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Veteran journalist and former Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) president Dumisani Sibanda, who was found dead at his home in Bulawayo on Monday morning, suffered a stroke in his sleep, his family revealed yesterday.
Sibanda, a former Chronicle Political Editor, Sunday News- News Editor, NewsDay Southern Edition Bureau Chief and Zimbabwe Mail Bulawayo Bureau Chief, was found dead at his home in Emakhandeni suburb at around 8am.
He was 43.
Family spokesperson and Sibanda’s aunt, Mrs Sehlaphi Moyo said:
“We’re greatly pained by Dumisani’s death.
“It shocked the entire family and we are still trying to get to grips with his untimely death.”
She said Sibanda’s burial was tentatively set for Friday in Bulawayo, but the final details would be released in due course.
Online Reporter