The Chronicle
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter
VETERAN nationalist and former Zipra commander Cde Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane has died at the age of 93.
Zanu-PF Politburo member Cde Tshinga Dube confirmed the death.
He said Cde Nkiwane died in the early hours of this morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) where he was admitted.
Cde Nkiwane was the first person to smuggle weapons into Southern Rhodesia in 1962.
He one of Zipra’s first commanders who operated under Special Affairs and Training.
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