News reached us today that one of the men who helped shape the future of the former colony Rhodesia when it turned into the independent state of Zimbabwe has died.
Bishop Abel Muzorewa, one of the most prominent political figures, had been suffering from cancer, and was 84.
As a child growing up in England during that time (the late 70s and early 80s) the television news was often filled with names of Zimbabwe/Rhodesia politicians, such as Robert Mugabe, Ian Smith, Joshua Nkomo and Canaan Banana. It was a turbulent time in South Africa too.
No matter what views we have today on Muzorewa's politics and influence, it is good to see he lived a long life in the country he loved, when so many were not so fortunate.
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