Online Reporter
Mukudzei Chingwere in HWEDZA
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has encouraged people to embrace love, unity and harmony, saying these values are essential for strong families, peaceful communities and a lasting legacy.
He was speaking yesterday at a memorial service for his late mother, Gogo Veronica Chivaraidze Chiwenga, held at his rural home in Hwedza.
He used the occasion to honour his mother’s life and the values she instilled in her family, while highlighting the importance of family and unity in society.
Among those who attended the memorial service were Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Advocate Itayi Ndudzo, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona, as well as senior Government and ZANU PF officials.
VP Chiwenga said the family was more than a place of belonging, describing it as the first school where children learn morals, respect, faith and responsibility.
“People should love one another. My mother was a loving person who loved everyone and that is how we were brought up,” said VP Chiwenga.
“Let’s live in love and harmony, and let us all live a good legacy. Love is what holds families together.
“Love helps societies remain peaceful and united even when faced with differences.
“Those roots shape not only our identity, but how we respond to life’s challenges. Unity is a social responsibility, built through how we treat one another.”
VP Chiwenga said his late mother’s teachings on love, discipline and respect had shaped the family and continued to produce positive results.
“My mother’s teachings brought us up well. For instance, all my sisters were married honourably and went on to build respectable families.
“This outcome was not by chance, but a clear reflection of the values she instilled in us – of love, discipline and respect – showing that the foundation she laid through her guidance continues to bear good results even today,” said VP Chiwenga.
VP Chiwenga described his late mother as a woman whose kindness extended beyond her relatives to everyone she encountered.
He also thanked his uncles and other family members for organising the memorial service, saying it demonstrated the love, unity and support within the family.
