The family lived in Bulawayo , Matabeleland and in Mashonaland during Samkange 's childhood .
He was the son of the Reverend Thompson Samkange , a Methodist minister and nationalist politician , and his wife , Grace Mano , a Methodist evangelist .
The family lived in Bulawayo , Matabeleland and in Mashonaland during son 's childhood .
He was the son of the Reverend Thompson Samkange , a Methodist minister and nationalist politician , and his wife , Grace Mano , a Methodist evangelist .