Zanele was special: Granny

Herald Reporter
Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo’s mother, Gogo Irene Ndhlovu, says she had a special relationship with her granddaughter, the late Zanele who was laid to rest last Friday.

In an interview with The Herald yesterday, Gogo Ndhlovu said she would visit Prof Moyo’s house or welcome her grandchildren including Zanele at her rural home in Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North since they frequently visited her.

While delivering her eulogy at the funeral last week, Gogo Ndhlovu was thought to have said she only met Zanele once, 20 years ago.

“When I said I have fond memories of Zanele when she was four months old when her father brought them together with her sisters to Zambia, I did not mean that I only saw her once,” she said.

“I would often come here whenever I was indisposed because Mrs Moyo would always come to pick me. So I would come here and see my doctor and I would also see all my granddaughters.

“Zanele was a lovely funny character. She would always refuse to greet me by shaking hands, but would always demand a hug.

“So what really struck me when I heard that she had passed on, was when I saw her for the very first time when she was four months old when their father brought them to Zambia. Their mother had remained in Kenya. I was in Zambia then.”

Gogo Ndhlovu paid tribute to President Mugabe and the Government for the support during their bereavement.