The #Dhuku4Tuku hashtag trended today on Twitter in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Zimbabwean women were encouraged to wear a “Dhuku” (cloth covering the hair) and black clothes and to post these on social media as a symbol of mourning for the music icon who passed away this week.
We include below a selection of tweets.
Here are a few of the top tweets:
Thank you for the stories you told with song #Dhuku4Tuku pic.twitter.com/cEzMsq7ZfC
— Dzwa (@MsDzwa) January 25, 2019
#dhuku4tuku Go well, our hero. pic.twitter.com/LJoz8PMkPJ
— Chipo Chigumbu (@chipochimhundu) January 25, 2019
WE LOVED HIM DEARLY! ❤️❤️❤️#Dhuku4Tuku pic.twitter.com/gSl8fZa9Tq
— Sizophila (@sizophila_sizz) January 25, 2019
Fly high our hero🙏🏾, your music will live for generations and generations to come! #Dhuku4Tuku #McCannLadies pic.twitter.com/Osq7QUUYcr
— #EPICorElse (@DicommMcCann) January 25, 2019
Telecel ladies celebrate the life of our hero, Oliver Mtukudzi.. #Dhuku4Tuku pic.twitter.com/UR39VzKgz7
— Telecel Zimbabwe (@Telecel_Zim) January 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/nafro_nat/status/1088714859263463425
We join the rest of the world in celebrating the life of musical legend @TukuOfficial &our African Women through the all black ensemble&doek.#RIPTuku Your legacy will stand the test of time as an example to all of us to live out our passion&be beacons of positivity #dhuku4tuku pic.twitter.com/Ll7p0gxml3
— HigherlifeFoundation (@HigherLifeFDN) January 25, 2019
Celebrating the life of our hero, Samanyanga @TelOneZW ladies rocking the doek #Dhuku4Tuku #RIPOliverMtukudzi pic.twitter.com/JpuKyeu1pD
— Tel·One (@TelOneZW) January 25, 2019
Celebrating the life of a Legend. Your music lives forever and will continue to inspire generations and generations. Rest in Power Samanyanga #Dhuku4Tuku@cleo_rue Cleo_rue pic.twitter.com/bMbJPjOYoO
— nozipho mloyi (@nozimloyi) January 25, 2019
Dhukus are ordinary by gear worn, especially by middle-aged women, or by all women occasions such as funerals and other gatherings.