Sinikiwe Mpofu

A black cloud of death hung over Zimbabwe after it emerged that the Senior Women’s National Cricket Team Assistant Coach Sinikiwe Mpofu had died. It was alleged that she just collapsed at her home in Masvingo and was pronounced dead at a medical facility. It is heartbreaking to note that her husband, who was the national cricket team’s Fielding Coach , the Chevrons , Shepherd Makunura, died on the 15th of December 2022.

 

 

 

The death of Sinikiwe came a few weeks after the death of her husband. It was hardly a month before she lost her husband Shepherd Makunura . This is a devastating development for the Zimbabweans who have to deal with the double tragedy that hit them in a space of a month . The cause of death was not informed , but it is devastating to lose a person’s life at such a young age .

It can be learnt from the death of Sinikiwe Mpofu how short and unpredictable life can be . She may have had some plans for the weekend or even beyond , but death has cut all those plans from being implemented. This is a clear lesson that life needs to be appreciated on a daily basis .

It should be learnt from this sad development that there is no guarantee for life for anyone. You may plan to do something in the next hour but fail to do so as a result of death or anything else. This is because life is unpredictable and is full of surprises .

Sinikiwe Mpofu

Therefore, it is helpful to celebrate achieving plans that would have been made for a day . If you plan for your day and manage to achieve what you would have planned, you need to be grateful and celebrate that gift of having achieved your goals . May the soul of Sinikiwe Mpofu rest in peace .