Veteran journalist, war hero laid to rest

Kadoma Bureau Chief

At District Heroes Acre

Veteran journalist and liberation war veteran, Mark Dube was described as a dedicated cadre and principled man.

Honorable Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka made the remarks in a speech read on her behalf by provincial director, Douglas Chiwiro.

Liberation War Hero Cde Mark Dube passed on, on February 18 this year.

He succumbed to a long, undisclosed illness.

He was 65.

His norm de guerre is Mbada Makruger.

A citation accompanying his status conferment reads in part, "His Excellency, the President and First Secretary of ZANU (PF), Cde Dr. Emmerson Mnangagwa, has conferred Liberation War Hero status to the late Cde Mark Dube who passed away, on February 18, 2023 and he will we be buried at Kadoma Heroes Acre, Kadoma.

"The late Cde was a dedicated and committed party cadre and a principled member of Zanu PF, who worked with commitment in all activities that he was available."

Family representative and parent to the late Cde Dube thanked Government for conferring the hero status to the late cadre.

He also expressed gratitude for the support they received from the ruling ZANU PF party, Government relatives, friends and neighbors, in Waverly suburb of Kadoma where he lived.

The family spokesperson emphasized the support rendered by the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association.

The late Cde Mark Dube attended Mugamuti Primary and Serima High in Gutu and Berejena Secondary in Chivi. He joined the struggle in 1975. Hent went to Nyadzonya camp then Songambeti Detachment. The veteran fighter stayed at Machaze then Torongonga and Chibavava camps.

 Later he was posted for military training in Mozambique Gaza. He was elected to go to then West Germany where he learnt journalism and came back to Maputo where he joined Voice of Zimbabwe in 1978. He worked with Cde Webster Shamu.

They were based in Matola near Maputo. He went to Mavhonde in 1979. When he came back to Zimbabwe, he joined ZBC at Montrose Studios, after leaving the police service.

 He retired in 1976 and was once a political commissar (PC) for ZANU PF, in Chinhoyi.

At the time of his death, he was vice chairperson of the War Veterans Association, in Mash West province.

He left behind his wife Kumbirai Marandure-Dube, thirteen children and nine grandchildren.