ZANU-PF Matabeleland South provincial chairperson Cde Rabelani Choeni has died.

He was 71. Cde Choeni died at his rural home in Malusungani in Beitbridge District on Friday due to Covid-19 related complications.

Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association Matabeleland South chairman Cde Section Ncube said the province will be poorer without Cde Choeni. Cde Choeni was also the war veterans provincial secretary for health.

“Matabeleland South has been robbed, it’s a painful experience that Covid-19 is wreaking havoc. I was with him in 1975 at Morogoro in Tanzania and we trained together. After training we had different missions and we split when he went to the front. His passing on was tragic, he had been working tirelessly for the party and we were under his stewardship. Matabeleland South will not be the same without him. We are hoping that our senior leadership will look into his case and the work he did for the nation and accord him a befitting hero status. We will also make recommendations in that regard,” said Cde Ncube

State Media.