Mnangagwa Snubs Mphoko Burial
By Political Reporter-President Emmerson Mnangagwa Sunday snubbed the burial of the former Vice President Phelekezela Report Mphoko.
Mphoko also snubbed National Heroes Acre and was buried at his Douglasdale home plot in Bulawayo.
Mphoko, a former senior ZIPRA commander during the Liberation Struggle, died on December 6, 2024, in India, where he was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
Mphoko’s casket, draped in the national flag, was displayed as family, friends, relatives, and dignitaries gathered to pay their last respects.
Among the notable officials were Judith Ncube, Minister of State for Bulawayo Province; Richard Moyo, Minister of State for Matabeleland North Province; and Sithembiso Nyoni, Minister of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife, among others.
Although Mphoko was declared a national hero by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ZANU PF and was supposed to be buried at Heroes Acre in Harare, his family said he expressed a wish to be buried at his home.
Recently, another late former ZIPRA commander, Tshinga Dube, had a similar wish, although the government overrode it and buried him at Heroes Acre in Harare.
Dube had wanted to be buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo.
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