Musarurwa, Willie

Dates: 1927-1990. Education: diploma in journalism from Trans-African College, 1953; diploma in international relations from Princetown University, New Jersey, United States; diploma in public relations from the London Institute of Public Relations, 1968; BA in political science, University of South Africa, 1970. Work: appointed editor of, 'African Weekley, 1958; appointed editor of, 'The Bantu Mirror', 1959; appointed editor of, 'African Parade' and 'African Daily News', 1960-1961; appointed first representative in Northern Rhodesia of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and secretary of People's caretaker Council, Southern Rhodesia, 1963; retained in restriction camps and prisons for his political activities, 1965-1974; editor of, 'Zimbabwe Star' the ZAPU journal, 1975; appointed editor of the 'Sunday Mail', 1982-1985. Dates and places: Died 3 April 1990. Source: Gemini archive (GEM/7/2/3).