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Art Reporter
PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA has honoured the late veteran actress, Susan “Mai Rwizi” Chenjerai, with a State-assisted funeral.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sport, Reaction, Arts and Culture Nicholas Moyo conveyed the news during a memorial service held at Doves Funeral Parlour in Harare Thursday afternoon.
“I came here to deliver the special message from His Excellency, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, while representing our Minister Kirsty Coventry – he is commiserating with you,” he said.
“The President has honoured Mai Rwizi with a State-assisted funeral.
“As players in the arts sector, we celebrate that her name has been written among legends. My team will explain what it means to get a State-assisted funeral.”
Mai Rwizi died on Friday last week in Harare after a short illness.
She was 83.
She will be buried on Friday at Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare.
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