PROMINENT businessman and politician James Makamba
yesterday opened up for the first time about his son Zororo’s death, saying it
has left a void which cannot be filled.
Zororo, 30, became Zimbabwe’s first casualty of coronavirus
when he died at the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare on March 23.
Following his death, his brother Tawanda, in an interview
with the Daily News, indicated that the Wilkins hospital failed to give him the
required treatment to save his life, citing that there was a lack of equipment,
including ventilators, sockets to connect ventilators, lack of medication and
care from health workers.
Taking to his official Twitter account, Makamba said the
death of Zororo had caused him and his wife, Irene, untold suffering as they
already suffered the pain of losing two children in the past.
“On March 23, our beloved son, Zororo Makamba succumbed to
#Covid-19 . There is no loss more painful and enduring than that of parents
losing their child. My wife, Irene and myself have experienced this pain no
fewer than three times.
“Our two surviving children, Kushinga and Tawanda also went
through the deep pain of losing three siblings,” Makamba said.
“We thank them all for their prayers and thoughts. We were
touched that many people recognised Zororo’s immense talent as a communicator.
His loss is thus not confined to his family and friends,” he added.
In 2011, Makamba lost his daughter Chiyedza in a tragic car
accident, in which she collided head-on with a commuter omnibus along the
Harare-Mutoko Road. The other sibling was Rufaro who was two when he died in
1988.
Makamba further expressed gratitude to his family and
friends who comforted them at a time when health officials are encouraging
social distancing in efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
“The Makamba family expresses deep gratitude to friends and
relatives who comforted us in difficult circumstances of social distance and
quarantine.
“For that, we are extremely proud and grateful. Zororo,
your name demands that you rest in peace. The family and all those whose lives
you touched will always love you and thank you for your short but highly
productive life.
“The country and the profession lost an outstanding
talent,” he said. Zororo was a broadcaster and entrepreneur. He was the
director and co-founder of Eleven Dogs, a digital media and broadcasting
company.
He was the host and executive producer of Point of View
with Zororo Makamba, an opinion-based political web show which he launched in
February 2016. Daily News
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