{"id":23206,"date":"2020-05-16T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T17:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=23206"},"modified":"2020-05-16T19:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T17:55:02","slug":"ex-zanu-pf-youth-boss-dies-aged-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ex-zanu-pf-youth-boss-dies-aged-71","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Zanu PF youth boss dies aged 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zanu PF Politburo member and ex-party secretary for the youth league Absolom Sikhosana has died aged 71 at a Bulawayo hospital.<\/p>\n<p>His death was confirmed by Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister, Judith Ncube.<\/p>\n<p>Ncube said the liberation war veteran died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe died last night at the United Bulawayo Hospitals where he had been admitted since Monday,\u201d Ncube said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was so friendly to everybody, free to talk to anytime, he was that type of a leader and leading from behind. 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