Zanu-PF Central Committee Member Martin Mavhangira Dies

Zanu-PF central committee member and Mashonaland Central provincial council member Martin Mavhangira has died. He was 68.

Mavhangira, who was an arch-rival to the province’s G40 members Saviour Kasukuwere and his brother Dickson Mafios, died at his home in Bindura on Friday after battling prostate cancer for a long time. He was accorded a provincial hero status and buried at the Provincial Heroes Acre in Bindura yesterday.

In an interview with NewsDay, Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe confirmed the death. Mavhangira is survived by his wife Tsitsi, six children and eight grandchildren.