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Lovemore Ranga Mataire Harare Bureau
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed author, ex-combatant and deputy editor of The Patriot weekly newspaper, Cde Alexander Gora Kanengoni has died aged 65.
Cde Kanengoni collapsed and died at his Warren Park home in Harare early yesterday morning after complaining of chest pains.
He is survived by his wife Gladys and five children — Tawanda, Elizabeth, Josephine, Tinashe, and Letisha.
Gladys Kanengoni said her husband started complaining of chest pains on Monday and these got worse yesterday morning when he was rushed to hospital around 3AM.
“He was actually talking and walking on his own and was given a prescription. We bought the prescribed medication and returned home. He said he was feeling better after taking the medication,” his widow added.
She said she was startled when she heard a sharp gasping noise coming from her bedroom when she had gone to take a bath. She rushed back to the bedroom and discovered her husband lying prostrate with his legs on the floor while his upper body was on the bed.
An ambulance crew which arrived at the house a few minutes later, pronounced him dead after all efforts to resuscitate him failed. Kanengoni said her husband suffered from hypertension and was also diabetic.
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