Vice President Kembo Mohadi's Aide Buried, Declared Liberation War Hero

Vice President Kembo Mohadi’s aide Nelson Dube, who succumbed to injuries sustained during Saturday’s White City Stadium explosion was buried yesterday at his farm in Featherstone, about 100 kilometres south of Harare. Dube was declared a liberation war hero.

Dube died at Mpilo Central Hospital on Monday. Speaking at the funeral, Director-General of the Central Intelligence Organisation Ambassador Elphas Moyo said they will continue to support Dube’s family. Dube was 57 at the time of his untimely death and is survived by his wife Emilia and three children.

Dube fought in the liberation struggle. After independence, he joined the Zimbabwean National Army for four years before resigning in 1983.  He spent two years completing his high school which had been disrupted by the war. In 1985, he joined the Central Intelligence Organisation which he served for 33 years, rising to the rank of Chief Security Aide.