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09:34 All is set for the burial of national hero Brigadier-General (Rtd) Shadreck Dingaan Ndabambi at the National Heroes Acre. Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga will preside.
9:37 Service Chiefs, led by Commander Defence Forces General Philip Valerio Sibanda have arrived at the National Heroes Acre for the burial of Brigadier-General (Rtd) Shadreck Dingaan Ndabambi.
09:44 The Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has arrived
09:48 Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has arrived at the National Heroes Acre for the burial of national hero Brigadier-General (Rtd) Shadreck Dingaan Ndabambi
10:00 Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga arrives at the National Heroes Acre for the burial of national hero Brigadier-General (Rtd) Shadreck Dingaan Ndabambi.
10:02 The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi who is the Acting Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage is now leading the proceedings.
10:06 Minister Ziyambi invites a member of the Ndabambi family, Mr Solomon Musaka to give remarks.
10:11 Mr Musaka says Brigadier-General (Rtd) was a loving man who took good care of his wife and children as well as the extended family members. He says the national hero who took up farming after his retirement from service was an illustrious farmer.
10:14 Mr Musaka has concluded his speech
10:17 Minister Ziyambi is back on the podium. He chronicles a brief history of national hero Brigadier-General (Rtd) Ndabambi and says he was a dedicated and loyal cadre.
10:23 Minister Ziyambi invites Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga to give his keynote address. He starts with salutations.
10:30 Acting President Dr Chiwenga says that the nation has lost a loyal and dedicated cadre. He expresses heartfelt condolences the Ndabambi family on behalf of the President, Government, Zanu PF and the nation at large.
10:30 He is now chronicling the national hero’s history from birth to pre-independence.
10:31 He says Brig Gen Ndabambi received his training in Mozambique at Tembwe camp in 1976 and was later deployed to the battlefront in Manica Province.
During the ceasefire period, Cde Ndabambi was part of the group tasked with safeguarding all ZANLA Forces’ materials and documents in Mozambique. In 1981, he returned to Zimbabwe and was subsequently attested into the Zimbabwe National Army on 8 September as a Second Lieutenant. He was posted to 53 Infantry Battalion. In 1982, he was posted to the Military Intelligence Directorate. In June 1983, he was appointed to the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.
Due to his dedication, selfless and exemplary service to the nation, Bri Gen Ndabambi was awarded various medals such as Liberation Medal, Independence Medal, Ten Year’s Service Medal, Long Exemplary Service Medal, Mozambique Campaign Medal and DRC Campaign Medal among others.
Acting President Chiwenga has called on the nation to rally behind President Mnangagwa’s dedication to transform and modernise the country.
He challenges everyone to keep the economic and revolutionary flame alive through honesty and hard work.
Acting President Chiwenga says Government is working on promoting the use of the ZiG currency and will keep monitoring the financial exchange markets to avoid arbitrage. He says we should all love our currency.
He congratulates President Mnangagwa for hosting successfully the SADC Summit and assuming the SADC Chairmanship.
10:44 The Acting President concludes his address by bidding farewell to Brig Gen Ndabambi whom he describes as a military intelligence supremo.
11:01 The body of national hero Brigadier-General (Rtd) Ndabambi has been taken to its final resting place.
11:21 Ndabambi family members follow proceedings at the grave site. The coffin has been lowered into the grave.
11:26 The programme ends after singing of the National Anthem
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