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Hwange's Giant "Big Charlie" Dies At 59

2 months agoWed, 19 Feb 2025 12:25:32 GMT
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Hwange's Giant "Big Charlie" Dies At 59

Charles Nyoni, widely known as “Big Charlie” in Hwange for his imposing stature, has passed away. He was 59 years old and was set to celebrate his 60th birthday next month. Nyoni died on Tuesday morning at St Patrick’s Hospital in Mpumalanga.

Speaking to the Chronicle, his sister and family spokesperson, Susan Ndlovu, said that Big Charlie had been admitted to the hospital last Thursday. He had been battling high blood pressure and diabetes. She said:

He was rushed to hospital on Thursday night last week and has been in hospital since then. We were hopeful that he would make it but unfortunately, he could not.

We are still to meet as a family to discuss funeral arrangements but mourners are gathered at his house at A 52 Lwendulu Village.

Big Charlie stood over 2.1 metres tall and weighed 300 kilograms. He was just 41 centimetres shorter than the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen from Turkey, and wore a size 22 shoe.

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Big Charlie was known for his huge appetite. For breakfast, he would drink from a large teapot, and for lunch or dinner, he ate enough for three people. He could even finish a whole chicken in one sitting.

For many years, the people of Hwange mistakenly called him Charles “Gumbo” because of his big feet, thinking it was part of his name.

In 2012, Big Charlie was retrenched from his job at the Hwange Colliery Company, where he worked as a builder and refuse collector.

While working there, he was known for his strength — he could carry four 50kg bags of cement at once, while his colleagues would carry just one or two.

Big Charlie suffered from a rare condition called gigantic acromegaly, caused by high levels of growth hormone.

This condition often leads to a shorter life expectancy due to increased vulnerability to infections and other health issues.

In one of his many interviews with Zimpapers publications, Big Charlie said that by the time he was 11, his feet had grown so large that he could no longer fit into shoes made for children his age. He said:

Initially, my mother bought me the type of shoes that are known as ‘Farmer Shoes’ but I quickly outgrew even the biggest size.

When Big Charlie was 17, his mother took him to Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare for tests to understand his condition. Although several tests were done, they couldn’t complete them due to financial difficulties.

Big Charlie was raised by his mother after his father died in the Kamandama Mine Disaster, where 427 miners lost their lives when an underground shaft at Hwange Colliery collapsed.

He briefly worked as a refuse collector at Hwange Colliery, but the company struggled to find him the right overalls and safety shoes due to his size.

At one point, the mine had to hire a shoe manufacturer to make custom shoes just for him.

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48 Comments

Dhonkaiso · 2 months ago
The giant of wankie rip
Doc · 2 months ago
RIP Big Charlie 😞
山|几ㄒ乇尺 · 2 months ago
should have become a boxer...pairohwa munhu zvekuti heki
· 2 months ago
very sad.he should have played for the warriors as a goal keeper,we would win the world cup
zvishamiso · 2 months ago
l second uyo at Gvt inofanira kubatsira vanhu vakadaro because I've atotriourist attractions figure just imagine chikafu chaaidya pa one sitting Srry nekurasikirwa ne hofori yemuZimbabwe Rest in peace
🇿🇼 45yrs · 2 months ago
Rarwadziwa
🇿🇼 45yrs · 2 months ago
Sorry typing error ( Tarwadziwa)
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RIP BIG MAN
zig zigler · 2 months ago
rip big man
Curator · 2 months ago
A BIG MAN ENDEED ,300KGS!
General · 2 months ago
rest in peace
Pele · 2 months ago
RIP BIG GUY
pm · 2 months ago
sad story
BENJAMIN · 2 months ago
sure.
Anonymous · 2 months ago
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Daddy · 2 months ago
Rest in peace Big bro
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 · 2 months ago
vaku Hwankie tatayikilwa maningi, Big Charlie ezekonda bantu maningi. Pamene ufula panyumba pake ezepasa bantu moni,
😎 · 2 months ago
Rip Big one, But Government should look after such people even at tender age, grow them into attractions models cause they could be used in movies or even adverts, a 40 cm short of world's own number 1 is iconic
Hwesa · 2 months ago
Point ✔️
Gaddafi · 2 months ago
munhu wese zviriko
Anonymous · 2 months ago
RiP Big Zimbabwe's Giant.
Anonymous · 2 months ago
MHSRIEP, Big Charlie the humble Man.
Dingto · 2 months ago
hatina kunzwa zve mhuri yake asi akanga asati aroora here
111 · 2 months ago
🤣🤣🤣
saint · 2 months ago
A very important question
teamleader · 2 months ago
ayaaas kkkk
John · 2 months ago
RIP, Big Charlie.
· 2 months ago
That's a Brittney Griner
correct · 2 months ago
mhsrip
coni · 2 months ago
ndofunga aive anezi baton stick chairo 😋 ndaitomupa marounds dai aive padhuze
Anonymous · 2 months ago
Honai kwayakuyenda nyaya kovanu sei musina respect.
Anonymous · 2 months ago
Waitsemurwa coni.....
teamleader · 2 months ago
🤦
bande · 2 months ago
why vafa vapenyu washaya giant here ukwane
General · 2 months ago
umm kk
mosi-yatunya · 2 months ago
ya yaive hofori yerume,dai akatraya basketball or wresting zvino poor afrika kutosenga mabhini nesimende kutoshairwa bhutsu futi ahhh zorora murugare zvako giant inzira yedu têse
keeper · 2 months ago
RIP BIG Charle
bandits · 2 months ago
RIP big
coni · 2 months ago
ranga rakakura wena anotoda zikofini homesa Goliath wemuzimbabwe tho it's not news worth
𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 2 months ago
@coni coni 😁😁😁
teamleader · 2 months ago
😂😂😂
Anonymous · 2 months ago
NEWS FLASH . YOU AN IDIOT
collins · 2 months ago
uribenzi
𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 2 months ago
it's just a matter of time, Rest In Peace 😭

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