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Herald Reporter
President Mnangagwa has sent a condolence message to the Ndlovu family following the death of Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman and former Cabinet minister Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu. Prof Ndlovu (83) passed away on Wednesday after he collapsed in South Africa where he was being treated for pancreatic cancer.

In a statement this afternoon, President Mnangagwa said: “I received the news of the death of our Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman and former Cabinet minister, Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu on Wednesday afternoon, with disbelief and complete shock. While we knew he had been unwell for sometime, his passing on in South Africa yesterday came as a surprise.”

President Mnangagwa continued: “A veteran politician of our national liberation struggle, the late Professor Ndlovu, served his country with distinction and unwavering commitment to its freedom and independence. A very humble and approachable person, Prof Ndlovu abhorred tribalism and regionalism while championing peace and unity among our people.

“With his death, both the ruling party Zanu-PF and the country at large, have lost a principled and disciplined cadre who was always prepared to sacrifice for the greater good of our people.

“On behalf of the party Zanu-PF, Government, my family and indeed, on my own behalf, I extend my sincere and heartfelt condolences to Prof Ndlovu’s wife and children. May they derive comfort from the knowledge that we share in their deep grief and great loss.”

Earlier, Zanu-PF secretary for Information and Publicity Cde Simon Khaya Moyo consoled the Ndlovu family.

Cde Khaya Moyo described Cde Ndlovu as an accomplished educationist and politician.

“Zanu-PF, ably led by His Excellency the President Cde ED Mnangagwa, its entire leadership is bewildered by this sad development,” said Cde Khaya Moyo.

“The late Prof Ndlovu was an accomplished educationist, a man of impressive intellectual skills, a committed party functionary and a distinguished diplomat during our liberation struggle. These accolades are not misplaced and those who knew him can testify. He has left a legacy of service to his party and country and we will miss him greatly.”