15 Facts About Alex Magaisa

Alex Tawanda Magaisa was a Zimbabwean academic and lecturer of law at the Kent Law School of the University of Kent.

Alex Magaisa is known for his legal, political and social commentary work on issues affecting Zimbabwe and other developing nations through his blog The Big Saturday Read.

Alex Magaisa's work was sometimes featured by Zimbabwean news outlets including The Standard, Daily News, Newzimbabwe.

Alex Magaisa was born in Chikomba District, Zimbabwe.

Alex Magaisa completed his high school education attending boarding school at St Francis of Assisi High School in the Mashonaland East province.

Alex Magaisa then matriculated at the University of Zimbabwe, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.

Alex Magaisa was married to Shamiso Magaisa, a chartered accountant, whom he had two sons with.

Alex Magaisa then worked as a regulatory enforcement manager for Jersey Financial Services Commission, the financial services regulator in Jersey until 2007.

In November 2011, Alex Magaisa took a leave of absence from the University of Kent to take up a role as a core member of a team of technical experts advising the Constitution Parliamentary Committee which had been set up by the Parliament of Zimbabwe with the mandate of drafting a new constitution to repeal and replace the old Lancaster House Agreement Constitution.

In October 2012, Alex Magaisa left his advisory work with COPAC when he was appointed by Prime Minister Tsvangirai to be his Chief Advisor as preparations for the upcoming 2013 elections were beginning.

In July 2017, Alex Magaisa was embroiled in controversy after a local state owned media outlet published a picture of him with Zanu PF government ministers Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere and Patrick Zhuwao at a local restaurant called "Plot Cafe".

Alex Magaisa reluctantly issued a response explaining the circumstances of how the picture was taken dispelling the conspiracy theories that were starting to gain ground.

Alex Magaisa appears in the documentary Democrats directed by Camilla Nielsson which captured the tumultuous constitution making process over a period of three years.

On 5 June 2022, it was confirmed by several of his colleagues that Alex Magaisa had died at Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, the United Kingdom following a cardiac arrest.

Alex Magaisa was laid to rest on 28 June 2022, in his home village of Mangisi in Njanja.