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Top mathematician Mandishona dies

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Top mathematician Mandishona dies

RENOWNED research scientist and mathematician Gibson Mandishona has died.

Born on February 2 in 1943, Mandishona was also an accomplished musician and arts manager.

He is famed for co-writing the song Zimbabwe with Bob Marley while he was still in Ethiopia working as a consultant for the United Nations (UN).

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