A tribute to Tebza, the teacher and choirmaster

It was after he was immediately transferred from the Tutume Primary Hospital to the Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital that I reached him on his mobile and he conceded to be morbid, but had hope that he would recuperate in time to join the rest of us.

Tebza, as he was affectionately known, never ceased to amaze. When I reached him on his mobile phone he condemned me: "Ke belaela gore ke wena o ntowang mokaulengwe" Roughly translated, he said that he suspected that I could be the source of his troubles. I took it lightly, as I knew it was one of his jokes.