By Takudziridzwa Nyama
Joseph Madhimba, a former television broadcaster at ZBC and a prominent Zimbabwean academic based in Namibia has died at the age of 70.
According to the reports, Madhimba died this morning in Okahandja, Namibia 60km north of the capital, Windhoek after a prolonged illness stemming from a stroke suffered in early 2024.
Madhimba joined the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) shortly after the country’s independence in 1980.
After leaving broadcasting, Madhimba relocated to Namibia where he transitioned into academia and finance.
He lectured at the Polytechnic of Namibia and built a respected profile in the region’s educational and financial sectors.
Madhimba’s death is a great loss to the academia and Namibia and journalism fraternity in Zimbabwe and abroad.
Funeral arrangements will be announced soon.