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Two former Mugabe ministers die

Two former ministers in President Robert Mugabe’s government, Felix Muchemwa and Samuel Mumbengegwi, have died.

Muchemwa, a former Minister of Health and war veteran, died in Egypt on Sunday while Mumbengegwi, a former Minister of Education, died at Avenues Clinic this morning.

Mumbengegwi served as Minister of Higher Education, Minister of Industry and International Trade, Minister of Indigenisation and Empowerment, and Minister of Finance.

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This post was last modified on June 14, 2016 8:58 pm

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The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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