Tinaye Agere
Joseph Madzimure
Zimpapers Politics Hub
THE body of national hero Cde Walter Basopo has arrived at Charles Gumbo Barracks for a funeral parade, awaiting burial tomorrow, while the body of another national hero, Cde Victor Rungani, is expected for a funeral parade at 2pm today.
Both national heroes will be buried at the National Heroes Acre tomorrow.
Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage director for internal audit Mr Dadirai Tadios outlined the burial arrangements, saying all is in place for the double interment.
“We are expecting people to come out in their numbers to bid farewell to the two gallant sons. The gates will open for the public by 6 am with mourners expected to be seated by exactly 7 am,” he said.
He said President Mnangagwa will give the keynote address.
The bodies of the two national heroes are expected to lie in state at Charles Gumbo Barracks ahead of burial.
Zanu PF Harare provincial Political Commissar Cde Voyage Dambuza said they held inter-district meetings over the weekend to mobilise people to come out in their numbers to bid farewell to the gallant sons of the soil.
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