{"id":96212,"date":"2024-07-06T22:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T20:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sternford-moyo-a-giant-has-fallen"},"modified":"2024-07-07T00:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T22:58:35","slug":"sternford-moyo-a-giant-has-fallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sternford-moyo-a-giant-has-fallen","title":{"rendered":"Sternford Moyo: A giant has fallen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) board member and top lawyer Sternford Moyo, who died in Harare yesterday, has been described as a giant who was a champion of justice.<\/p>\n<p>In his eulogy, AMH Editorial Advisory Board of Trustees chairman Muchadeyi Ashton Masunda described Moyo as a giant, not only physically and intellectually, but also in terms of the immense and indelible footprint that he has left as an eminent jurist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly on Monday June 24, 2024, I had occasion to discuss with him and set in motion the process for him to accomplish his fervent desire to spread his horizons by joining the growing pool of the \u2018worshipful company of honourable commercial and sports arbitrators and mediators\u2019 that has been painstakingly nurtured by the Commercial Arbitration Centre since inception on July 1, 1995.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to my involvement with him in the legal profession and the corporate governance trenches for over 40 years, we shared a common alma mater in that we are products of Mzilikazi High School, which was the first school in Zimbabwe to be built from the profits that were generated by Ingwebu Breweries, the sorghum beer commercial undertaking of the well-run City of Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heartfelt condolences go to his entire family especially his widow, Mrs Sara Nyaradzo Moyo (ne\u0301e Mukonoweshuro), a fellow legal practitioner and senior partner of Honey &amp; Blanckenberg, a leading local firm of legal practitioners that was established in 1894,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Masunda described Moyo as a hard worker, which saw him sitting on a number of boards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was on account of his professional integrity and proven track record of impeccable performance that he became a much sought-after non-executive director and\/or chairman of boards of directors of a number of leading private, public and statutory corporations such as Alpha Media Holdings, Delta Corporation Limited, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, among others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A colleague, Mordecai Mahlangu, told NewsDay Weekender yesterday that he was shocked about the untimely death of Moyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that he was unwell, but I did not realise that it was that bad and it would end this way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a very close colleague. I am shocked and sorry to his family, wife, Sarah and children,\u201d the top lawyer said.<\/p>\n<p>Mahlangu worked with Moyo when he was the president of the Law Society of Zimbabwe, tackling issues of human rights and government clampdown on freedom of speech and association during the late former President Robert Mugabe\u2019s era.<\/p>\n<p>Law lecturer Fadzayi Mahere said the legal profession was \u201cpoorer\u201d without Moyo\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very sad to learn of the passing on of renowned lawyer, Sternford Moyo. He was a luminary of Zimbabwe\u2019s legal profession \u2014 outstanding in litigation, corporate law, mining law and general practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnafraid to speak truth to power, he modelled old school, traditional lawyering which has become increasingly rare today. He nurtured and mentored many lawyers, some of whom have become judges and icons in their own right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last time we appeared on the same side in a case before the Supreme Court, he displayed his usual adeptness that made our side\u2019s job so much easier. He readily gave one a pat on the back when one did well and was equally ready to call nonsense out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Advocate Thabani Mpofu said the legal community had lost a true and dedicated champion of justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoyo was more than just a fellow lawyer; he was a mentor and example of professionalism and integrity. His efforts over the years to defend the course of law and rule of law will leave a lasting impact on countless lives. We shall miss his dedication to duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy prayer goes to his wife, family, law firm and the people of Zimbabwe in this difficult moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Moyo was the chairman and senior partner of Scanlen &amp; Holderness and a former president of the Sadc Lawyers Association.<\/p>\n<p>He is the immediate past president of the International Bar Association and the first person of African descent to hold that position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) board member and top lawyer Sternford Moyo, who died in Harare yesterday, has been described as a giant who was a champion of justice. 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