Own Correspondent|Denis Norman, the first Minister of Agriculture in Zimbabwe died in the United Kingdom on the 20th of December according to latest details on Wikipedia.

Norman, spent a total of twelve years in the Cabinet of former President Robert Mugabe and turned Zimbabwe’s agriculture to be the best in the region and arguably, the continent.

He was known as “Nothing Wrong Norman” due to his penchant for always turning lows into highs and putting a positive spin on difficult situations.

Norman headed the Commercial Farmers’ Union when Robert Mugabe came to power in 1980. Norman was appointed Minister of Agriculture that same year, and held the position from 1980 to 1985.

Mugabe asked Norman to leave the government after the 1985 elections.

Norman proceeded to head the Beira Corridor Group, before holding two positions – Minister of Transport and Minister of Power – from 1990 to 1997. As minister of transport, Norman began introducing safety regulations for public transport which current President Emmerson Mnangagwa is only trying to revive through his intensive ZUPCO revival project.

Surprisingly, government has not said a word on Norman’s death two weeks after his death.