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Zimbabwe's John Robertson dies at 85
24 Jan 2022 at 00:25hrs | Views
One of Zimbabwe's leading economist and commentator, John Robertson has died.
Robinson died this morning at his home in Harare after suffering a stroke several weeks ago.
Born 1937 in Bulawayo, Robertson trained at the Technical College and later became a technician with the Air Force, specialising in radio communications.
As a mature student, he enrolled at the University of Rhodesia and obtained an honours degree in economics from London University.
John will be remembered as a fine economist who always supported his opinions and views with substantial research and statistics.
He is survived by two sons.
Robinson died this morning at his home in Harare after suffering a stroke several weeks ago.
Born 1937 in Bulawayo, Robertson trained at the Technical College and later became a technician with the Air Force, specialising in radio communications.
As a mature student, he enrolled at the University of Rhodesia and obtained an honours degree in economics from London University.
John will be remembered as a fine economist who always supported his opinions and views with substantial research and statistics.
He is survived by two sons.
Source - NewsDay Zimbabwe
