Harare (New Ziana)-Former Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Christopher Mushohwe has died.

Mushohwe (69) was serving as the executive director of the Presidential Scholarship program.

Permanent Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana confirmed Mushohwe’s death.

“We have lost former Minister of Information Dr Chris Mushohwe. May His Soul Rest In Peace,” said Mangwana.

In a condolence message, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the nation had lost a trustworthy civil servant.

“A long-time Civil Servant, and later a holder of key ministerial portfolios under the First Republic, Dr Mushohwe held very sensitive positions in Government, including serving as personal staff to our late President Robert Mugabe with whom he worked closely for many years as Director of State Residences. Such placements called for total trust, integrity and loyalty, attributes which Dr Mushohwe exuded and glowed in abundance, ” he said.

Mushohwe was instrumental in setting up an educational programme for senior war veterans in Government, which was run from Zimbabwe House, said President Mnangagwa.

Later, he played a pivotal role in ensuring greater access to education for able, yet disadvantaged Zimbabweans, through the Presidential Scholarship Programme which educated thousands.

Mushohwe has since been declared a national hero.

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