Liberation hero's widow dies abroad, far from home. Nokuthula Bokwe was seventy eight years old when she died in her sleep at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Her daughter, Noluthando Fikelephi Bokwe, confirmed the death and said the family is handling the loss of their matriarch. She stated her mother dedicated her life to social work and helping war veterans.
The family plans to bring her body back to Zimbabwe for burial, with details coming later. She leaves behind two children, Sonwabo and Noluthando, and two grandchildren named Sifiso and Mxolisi. She was the widow of Artwell Nelson Bokwe, a national hero and former welfare director for the Zapu party.
Born in Eswatini, she moved to Zambia for university. She earned a social work degree from the University of Zambia. She met her future husband there during the liberation struggle. While exiled in Zambia, she worked as a social worker at Oppenheimer Hospital, supporting her husband's political activities.
The couple married and had a son in Zambia. After Zimbabwe's independence, she returned home. This return was tragic, as her husband died just before their daughter Noluthando was born. Her first son, Zwelinzima Daluxolo Bokwe, had previously passed away.
The family plans to bring her body back to Zimbabwe for burial, with details coming later. She leaves behind two children, Sonwabo and Noluthando, and two grandchildren named Sifiso and Mxolisi. She was the widow of Artwell Nelson Bokwe, a national hero and former welfare director for the Zapu party.
Born in Eswatini, she moved to Zambia for university. She earned a social work degree from the University of Zambia. She met her future husband there during the liberation struggle. While exiled in Zambia, she worked as a social worker at Oppenheimer Hospital, supporting her husband's political activities.
The couple married and had a son in Zambia. After Zimbabwe's independence, she returned home. This return was tragic, as her husband died just before their daughter Noluthando was born. Her first son, Zwelinzima Daluxolo Bokwe, had previously passed away.
