Dr Ezekia Svotwa passed on at Chinhoyi provincial hospital
on Friday. His death has shocked the University and the Chinhoyi community at
large.
A senior lecturer at the University who preferred to remain
anonymous told H-Metro that the death of Dr Svotwa was a major blow to the
University whose wounds would take a long time to heal.
“I am still in a state of shock and devastated. He was a
fountain of knowledge to the University and the Chinhoyi community. He was a
gifted man. The void he has left will take a long time to fill. We have truly
lost a son of the soil,” he said.
University’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations Dr
Musekiwa Tapera said that the University learnt with shock the untimely passing
on of Dr Svotwa, who was a senior lecturer at the school of Agricultural
Sciences and Technology.
He said it was very saddening to lose a committed cadre of
the institution. “He was an unassuming, straightforward, hardworking and
unwavering loyalty to the CUT cause,” said Dr Tapera.
He added: “Dr Svotwa was always willing to assist and share
information with whoever required his expertise.”
Tapera said in his simple and humble outlook Dr Svotwa was
a pillar in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology who mentored
many – both students and staff. “Because of his expertise and leadership, he
was appointed Board member of Cottpro.
“He was set to scale phenomenal heights in his field of
crop science. Indeed, CUT has lost a vital cog in the academia and May his Soul
Rest in Eternal Peace,” said Dr Tapera.
Dr Swotwa is going to be buried in his rural home in
Chimhenga homestead in Mutare on Monday. H Metro
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