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From Caesar Zvayi in LUANDA, Angola
SADC has hailed progress made in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement and the poll roadmap, saying GPA issues had been dealt with at the extraordinary summit in Sandton, South Africa, in June which urged parties to the inclusive Government to put timelines to the draft roadmap in readiness for elections to be held either late this year or early next year.
The Sandton summit envisaged that Sadc’s facilitation would have been concluded by the time the ordinary summit here convened in order not to burden facilitator South African President Jacob Zuma who, from yesterday, assumed chairmanship of the Troika and wou-ld have the unenviable
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General declared national hero
Herald Reporters
GENERAL Solomon Mujuru, who died in a fire at his farmhouse in Beatrice, has been declared a national hero. He will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on Saturday.
A funeral parade in his honour will be held at One Commando Barracks in Harare this afternoon.
Director of Urban Communications Services in the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity, Retired Major Anywhere Mutambudzi said people were expected to be seated by 1pm.
Cde Mujuru’s remains will be flown to Sadza, Chivhu district, where he was born and later to Marondera, the capital for Mashonaland East tomorrow.
They will return the same day to lie in state at his residence
Man accused of raping sisters
Court Reporter
A HARARE man who raped his sister and cousin impregnating both has appeared in court facing rape charges. Both victims