Former Zimbabwean government minister Kumbirai Kangai, a close ally of President Robert Mugabe and key leader in the fight to end British rule, died on Saturday, a party official said.
“I can confirm that one of our party stalwarts, comrade Kumbirai Kangai, died suddenly this morning,” Rugare Gumbo, spokesperson for Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party, told AFP.
Kangai collapsed at his home and died on admission at a private clinic in the capital. He was 75.
“We don’t know yet the cause of his death but we suspect it might be a heart attack. It is a sad hour for Zanu-PF and the people of Zimbabwe,” said Gumbo.
Kangai’s death came just days after that of Enos Nkala, another top ally of Mugabe. – AFP