admina lecturer at the Rand University.
Gen Chiwenga said his young brother had kidney problems and was diabetic.
“We received news that he was found dead in his apartment on Saturday. He was quite a brilliant young man. He was ambitious and quite innovative. I last spoke to him on Independence Day,” said Gen Chiwenga.
Gen Chiwenga said he looked after Wilfred when he was still young following the death of their parents.
“I looked after the young man since he was born and I named him Wilfred. After the demise of our parents he looked up to me as a big brother,” he said.
Gen Chiwenga said his young brother had chosen to work in South Africa so that he could easily access medication for his ailments.
“He was in the process of coming back home,” he said.
“His burial will depend on when South Africans will finish their proceedings but he will be buried in Wedza.”
The family is waiting for a postmortem and the repatriation of his body.
Government officials and service chiefs among them Air Marshal Perrance Shiri and Zimbabwe Prison Services Commissioner Retired Major General Paradzai Zimondi thronged Gen Chiwenga’s home to pay their condolences.
Wilfred is survived by a 17-year-old son Takudzwa.
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