Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Mozambique and Eswatini, Victor Matemadanda passed away yesterday.
By Diplomatic Correspondent
He was 66.
Ambassador Matemadanda, was accredited to the two countries, where he had been spearheading efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and deepen cooperation.
In a statement yesterday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade spokesperson Mrs Philisiwe Chidawanyika said: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade mourns the passing on of Ambassador Victor Matemadanda in the early hours of this morning, June 21, 2026.
“Ambassador Matemadanda was, at the time of his death, responsible for strengthening Zimbabwe’s relations with the Republic of Mozambique and the Kingdom of Eswatini.
“The Ministry is deeply saddened by his untimely death. We express our sincere condolences to the Chief Diplomat, His Excellency President Mnangagwa, the Matemadanda family and the entire nation of Zimbabwe on this loss,” she said.
As a veteran ZANU PF politician and former liberation war fighter, Ambassador Matemadanda was an influential, longtime political commissar in Zanu PF and played an active role in national politics and war veterans’ affairs before taking up his diplomatic assignments.
Born on March 3, 1960, he experienced the effects of colonial displacement at an early age after his family was relocated from their land to Gokwe before later going into exile in Zambia.