I started, the place was a forest. But now it has become a beacon of happiness for our youngsters,” he said.
As the year edges to an end, Mashamhanda says the new year’s eve and January 1 will be a double cutting edge fiesta.
“It will be lit. All must come. It will be like home,” he said.
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