A BULAWAYO-BASED Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) newspaper vendor passed on in the early hours of Monday after suffering from a short illness.
Mandlenkosi Mzizi died aged 53, and is survived by four children.
AMH Bulawayo branch manager Nicholas Ncube confirmed Mzizi’s death.
“It is sad that Mzizi passed on especially at this time of the year when families are gathering for the festive season,” Ncube said.
“His departure is a very big loss not to his family alone.
“AMH has lost one of its longest serving and loyal vendors.”
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Speaking to Southern Eye Weekender, family members said they were saddened by Mzizi’s death.
“He was a well mannered person, I always trusted in him,” his mother, Flora Mhlanga, said.
“He assisted me in everything I wanted in life. We have lost a big family member.”
Bulawayo Newspaper Vendors Association committee member Bornface Ndlovu described Mzizi as a hardworking individual.