As condolence messages continue to pour in following the death of Cal Vin, real name Mgcini Nhliziyo, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube has described the late musician as a hero.
During her visit to the Nhliziyo family residence, Minister Ncube said she was shocked when she heard of the death of Cal Vin.
She added that she was left in disbelief when she had the rapper had passed on. She said:
Cal Vin was our hero in Bulawayo and indeed in Zimbabwe because of what he did in the arts industry. When I heard about his death and nature in which he died, I was disturbed. For a person who you know personally, it’s very painful. With his personality of being a free spirit, you ask yourself if it’s true. My children are the ones who told me that he was dead.
She went on to urge Cal Vin’s killer to hand themselves to the police rather than to pretend as if nothing happened. Minister Ncube said if the killer surrenders it would bring closure. She said:
If a person commits a crime, they should be arrested and taken to the courts. With the police force that we have, the person will be caught. Better still, the person can hand themselves to the police and come clean rather than walking around as if nothing’s happened. We wish we could get the exact details of what exactly happened and why.
Cal Vin died on Sunday following a hit and run accident. Bulawayo acting police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele told The Herald that they have since launched a manhunt for Cal Vin’s killer and the public will be made aware of any developments in the case.-iharare
