Veteran Zimbabwean broadcaster and media executive, John Masuku has died. He was 70. His family confirmed that Mr Masuku passed away at his home in Mabelreign on the morning of Friday, 13 February 2026.
Media fraternity mourns John Masuku
The media fraternity is mourning the death of veteran broadcaster John Masuku, who collapsed and passed away early this morning at his home in Harare. He was 71. Masuku, who later became a media trainer, worked for the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation for 28 years. Veteran journalist and fellow media trainer Cris Chinaka described Masuku’s passing as a huge loss to the media industry.
Media Institute of Southern Africa Regional Director Dr Tabani Moyo says Masuku’s journalism legacy will always be cherished.
AB Communications Group Editor in Chief Moses Matenga says Nasuku inspired many journalists throughout his distinguished career.
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just received very sad and disturbing news of the sudden death of Mr Masuku. I am really disturbed and in shock. The world has lost a dedicated, kind and energetic broadcaster who also championed equality and non discrimination.
I first met Mr Masuku in 2024 when we worked together on a national project and we immediately became friends. He noticed my deep passion for family wellness and invited me to talk about family and financial literacy on his show "The economic forum". As we continued talking and knowing each other, I discovered that Mr Masuku was actually our Mukwasha for Manicaland because her wife is daughter of a prominent businessman in Manicaland, Mr Dziruni so I would jokingly ask him kuti mukwasha ombera ana tezvara.
This morning before receiving the news of his passing, I was actually intending to reach out to him to discuss possibility of a discussion on "The economic cost of GBV", and I was quite sure that he was going to accept this topic because he was himself a champion of Gender equality. Ha zvakaoma.
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