War vet Ndlovu buried

Cde Ndlovu (56) was buried at his homestead at Tshelanyemba with military honours.
He died after a long battle with renal failure.
Hundreds of people from all walks of life converged on the homestead of Cde Ndlovu, where speaker after speaker described him as a principled cadre, patriot and unifier.
Among those who were present was the Zanu-PF provincial chairperson for Matabeleland South Cde Andrew Langa, former Senator for Matobo Cde Ananias Nyathi, former Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Kuwait and Zanu-PF Central Committee member Dr Kotsho Dube and former Gwanda Executive Mayor Cde Rido Mpofu.
Also present were the Member of the House of Assembly for Matobo South Mr Gabriel Ndebele, Zapu’s provincial member for Matabeleland South Mr Nicholas Dube and former Zanu-PF provincial commissar for Matabeleland South Cde John Clever Dube.
Addressing mourners, Cde Langa said Cde Ndlovu was a dedicated member of Zanu-PF who continued working for the party even after stepping down from his post because of illness.
“He never wavered in his brilliant political career. He was a man of the people and he is the one who led the land reform programme in this district,” said Cde Langa.
“Cde Ndlovu was also a man of peace, a unifier and patriot. For his sterling work in the war of liberation and for working for the country after independence we are glad as a province that the Presidium saw it fit to declare him a liberation war hero.”
Cde Langa urged the people of Matobo to emulate Cde Ndlovu who never “strayed” in his political life even during challenging times.
“Cde Ndlovu stuck to his guns and continued working for the party in the face of challenging times. Like every patriotic Zimbabwean he disliked sanctions,” he said.
Cde Ndlovu whose pseudo name was Den Zulu was born on 13 September 1956 at Tshelanyemba.
He attended Tshelanyemba Primary School between 1963 and 1974.
As a result of the persistent harassment of his family because of his uncle, Cde Tayima’s political activities, Cde Ndlovu left the country in 1977 for Zambia via Botswana where he underwent military training at Moscow Training Camp.
He was then deployed in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province. As a member of Zipra’s intelligence unit, the department of national security and order (NSO) he was heavily involved in reconnaissance missions in Mashonaland West Province.
After the attainment of Independence, Cde Ndlovu left the military and went back to school at the newly opened Tshelanyemba Secondary where he became its first headboy.
After finishing his Ordinary level he left for South Africa where he worked until 2000 when he returned home to be involved in the Zanu-PF structures.
Cde Ndlovu is survived by a wife, Enet (nee Moyo), two sons and two daughters.