By Own Correspondent- ZBC’s diplomatic correspondent Judith Makwanya has died. She was 56.

Makwanya, who has been at the ZBC for over two decades, was diagnosed with high blood pressure last Thursday.

Unconfirmed reports allege that Makwanya became stressed after a whatsapp chat where the state broadcaster employees were reportedly hurling insults at the current leadership leaked.

ZimEye has it on good authority that the late Makwanya was summoned by a senior government official over the leaked whatsapp chat.

Her condition reportedly deteriorated on Monday evening when she suffered a stroke, and she died at around 11:00pm at the West End Clinic in Harare.

The government has described Makwanya as a patriotic media personality who “served her country with distinction”.