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Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo showcased his lighter side as a talented songwriter, guitarist and performer after he entertained guests at the wedding of his daughter Lungile Moyo to Tafadzwa Wakanaka at the Rain Tree Gardens in Umwinsdale on Saturday.
Professor Moyo, who has produced a number of songs over the years, most notably for the Pax Afro group that made its mark in the early 2000s, enchanted guests at the picturesque venue with a special wedding song that he dedicated to the newly wedded couple.
He dedicated the song, titled It’s Been a Privilege Raising You, to his daughter, leaving the audience awestruck by his ingenuity and his skills in playing the acoustic guitar.
Professor Moyo told the gathering that it was the first time that he had sung for a live audience.
He praised the couple for their union, saying marriage promotes family hood, which is the most important facet of society.
“It may indeed be a celebration of wedding or of a marriage, but when all is said and done it is the celebration of the making of a family. Most of the time, we’re reminded that the most important experiences of our lives start with the family. But we don’t get time to celebrate family. Maybe we should have a day that we call a family day, to celebrate our nationhood through our family hood,’’ he said.
Speaking at the same occasion, Zanu-PF national chairman, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo wished the couple a prosperous union. “Lungile means goodness and Tafadzwa means happiness. I believe that given these two sides of the same coin, we’re seeing a very prosperous side of the future through your union. It rained today, which is what happens when a princess weds. This means that the ancestors have said ‘well-done you should proceed’,” he said.
The bride arrived at the wedding venue in a black and grey Rolls Royce that was part of a convoy of top of the range vehicles.
Bishop Trevor Manhanga of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Zimbabwe presided over the marriage ceremony. After the exchange of vows, guests were treated to top class entertainment that included music performances by the Sunshine Band and sumptuous feasting as the partying went on well into the night.
Some of the prominent guests at the wedding included Senate President Edna Madzongwe, Ministers Dr Ignatius Chombo and Saviour Kasukuwere, Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantine Chiwenga, deputy ministers and members of Parliament, Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana, senior officials from government and the ruling party, business and other prominent people.
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