Curtain falls on champion of freedom of expression

BY WINSTONE ANTONIO
AS condolence messages for the veteran playwright, actor and theatre director Cont Mhlanga continue to pour in, many creatives have described him as a fountain of knowledge and champion of freedom of expression through art.

Mhlanga breathed his last yesterday morning after being hospitalised for almost 10 days. He died of a pneumonia-related illness at United Bulawayo Hospital.

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