A prolific Shona Tradition author Crymio Kutyauripo has died, The Herald reports. Kutyauripo reportedly died on Tuesday at Beitbridge Hospital after a short illness. The 41-year old’s death was announced by his brother who said:
Although he had been ill since around mid-April, he complained of chest pains on Thursday last week, and we took him to Beitbridge District Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on admission. After x-ray tests, doctors initially diagnosed tuberculosis. Further tests, however, turned negative for TB.
He was put on medication, but his condition deteriorated, and he died five days later,As a family we have lost a humble and hardworking torchbearer as he has put our name in the limelight through his books
Kutyauripo wrote Museve Usingapotse in 2014 which was selected as a ZIMSEC O-Level Shona set-book in 2015, He also wrote Chinyaride in 2018 and Nhaka Yeropa in 2016.
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