Veteran educationist Shumba dies

died on Sunday in Masvingo, was yesterday buried at his farm in Rutenga.
The veteran educationist, who died at the age of 62, was declared a provincial liberation hero.
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial chairman, Cde Lovemore Matuke, described the late Cde Shumba as a hardworking party cadre who tirelessly worked to ensure that Zanu-PF remained a formidable force in the entire Mwenezi district.
Cde Matuke also said the late Cde Shumba was a very consistent party cadre and leader having started the fight against colonial rule in the early 1960s.
Cde Shumba was born on January 3, 1949 in Mwenezi district and attended Rushumbe Primary School and later on Musume Boarding Primary School in 1965.
He later went to Chegato High School from 1966 to 1969 before enrolling at Gweru Teachers’ College for a Diploma in Education in 1970.
From 1977 to 1979, Cde Shumba studied for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Zimbabwe then Rhodesia.
He taught at Musume Secondary school and Chegato High School.
Cde Shumba entered active politics in the 1960s as a member of the Zapu Youth wing and worked with the likes of the late Zipra military supremo Alfred Nikita Mangena.
Cde Shumba later joined Zanu when it was formed in 1963 and helped in the recruitment of people to join the armed struggle in the Musume area.
He also actively took part in mobilising people to reject the 1971 Peace Commission.
After independence Cde Shumba continued to support Zanu PF and was elected as the Zanu PF provincial secretary for security in the 1990s.
He also served as the Acting Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairman six years ago. Cde Shumba, who had served as the legislator for Mwenezi for two terms, stepped down in 2008 when Zanu-PF designated Mwenezi West for a female candidate.
He was provincial secretary for security in the main wing at the time of his death.
Cde Shumba is survived by wife Clara and 10 children and several grandchildren.