BULAWAYO – Veteran journalist and former freedom fighter, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, is seeking assistance to raise about $18 000 for a life saving heart operation in India.
Ndlovu (79) is suffering from a condition resulting from blocked arteries that causes bouts of shortness of breath. In an interview, Ndlovu said he had been living with the problem for 44 years.
“It is getting worse everyday and nowadays, I can hardly complete day-to-day tasks without getting extremely tired and needing rest.
“I first experienced the problem in 1969 at an international conference of journalists in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. I had another attack in 1978 in Algeria where I was a diplomatic and special representative of PF-Zapu. I have been living on a daily regimen of tablets. They seem to be no longer working,” said Ndlovu.
He said an eminent Zimbabwean heart specialist, Professor Matenga, had recommended that he should go to India for the operation.
“About $18 000 is needed. I am appealing to relevant authorities and the public to come to my aid. My condition is deteriorating daily and nowadays, I can hardly sleep. I am forced to spend my nights sitted and awake because when I begin to doze off, I have an attack. From the way I feel, I may not last long,” said Ndlovu.
He said those willing to assist him could contact him on 0734 328 136 or deposit the money into his CBZ account, 644 607 309 300 14. Ndlovu began his journalism career in 1960 and is the author of three books about the liberation struggle.
The first titled The Voice of Joshua Nkomo was published in 1965, the second published in 1972 is called Zimbabwe – some facts about its liberation struggle, while the third is titled Zimbabwe in the struggle, a pictorial depiction and was published in 1979. The Chronicle
