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Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Senior Reporter
Government has released names of members of the uniformed forces and civilians that will be honoured for their selfless sacrifice during the Heroes Day and Defence Forces Day commemorations on Monday and Tuesday.
According to yesterday’s Government Gazette, Cabinet considered and approved nominees for the 2021 Honours and Awards in terms of the Honours and Awards Act (Chapter 10:11), which were presented by Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga in July.
The Gazette also stated that Government is changing the system of conferring honours and awards in a departure from the past where they were only conferred to members of the uniformed forces.
Going forward, the system of conferring honours and awards has now been extended to civil servants and civilians as a defining characteristic of the Second Republic, where the national interest and selfless sacrifice for the good of humankind is extolled.
Among those to be honoured under the order of the Great Zimbabwe Diamond Award are Induna yamabutho Mtshana Khumalo, Induna yamabutho Mgandane Dlodlo, Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo, Mbuya Charwe Nehanda Nyakasikana and Sekuru Gumboreshumba Kaguvi.
The late Air Chief Marshall (Rtd) Perence Shiri, Lieutenant General (Rtd) SB Moyo, Major General (Rtd) Paradzai Zimondi and Dr Joel Biggie Matiza are among those to be honoured under the National Historical Legacy (NHL) Award.
“It is hereby notified, in terms of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 5 of the Honours and Awards Act [Chapter 10:11], that His Excellency, the President, has granted the following 88 to receive awards. Order of the Star of Zimbabwe Gold awards will go to Her Excellency, the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, Archbishop Professor Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti and Dr Kirsty Leigh Coventry,” reads the Government Gazette.
The National University of Science and Technology’s Applied Genetics Testing Centre (AGTC) will receive a medal for meritorious service. — @thamamoe
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