One of the MDC founders and a veteran of the opposition movement in Zimbabwe, Fletcher Dulini Ncube, has died.
Staff Reporter
Dulini Ncube (71) died at Mater Dei Hospital yesterday after a long battle with diabetes. At the time of his death, the former Lobengula-Magwegwe MP was the chairperson of the Welshman Ncube-led MDC’s council of elders.
MDC spokesperson Nhlanhla Dube confirmed Dulini Ncube’s death saying it came as a shock.
“We are saddened by the loss of one of our party’s pillars,” he said. “He went through a lot politically to the extent of facing treason charges.
“At this juncture it is a moment of darkness for the party. You will appreciate that Dulini Ncube was the chairman of the council of elders and played a leading role in the formation and leadership of the MDC.”
In 2002, Dulini Ncube was arrested together with six other MDC-T activists on false charges that they killed war veterans leader Cain Nkala.
The three were acquitted by the High Court following a full trial, but the incarceration had taken its toll on Dulini Ncube’s health.
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At the time of his release he had partially lost sight.
He was an accomplished politician who held the post of treasurer-general during the formative years of the united MDC. Dulini Ncube stuck with Ncube and Gibson Sibanda when the MDC split in 2005.
Mourners are gathered at number 7 Oxford Road, Hillside, Bulawayo.
