Cde Chiringa Declared National Hero – Eduzim News

By A Correspondent – Permanent Secretary for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Cosmas Chiringa, who died after suffering heart failure, has been declared a national hero.

Chiringa passed away at West End Hospital in Harare on Monday. He was 67.

Zanu PF Secretary for Education, Ideology and Research, and Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Province, Charles Tawengwa, announced the hero status to the Chiringa family at their home in Newlands suburb on Monday night.

“After consultations with Politburo members, President Mnangagwa, who is the First Secretary of the party, has conferred national hero status on the late Cde Chiringa,” said Tawengwa.

He described the late Chiringa as a distinguished public servant and nation builder who served the country with dedication.

Minister Tawengwa said Chiringa was a committed son of the soil who contributed immensely to Zimbabwe’s liberation and development.

“He was a seasoned public administrator and servant of the people of Zimbabwe,” he said.

“He dedicated his life to the struggle for national independence and continued to serve the nation diligently in the post-independence era.”

Zanu PF Harare provincial chairman Godwills Masimirembwa, who accompanied Tawengwa to the Chiringa family, described the late official as a loyal cadre who played an important role in coordinating government programmes in the capital.

“He organised government programmes in Harare and relayed important messages to us regarding party and government initiatives. We have lost a dedicated cadre who was committed to the development of the country,” said Masimirembwa.

A close friend of the late Chiringa and Zanu PF Secretary for Economic Affairs, Andy Mhlanga, said the two trained together in Mozambique during the liberation struggle.

“We were together in Mozambique during the liberation struggle. We later operated in different provinces but met again soon after independence,” he said.

Mhlanga said Chiringa had been effective in his role as Harare’s top government administrator.

“He championed a number of developmental programmes in Harare,” he said.

Family members also expressed gratitude to the government for recognising his contribution.

His daughter, Kudakwashe Chiringa, thanked President Mnangagwa and the Zanu PF leadership for conferring national hero status on her father.

“We appreciate the conferment of national hero status on our father. As a family, we are grateful that his contribution to the development of Zimbabwe has been recognised,” she said.

Cosmas Chiringa was born on December 10, 1960.

He is survived by his wife, four children and six grandchildren.

Burial arrangements are yet to be announced.

Mourners are gathered at Number 32 Victoria Road, Newlands, Harare.

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