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Nkulumane Provincial Heroes' Acre in a sorry state
09 Aug 2011 at 11:08hrs | Views
An official with the Department of National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, custodians of all national shrines on Monday confirmed that Nkulumane Provincial Heroes' Acre had not received funding for its upkeep leading to its sorry state which many resident felt was out of order.
Bulawayo Metropolitan provincial governor Cain Mathema appealed to the corporate world to assist in rehabilitating the shrine.
"You can see the state it is in and, to make matters worse, National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe did not receive any money to spruce up the shrine. The shrine should be beautiful and artistic so that it is able to attract the eye. The library should be a centre for research on the comrades we are gathered here to commemorate. A fund should be established for the rehabilitation of this shrine."
Former Zipra commander Andrew Ndlovu equated the neglect to ill-treatment of living heroes of the liberation war whom he described as "destitute".
"These people lying here were neglected when they were still in their lifetime and during their death. The situation had gone from bad to worse as even their children are scattered in the entire region without any help from the government. We are not happy at all. We fought for this country, but we are never respected even during our lifetime.
"The revolution has been hijacked by opportunists and chancers who are there to line their own pockets leaving all Zimbabweans suffering. A few individuals are in the ship reaping where they did not sow," he fumed. Ndlovuwas paying homage to one of his juniors during the war, Cosmas Ncube, whose remains are interred at the provincial shrine.
Bulawayo Metropolitan provincial governor Cain Mathema appealed to the corporate world to assist in rehabilitating the shrine.
"You can see the state it is in and, to make matters worse, National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe did not receive any money to spruce up the shrine. The shrine should be beautiful and artistic so that it is able to attract the eye. The library should be a centre for research on the comrades we are gathered here to commemorate. A fund should be established for the rehabilitation of this shrine."
"These people lying here were neglected when they were still in their lifetime and during their death. The situation had gone from bad to worse as even their children are scattered in the entire region without any help from the government. We are not happy at all. We fought for this country, but we are never respected even during our lifetime.
"The revolution has been hijacked by opportunists and chancers who are there to line their own pockets leaving all Zimbabweans suffering. A few individuals are in the ship reaping where they did not sow," he fumed. Ndlovuwas paying homage to one of his juniors during the war, Cosmas Ncube, whose remains are interred at the provincial shrine.
Source - Byo24News
