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Mashudu Netsianda, [email protected]
ZANU-PF Politburo member and a stalwart of the liberation struggle, Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube has died.
Col (Rtd) Dube, a decorated war veteran, former Cabinet minister, and revered figure in the country’s liberation history, passed on Thursday, at the age of 83, after a long battle with illness.
His son, Mr Vusa Dube confirmed his father’s death, saying it came a shock.
“I can confirm that my father Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube passed on today at 7.34pm Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo following a kidney failure. Of course, he has been unwell for the past 10 years, but his death came as shock to us a family,” he said.
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