Professor john makumbe biography of william hurt

Last week he collapsed and was taken to the Avenues Clinic in Harare where he spent some time in the intensive care unit. Makumbe was the chairman of Munhondo Trust, the shareholder of The Zimbabwean newspaper. He was a collumnist for the newspaper and was an outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe and the Zanu PF regime. Professor Makumbe was a highly respected member of Zimbabwe's academic community and the broader civil society and his counsel and guidance contributed immensely to the democratisation cause.

ZLHR will always treasure Prof Makumbe's contribution to fighting injustice, standing up to dictatorship, and above all moulding all manner of young Zimbabweans to stand up for their beliefs and principles and exhibit courage and morality in their pursuit for a better Zimbabwe. He did so with, humour, empathy and non-violence — qualities which exhibit the true nature of his leadership and serve as an example to all.

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We extend our most sincere condolences to the Makumbe family, friends and colleagues as we grieve together with them during this difficult time. May God grant John eternal rest and may his memory and deeds live on and be remembered for posterity. We acknowledge that the nation has been robbed of an astute, sound and progressive academic who dedicated his life to the development of Zimbabwe.

Indeed Prof J, Makumbe was a champion of good governance, human rights and foot soldier who fought for the rights of the marginalized especially the albino community. Throughout his entire life, he made great strides in advocating for the realization of a better Zimbabwe and good leadership that respected the will of the people.

Chair: Denis Kadima, EISA, Johannesburg.

No Zimbabwean history can be written without mentioning John Makumbe. He has been very vocal when it came to issues of leadership renewal at all levels of governance a position which Zimbabwean civil society has always advocated for. At the time of his death, Professor John Makumbe was the chairmen of Munhondo trust, a shareholder of the Zimbabwean newspaper and was also a columnist.

He was the man behind the civil society-Zimbabwean collaboration which saw many organizations further distributing old copies of the newspaper for free to their respective members in an effort to ease the challenges of access to information. His death exposes the anomaly in the country pertaining national heroes accreditation which has become a ZANU PF affair because under a normal arrangement, he deserves to be declared a national hero due to his immense political, academic and social contributions.