Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Linda Masarira Dies

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Linda Tsungirirai Masarira.
24 May 2026
New Zimbabwe (London)

Opposition leader and human rights activist Linda Masarira has died aged 43.

Masarira led the small Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) which she founded in 2019.

"It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart to announce the passing on of a close friend and associate, a comrade to many, LEAD president Linda Tsungirirai Masarira, today, Sunday, 24 May 2026," her close friend Abigale Mupambi said.

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