It is with a sense of deep shock and sadness that we have received the news of the passing on of Ms Zanele Naledi Ntombizodwa Moyo, the daughter of the Minister of the Zimbabwe Higher Education, Dr Jonathan Moyo, over the past weekend.
The fact that she died while a student at one of our institutions of higher learning, the University of Cape Town, brings the late Ms Moyo’s death even closer to home.
Also profoundly distressing is the fact the late Ms Moyo passed away at the tender age of 20, and we hope that the results of the post mortem examination that has been announced by the relevant authorities will help clear the air as to the cause of her untimely death.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my deepest condolences; and on behalf of the South African Department of Higher Education and Training and all our stakeholders, specifically to the family of the deceased, and more generally to the people of Zimbabwe who have lost a life that would no doubt have made a considerable contribution to the advancement of her country of birth.
