Zimbabwean ambassador Victor Matemadanda has died at age 66, according to multiple local reports. The Zimbabwe Independent and New Zimbabwe both state that he served as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique and Eswatini. New Zimbabwe reports that Information Ministry Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana confirmed his death, saying Matemadanda died on Saturday night. The Zimbabwean also reports his death, noting his age as 66.
Matemadanda is described by outlets as a veteran ZANU PF political figure and liberation war fighter. The Zimbabwe Independent and New Zimbabwe link him to earlier political roles within the ruling party, including serving as a former political commissar.
Following the announcement, ZANU PF figures publicly mourned him. The Zimbabwe Independent reports that Christopher Mutsvangwa, the party’s Secretary for Information and Publicity, expressed shock and described Matemadanda as a courageous and bold figure who left a mark on Zimbabwe’s political landscape.
Details on funeral arrangements or survivors were not provided in the excerpts shared by the sources.
