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Bianca Leboho : Herald Reporter
Zimpapers employees yesterday joined the Gwaunza family during a church service at a city funeral parlour to mourn the untimely passing on of Herald online sub-editor Musa Gwaunza, who succumbed to a short illness on Thursday night. Gwaunza (33) was admitted to a private hospital in Harare a week ago after complaining of chest pains.He was the last born of Constitutional Court judge Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza.
Zimpapers group editorial executive Mr William Chikoto said Musa was one of the most promising multimedia journalists.
“Musa was a greatly talented young man from whom we were expecting great things. It is a great loss not just to the family, but also to Zimpapers and the nation at large because journalists don’t just belong to their respective families, but to the country and the whole world.
“It’s a great and painful loss to all of us, but we hope to be comforted by the work that he managed to achieve in his short life,” Mr Chikoto.
Family spokesperson Ms Mercy Gwaunza said the family was still in shock following the death of Musa.
She described him as a humble young man who was respectful and “loving”.
“Musa’s loss is still weighing heavily on us. He was a down to earth and quiet young man who was humble and had the ability to be invisible at the best of times. He shared a great love for animals.”
Gwaunza joined The Herald in 2013 as an online sub-editor and held the position until his death.
Colleagues and friends described him as a humble young man who was exceptional at his job with some describing him as a whizkid when it came to information and technology related issues.
Mourners are gathered at 22925 Riverside Park in Ruwa where a church service will be held at 11 am today.
Musa will be buried at Glen Forest Cemetery at 2pm today.
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