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who died on Saturday was buried yesterday at the family’s Blakiston Farm in Beatrice.
She was 67.
Mrs Nakhozwe died after battling with high blood pressure and diabetes for over 21 years.
She was Moonlight and Mashfords Funeral parlours executive chairman Mr Grant Nakhozwe’s wife.
Mrs Nakhozwe died at the Avenues Clinic.
Former magistrate and a family friend Mrs Elizabeth Serima yesterday said she worked with Mrs Nakhozwe for more than 20 years in the Ministry of Justice.
“We went to university together in 1980 and we were among the few women to undergo and study for the magistrate’s course. When we finished, we were not accepted by many people since we were women,” she said.
Mrs Serima described Mrs Nakhozwe as quiet but hardworking.
“Since she was very quiet, we nicknamed her ‘Still Waters’.
“To us it is very painful to lose someone who was very hardworking and would always be there for everyone of us, including her family,” she said.
Mrs Serima urged the Nakhozwe family to remain united.
Mr Nakhozwe expressed gratitude to the people who attended his wife’s burial.
“I just want to thank all the people who attended my wife’s burial and a lot of people came. This is all I can say at the moment,” he said.
Media, Information and Publicity Minister Webster Shamu on Monday described Mrs Nakhozwe as a hardworker who worked for Government for some time.
Mrs Nakhozwe is survived by her husband, six children Rodgers, Definite, Enphant, Fortunate, Agnes and Margaret, and 13 grandchildren.
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