Short form of AGATHA. In some cases there might also be a connection to Age. We now have a Shona dominated banking sector which used to be a preserve of foreigners and there is no doubt that this development is pivotal to the indigenisation process. Despite serving everyone, regardless of race, colour,creed, tribe, these banks have fulfilled their role in our struggle for Shona dominance and therefore would like to congratulate Julius Makoni of National Merchant Bank (NMB), Leonard Nyemba of Trust Bank (Trustfin), Gideon Gono of the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ), Francis Nhema of Zimbabwe Building Society (ZBS), Thata Mutunhu of Agribank, Nigel Chanakira of Kingdom Bank - the list is endless. Recently one of these banks helped to establish a Shona person in the heart of Matabeleland North farming area of Nyamandlovu, on the acquifer - the most valuable land in this area. The Shona man from Gweru was facilitated with a $60 million loan to takeover a highy priced productive dairy enterprise from a Swindells, who could only take from the Kershelmar Dairies, his personal belongings before he left for Australia. The Tagariras, also Shonas from Bulawayo, have taken over large properties in the same area, thanks to these banks and A2 resettlement. More and more large properties (farms) in Matabeleland, especially Nyamandlovu,have fallen into Shona hands under the A2 Fast Track Resettlement. Shona workers are employed on these farms. One must be a fool to fail to realise such political astuteness on the part of our leader.